1. The publication is free of charge.
2. Address submitted texts to one of the following sections:
– scientific articles,
– gloss,
– reviews,
– reports.
3. Papers should be sent by UWM’s Journal Platform System – Civitas et Lex (https://czasopisma.uwm.edu.pl/index.php/cel) – by clicking: Make a Submission.
4. All papers undergo a preliminary review by the Editor-in-chief in order to verify whether they fall within the subject matter and the editorial standards of the journal. The Editor-in-chief suggests the names of the reviewing editors. All papers are reviewed by two reviewers in a double-blind review process.
5. The review is provided in a written format by UWM’s Journal Platform System.
6. When the Reviewers suggest modifications to the paper, the Editor forwards their remarks to the Author for approval and consideration.
7. When a given paper receives two negative reviews, the Editor informs the Author(s) about it and the publication is declined.
8. When a given paper received two different reviews, the final decision is made by the Editor-in-chief who may or may not consult the Members of the Editorial Board.
9. While submitting the paper, the Author should also attach the statement of the transfer of copyright to the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn Publishing House and the declaration that the work in question had not been previously published elsewhere. The statement and declaration should be attached to the service – download.
10. It is the responsibility of the Authors to obtain consent for publishing any previously copyrighted data, drawings or photographic images.
1. At the UWM Journal Platform (Civitas et Lex), in the metadata tab, the author attaches the following information:
2. The submitted article should be accompanied by:
3. The suggested length for articles is 25,000 to 40,000 characters (including spaces and foot or end notes).
4. As a matter, please ensure these writing practices:
5. Submitted manuscript does not contain personal data.
6. Please use the Latin alphabet throughout your manuscript and apply transliteration/transcription in cases of words from languages using other alphabets.
7. Authors will receive a pdf file with the edited version of their manuscript for final proofreading, which is the last opportunity to view the article before its publication. No changes or modifications can be introduced after publication. Thus authors are requested to carefully check their manuscript, and describe all changes that should be introduced, within 2 weeks.
8. The following examples show the way of writing footnotes:
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Studies:
9. The following examples show how to write bibliography:
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The Author submits the text of the paper to the Editor in a digital file. After receiving the review, the Author sends the Editor a new copy of the paper, corrected according to the Reviewers’ suggestions and, if applicable, with a written explanation of why certain suggestions were not followed. The main part of the paper (summary, the main body of the text, and literature) should be saved in one file. Tables, figures, and other appendices should be saved and sent in separate files. All illustrations (such as drawings, diagrams, graphs) should be developed and saved as separate digital files (source files) using software compatible with Windows environment (for instance, Excel, Corel Draw, Photoshop etc.).
The Editor reserves the right to abridge and correct as well as modify and elaborate the contents, subject to the Author’s approval.