Introduction

„Humaniora” is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, online journal that publishes papers in all fields of social sciences and humanities, especially in such disciplines as philosophy, cultural studies, cognitive science, educational science, psychology, sociology, and religious studies. The authors of the papers are both experienced scholars and early-career researchers who are still gaining scholarly experience. The main criteria of acceptance for publication are originality and accuracy of research problems and proposed solutions. The authors are also expected to express their thoughts in such a way that their texts are intelligible to a wide range of readers, including students of different fields and different levels of study. The sections Scholarly Reports and Academic Lectures are especially addressed to students. The papers published in the section Papers are organized around selected issues and preceded with an introduction written by their editors.

The journal is indexed in the following databases: ERIH PLUS, Index Copernicus Master List, CEJSH – The Central European Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, BazHum.

Publishing Ethics

1. In carrying out their duties, the Editors adhere to the Committee on Publication Ethics guidelines available at www.publicationethics.org
2. Papers submitted for publication in the journal are assessed in terms of compliance with ethical standards in accordance with the knowledge available to the Editors and using available tools.
3. Responsibilities of the Editors include preventing practices which fail to comply with the adopted standards, as well as objective and substantive assessment of texts based on the opinions provided by the reviewers.
4. Scientific value constitutes the principal criterion of assessment, manifesting in the originality of approach, thorough substantiation of the formulated assertions as well as clarity of the disquisition.
5. The Editors do not disclose any information relating to submitted texts to any third persons.
6. The responsibilities and prerogatives of the editor-in-chief include selection of the reviewers and publishing editors of texts.
7. The responsibilities and prerogatives of the editorial team include making decisions with regard to approving papers for publication.
8. The responsibilities of the scientific secretary of the journal include liaising with the authors in order to communicate the remarks of the reviewers and information about the decisions of the editors.
9. Should dishonest practices be determined, such as plagiarism, falsifying research results, or illegitimate claims of having contributed to a text, their authors or co-authors are advised of the fact, while the texts in question are rejected.
10. If a published article is demonstrated to have involved any dishonest practices, the Editors withdraw the paper in question having contacted the author beforehand, and subsequently officially communicates the fact to the public on the journal’s website.
11. The Editors utilize the Uniform Anti-Plagiarism System provided to academic institutions by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education to support actions aimed at preventing violation of copyrights and neighbouring laws.
12. Texts may be accepted for publication only if they satisfy the above criteria of scientific quality and rectitude.
13. Authors are entitled to withdraw their texts from publication should they refuse consent to consider all relevant remarks and reservations expressed by the reviewers.
14. When appointing reviewers, the Editors prioritize competence and expertise, as well as absence of the conflict of interest.
15. Reviewers are expected to provide substantive and multi-aspectual evaluations which are submitted in a timely manner.
16. Reviewers are obliged to advise the Editors immediately should they withdraw from preparing an evaluation or be unable to submit their review by the agreed deadline.
17. The names and surnames of the reviewers are not disclosed to the authors of respective texts or to third persons.
18. The Editors strive to publish the successive issues of the journal on time, and prevent the delays due to causes beyond their reasonable control from exceeding one month.

Peer Review Process

All scientific papers published in Humaniora undergo an anonymous review. The review process consists of two stages.

In the first stage, the journal’s editorial team conducts a preliminary selection of the submitted manuscripts, verifying their substance latter in terms of compliance with the scientific profile of the journal, as well as correspondence to the main theme of the volume under preparation.

In the second stage, each manuscript is reviewed by two independent reviewers suggested by the editors of the journal and its Scientific Council, under conditions of anonymity. This means that the identity of the author is not disclosed to the reviewer, nor is the identity of the respective reviewer revealed to the author. Each year, the list of reviewers who are entrusted with assessing submitted manuscripts that year is published on the journal’s website.

Humaniora review form

Humaniora List of Reviewers for