Submissions

Author Guidelines

Information for authors/ policy of the journal concerning authorship:

We invite you to submit new texts for the next (2027) issues of Linguistic Works. Recruitment is continuous (with a break in June, July and August).

The editorial board adopted a policy that a person (independently or as a co-author) may submit a maximum of one text per year.

We accept research papers on linguistics written in Polish, English, German, Ukrainian and Russian and concerning these language to be published in the journal. 

The aim of the paper should be to present the opinions of the author and the research information in a clear and reliable manner.

Provide original manuscripts, complying with the profile of the journal, that have not been previously published and are not currently considered in any editorial procedure, and confirm this fact on the authorship statement.

Submit with each paper: translation of the title into English, keywords (5-7) and an abstract in Polish and English (150 to  200 words) and in another language in which text is written.
The requirement to provide abstracts and keywords applies only to research papers, it does not apply to reviews, discussions, communications or obituaries. .

The abstract is a concise summary of the scholarly article, intended to present the primary concepts and conclusions in a logical and coherent manner. The document should comprise the following information: the objective of the research, the applied methodology, the main conclusions and the most significant findings. It is imperative to identify novel content or original aspects of the study that expand upon the existing body of knowledge. The abstract should be a self-contained text, readily comprehensible to the reader without the need to refer back to the main body of the article. It is imperative to ensure that the content of the text is accurately reflected in the main body of the text. Furthermore, it is essential to refrain from including any speculative conclusions or peripheral information that serves no substantial purpose other than to inflate the length of the summary. The utilisation of abbreviations and non-standard terminology is prohibited in the context of scientific publication. Furthermore, references to particular sections of the text, tables, illustrations, or citations to relevant literature are similarly proscribed. It is imperative that all data and conclusions presented in the abstract are reflected in the main body of the article. The abstract and the main body of the article should be consistent with each other in terms of content and terminology.

The title of the paper should be comprehensible, concise, but possibly precisely informative with regard to the content.

Do not send manuscripts (original or corrected versions) that have been previously submitted to Papers in Linguistics, but were rejected by reviewers and/or the editors.

The editorial board allows translations to be published, provided that they contain an explicit reference to the original text and meet all the requirements of copyright law. This means that the owner of the rights to the original must give their consent for the translation to be made and published, and this consent must then be submitted to the editorial board together with the manuscript.

It is considered plagiarism to use fragments of texts and/or data without recognising the authorship, presented as if the plagiarist was their author. As regards the procedure concerning discovered plagiarism cases, see ethical recommendations: https://czasopisma.uwm.edu.pl/index.php/pj/etyka.

With the ghostwriting firewall, the editors require the authors of the publication to provide their affiliation and to disclose whether somebody else other than the author of the text has developed the concept, collected data etc. and to indicate the person who performed the above mentioned work. The responsibility for the accuracy of the information is on the author submitting the text for publishing.

In an effort to address the issue of guest authorship, the editorial board of Papers in Linguistics has instituted a requirement for the submission of statements detailing the percentage contribution of each author to the publication in the case of multi-authored texts.

Rules for preparing texts for publishing in Papers in Linguistics:

The quarterly journal Papers in Linguistics accepts for publication only original submissions that have not been published elsewhere, that demonstrate a high standard of scholarly and linguistic quality, and that meet the ethical and editorial criteria adopted by the journal.

The maximum size of the paper is 40,000 characters (with spaces, abstract, keywords, bibliography and references), the maximum size of a review, a discussion, a report: 20,000 characters (with spaces, bibliography and references).

Each text should be accompanied with the name of the author, their e-mail address and affiliation for the text. If the publication submitted to Papers in Linguistics has two or more authors, the authors are obliged to provide their individual percentage contribution to the publication.

Manuscripts prepared in Word (.doc or .docx formats) are accepted for printing. If the text contains any special characters or symbols, tables or figures, a PDF version of the text should be also sent. The sources must be provided for all photos, drawings, schemas and charts. Do not include in the text any illustration materials to which you have no copyrights or if you are not certain that consent for their public use has been given.

