“Civitas et Lex” is an international, peer-reviewed, open access scholarly journal publishing articles in the fields of legal sciences, social sciences, humanities, and related research disciplines.

The journal was established in 2014 as a quarterly and is published by the Publishing House of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn.

1. Profile and Affiliation

The journal is published by the Publishing House of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn and operates within both national and international academic environments, collaborating with researchers and academic centres engaged in interdisciplinary research projects.

2. Indexing and Evaluation

The journal is included in the list of scholarly journals of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Poland (currently 40 points, according to the applicable list).

In addition, the journal is included in the journal evaluation system of ANVUR (Italy).

3. Peer Review Policy

All submitted manuscripts are subject to a double-blind peer review process conducted by independent subject-matter experts.

The editorial process is based on principles of scholarly integrity, transparency, and compliance with international standards for the evaluation of academic publications.

4. Publication Ethics

The editorial board follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

In particular, the journal adheres to principles concerning:

• scientific integrity and research ethics,
• plagiarism prevention,
• disclosure of conflicts of interest,
• authorship and ghostwriting policies,
• retraction procedures in cases of ethical misconduct.

Authors are required to submit statements confirming the originality of their work.

5. Open Access Policy

The journal publishes all articles in an open access model.

Access to content is:

• free of charge,
• unrestricted,
• does not require registration or login.

No publication fees are charged (no APC – Article Processing Charges).

6. Archiving and Article Identification

All publications are:

• archived in the repository of the Publishing House of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn,
• made available in the publisher’s electronic reading room,
• assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) since 2014.

7. Copyright and License

Articles published in the journal are distributed under the license:

Creative Commons Attribution – NonCommercial – NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

Authors retain copyright to their works while granting a non-exclusive license for publication and distribution.

8. Accessibility and Funding

The journal does not charge any fees to authors or readers.

Its publishing activity is financed by the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn.

9. Final Information

“Civitas et Lex” aims to maintain high standards of scholarly quality, comply with international publishing principles, and foster the development of international and interdisciplinary academic cooperation