Information for Authors

Information for Authors

 

Requirements for submitting manuscripts for publication

  1. Before submitting a manuscript for publication, authors are kindly requested to familiarize themselves with the requirements provided in the "Publishing Policy" section on the CPH website, as well as with these requirements.
  2. CPH adheres to and operates based on principles of publication ethics in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and recommendations of this organization in the publication process. Ethical principles regarding publication in scientific journals are available in the "Publishing Policy" section. By submitting a text to the editorial office, the author declares that they have acquainted themselves with these principles and undertake to adhere to them.
  3. A separate file (scan or photo) containing a signed declaration by the author regarding the granting of a license to the work and consent to the processing of personal data (declaration) should be attached to the submitted publication proposal.
  4. CPH publishes texts mainly in Polish and English, but works in German, French, and Italian are also accepted.
  5. Dissertations, minor works and materials, and review articles should include:
  • title;
  • abstract: maximum of 200 words, in Polish and English for texts in Polish; if the text is in a language other than Polish, the abstract should be in English;
  • keywords (4–7);
  • footnotes edited according to the guidelines provided below;
  • bibliography – a list of cited literature in alphabetical order by author's surname according to the guidelines provided below;
  • information on any sources of funding for the work (e.g., from a grant);
  • for collaborative works, information on the individual contribution of each author.
  1. Requirements for the abstract. The abstract should include: the aim, thesis of the article, main issues, and conclusions. It allows for a decision on whether to read the entire article, including for reviewers. Abstracts are also used for indexing articles in Polish and foreign scientific databases, so they should include keywords and phrases that facilitate the search for relevant content. It is recommended to use short sentences that clearly and concisely define the problem addressed in the article. Multi-word phrases should not be used, nor should information or definitions not included in the article, or citations or any other references.
  2. The following information about the author should be provided, filling in the appropriate fields in the PRESSto system:
  • first name and surname, academic title or degree;
  • scientific and/or professional affiliation;
  • contact phone number;
  • email address;
  • ORCID identifier – it can be obtained for free by creating an account on https://orcid.org/.
  1. Texts that have not been written in the authors' native language should be submitted after being corrected by a native speaker of the language.
  2. Materials for publication (text and declaration in separate files, as well as any additional materials) should be submitted here.

 Editorial requirements

The Editorial Board requests that the following requirements regarding submitted texts be considered:

  1. General Requirements:
  • Main text: Times New Roman font, size 12, 1.5 line spacing;
  • Footnotes: Times New Roman font, size 10, 1.0 line spacing, continuous numbering using Arabic numerals;
  • Text division into editorial units with subheadings (up to two levels of division may be used);
  • Avoid the use of graphical highlights;
  • Quotations should be marked with quotation marks and accompanied by a footnote;
  • Foreign language expressions should be italicized.
  1. Bibliographic Footnotes:
  • Book:
  1. Author's Last Name, Book Title, place of publication, year.
  • Edited book:
  1. Editor's Last Name (ed.), Book Title, place of publication, year.
  • Chapter in a collective work:
  1. Author's Last Name, Chapter Title, [in:] Y. Editor's Last Name, Z. Editor's Last Name (eds.), Book Title, place of publication, year, pages.
  • Journal article:
  1. Author's Last Name, Article Title, „Journal Title” year, volume, pages.
  • Legal act:

Act of [date] on [topic] (Journal of Laws year, No., item).

  • Internet source:
  1. Author's Last Name, Title of the text, publication date, website address [access date].
  • for subsequent citations:
  1. Author's Last Name, Abbreviated title of the text...
  • use abbreviations in close proximity: ibidem, idem, eadem.
  1. List of Bibliographic References in alphabetical order:
  • Book:
  1. Author's Last Name, Name, Book Title, place of publication, year.
  • Edited book:
  1. Author's Last Name, Name (ed.), Book Title, place of publication, year.
  • Chapter in a collective work:
  1. Author's Last Name, Name, Chapter Title, in: Z. Editor's Last Name, Y. Editor's Last Name (eds.), Book Title, place of publication, year, pages.
  • Journal article:
  1. Author's Last Name, Name, Article Title, „Journal Title” year, volume, pages.
  • Legal act:
    Act of [date] on [topic] (Journal of Laws year, No., item).
  • Internet source:
    Author's Last Name, Title of the text, publication date, website address [access date].

 

In case of any other doubts, please refer to one of the latest issues of CPH.