Use the following format settings: size: A4, font: Times New Roman, font size in the main text: 12, in footnotes: 10, line spacing: 1.5, paragraph tab: 10. The following margins should be used: top: 25 mm, bottom: 35 mm, left: 35 mm, right: 35. Italics and bold can be used in the text. Use italics to highlight terms and phrases discussed in the text, foreign words and titles of books, chapters and papers. For journal titles, use the quotation marks. Do not use underlining or caps.

Follow the order of the introductory part of the text as specified below:

I. Author’s Data (left alignment)

Given name(s) and surname
Affiliation
ORCID number (full link). Authors who do not yet have an ORCID number are required to obtain one via https://orcid.org.
E-mail address

Example:
Alina Naruszewicz-Duchlińska
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6214-5454
E-mail: alina.naruszewicz@uwm.edu.pl

II. Metatexts

A) For texts in Polish
Title in Polish
Title in English
Abstract in Polish
Keywords in Polish
Abstract in English
Keywords in English

B) For texts in English
Title in English
Title in Polish
Abstract in English
Keywords in English
Abstract in Polish
Keywords in Polish

C) For texts in German
Title in German
Title in Polish
Title in English
Abstract in German
Keywords in German
Abstract in Polish
Keywords in Polish
Abstract in English
Keywords in English

D) For texts in Ukrainian
Title in Ukrainian
Title in Polish
Title in English
Abstract in Ukrainian
Keywords in Ukrainian
Abstract in Polish
Keywords in Polish
Abstract in English
Keywords in English

E) For texts in Russian
Title in Russian
Title in Polish
Title in English
Abstract in Russian
Keywords in Russian
Abstract in Polish
Keywords in Polish
Abstract in English
Keywords in English

The descriptive footnotes should be placed under the main text on the given page. They should be numbered (continuous numbering). Bibliographical (the so-called internal) references in the text should contain the surname of the author, the year of publication and its page, e.g. (Skubalanka 1988: 11).

Cited references, names and affiliations must be published in Roman alphabet.

A bibliography should be provided at the end of the paper. It should contain only those items that are referred to in the text. The rules for recording bibliographical entries are as follows:

Book: The surname of the author, the first letter of the given name, publication year in brackets, the title in italics after a colon, the place of publication after a period and it should end with a period, e.g.
Kucała M. (1994): Twoja mowa cię zdradza. Regionalizmy i dialektyzmy języka polskiego. Kraków.
In case of edited works, add a note (ed/eds) after the surname of the author, e.g.
Dubisz S. (ed.) (2003): Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego. Vol. I–III. Warszawa.
For translations, also provide the surname of the translator, e.g.
Ong W.J. (1992): Oralność i piśmienność. Słowo poddane technologii. Japola J. trans. Lublin.

Journal article: The surname of the author, the first letter of the given name, the year of publication in brackets, the title in italics after a colon, the title of the journal in quotation marks after a period, the number of the journal, pages (first and last page of the paper) after a comma, end with a period, e.g.
Grabias S. (1997): Mowa i jej zaburzenia. “Audiofonologia” X, pp. 9–36.

Chapter in the monograph: The surname of the author, the first letter of the given name, publication year in brackets, the title in italics after a colon, a period, [In:] and a title of the monograph in italics, a period, the first letter of the given name of the editor and their surname followed by ed/eds in brackets a period, the place, a comma and pages (first and last) of the chapter, with a period at the end, e.g.
Zieliński M. (2004): Język prawny, język administracyjny, język urzędowy. [In:] Język – Prawo – Społeczeństwo. E. Malinowska (ed). Opole, pp. 9–18.

Website: The surname and the first letter of the given name of the author of the quoted text, a year in brackets, a colon and the title in italics, “The name of the website”, <link>, a comma, the date of access, with a period at the end, e.g.
Goodman T. (2013): Mysteries of Laura: TV Review, “The Hollywood Reporter”, http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/mysteries-laura-tv-review-733585, accessed: 13.08.2025.

If some elements of the website description prove impossible to be established, please provide as many details as possible.

Please do not use the Cyrillic script in and the bibliography. Instead, transliterate any Cyrillic text according to the Library of Congress romanisation tables (https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman.html).

Furthermore, please check whether all in-text references are included in the bibliography; and vice versa, check whether all references in the bibliography appear in the body of your article. Also make sure that the translation of the abstract and key words is satisfactory.

When submitting your paper, please attach an anonymised version (without your personal data and affiliations; any references to the names of projects, own analyses etc. should be replaced with the word ‘anonymised’).

Procedure for handling submitted manuscripts, including the tasks of the editorial board and the reviewing process:

The editorial board of Papers in Linguistics reserves the right to conduct an initial evaluation of submitted materials and to reject a submission at any stage of the editorial process if the manuscript does not fall within the scope of the journal (i.e. does not primarily reflect a linguistic perspective) or fails to meet high scholarly, formal, or ethical standards. The decision of the editorial board is final.

Manuscripts accepted by the editorial board are forwarded for further processing and review by at least two independent reviewers who are not affiliated with the author’s institution. The reviewers are experienced experts with recognized academic achievements and expertise in the subject matter of the submission.

The following types of submissions are not subject to external peer review: book reviews, reports, review essays, and obituaries. In such cases, the decision to accept or reject the material is made by the editorial board.

Authors are notified via email about the decision regarding the further processing or rejection of their submission. Notifications are sent to the email address provided in the submission form. In the case of co-authored manuscripts, correspondence is conducted with the person who submitted the paper to Papers in Linguisics.

To qualify for publication, an article must receive two positive peer reviews, meet the journal’s formal and substantive requirements, align with its scope, and—where applicable—incorporate the reviewers’ suggestions.

The review is understood as an objective and substantive assessment of the submitted manuscript, based on the reviewer’s expertise and experience in the relevant field and academic discipline. It should be clearly formulated, fact-based, and supported by persuasive argumentation. The evaluation must concern only the content of the text—personal remarks directed at the author are unacceptable. Reviews that include personal comments will not be considered by the editorial team of Papers in Linguistics. Reviews must be submitted within the deadline previously agreed upon with the editorial office. A reviewer who resigns from the task is obliged to inform the editorial office without delay.

When selecting reviewers, the editorial team takes every precaution to avoid conflicts of interest. A conflict of interest is understood to include, among others, close personal relationships (in particular, kinship up to the second degree, marriage), professional subordination, or direct academic cooperation within the two years preceding the review.

The journal follows a double-blind peer review process, meaning that neither authors nor reviewers are aware of each other’s identities. If a reviewer suspects, based on the manuscript content or other circumstances (e.g., the topic), who the author may be, and considers that a conflict of interest exists, they are obliged to inform the editorial office immediately. The editorial board will evaluate the situation, resolve any doubts, and, while preserving the author’s anonymity, decide whether the manuscript should be reassigned to a different reviewer.

The review must be submitted in written form and conclude with an unambiguous recommendation to either accept or reject the manuscript. Reviews are to be completed using the form provided by the editorial office. Negative reviews must be supported by a justification. In the case of detailed comments, reviewers are allowed to annotate the manuscript file directly, but must remove all metadata that could reveal their identity.

If both reviews are positive and the author implements the suggested corrections, the manuscript proceeds to publication. If both reviews are negative, the text is rejected. In cases of divergent reviews, the editorial board decides whether to accept, reject, or forward the manuscript to a third reviewer. This decision is final.

If the reviews contain no suggestions, the author is only informed of the positive outcome. If comments or recommendations are included, their content is forwarded to the author with all identifying metadata removed.

If the reviewers conditionally approve the manuscript for publication, the author receives the full content of the reviews as well as a commented manuscript file. The editorial team may also include its own suggestions for content-related and linguistic revisions.

An author who disagrees with the reviewers' assessments may withdraw the submission. However, if the author chooses to proceed, they are obliged to respond to the reviews, justify any unimplemented suggestions, and send the final version of the manuscript along with their response to the editorial office in electronic form.

Failure to respond within one month of receiving a review containing revision suggestions is considered a withdrawal from publication in Papers in Linguistics. In the case of clearly positive reviews, no further contact with the editorial office is required.

The names and affiliations of the authors and reviewers of manuscripts submitted to Papers in Linguistics are published on the journal’s website and in its printed version, in accordance with personal data protection regulations (GDPR). The list of reviewers includes all those who provided evaluations during the publishing year, including those who reviewed manuscripts ultimately not accepted for publication. However, the identities of the reviewers of specific articles are not disclosed.