Author Guidelines
Editorial guidelines for paper proposals in Neofilolog
The main aim of the journal Neofilolog is to develop understanding of the process of modern language learning and teaching. This includes the social and cultural dimension of these processes from theoretical and/or applied perspectives and also research methodology. The published texts are related to the themes of annual PTN’s conferences. The publishing plan includes thematic volumes devoted to a selected issue from the area of linguistics, language acquisition, language teaching methodology and translation studies. Potential authors are informed about the themes of upcoming volumes on the PTN’s website in advance. Articles are published in Polish, German, English, French and Spanish. All submissions are externally reviewed in accordance with the guidelines of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education for the publication of scientific articles. This involves first selection of texts by the Scientific Board of the journal and, if an article is accepted, two anonymous external reviews. To be accepted, a text has to fully comply with the journal’s requirements (choice of topic, way of conducting the argument and presentation of empirical data). Requirements are both technical (appropriate organization of the text) and formal (delivery of the electronic version of the text with the appropriate data). An author who submits a proposal of an article to the journal Neofilolog declares that his or her submission has not yet been published and has not been submitted for publication elsewhere.
Articles submitted should be written in formal academic language, according to which all quoted content and examples are appropriately referenced and the source of origin rigorously documented. Each opinion taken from other writer should be summed up, discussed or interpreted with a measure of detachment. If the aim of an article is the presentation of the results of a contributor’s own study, apart from results and conclusions, the article should also include explanation of the research methodology, that is the research paradigm, the research focus, the scope and aims of the study, theses and hypotheses, methods, techniques and research instruments, as well as a description of the research context and the sample.
The Editors declare that all cases of scientific dishonesty (plagiarism, self-plagiarism, failing to reveal the contribution of co-authors) will be promptly disclosed to the appropriate authorities, (information to the author’s employers, scientific associations, associations of scientific editors, etc.).
Please send submissions to the email address of the editor of a thematic volume placed on PTN’s website in the Neofilolog/ Publishing Plan.
Technical instructions
– Article format: MS Word (doc, docx) with the word division function switched off; Times New Roman 12 pt. font, 1.5 spacing, justified to both left and right.
– Tables, figures, diagrams: in the text, preferably in black and white, numbered and titled or if they come from another publication, referenced with the source of origin or adaptation (in the brackets after the title/label), Times New Roman 10 pt. font, single spacing, justified to both left and right.
– Graphics: in the text, preferably in black and white, numbered and labelled with information about the author or source of origin. In addition the graphics should be sent in a separate file as JPG in high definition; if the material is copyright to a third party the author should hold a written agreement for its use which they are required to submit to the Editors.
– Length: for a scientific article - up to 15 pages (approx. 30,000 characters with spaces), for a review – up to 5 pages (approx. 10,000 characters with spaces). In individual cases if there is good reason , the Editors may agree to a longer text.
– Layout: vertical, margins of 2.5 cm all round, the text in a single column (with the exception of tables).
– Author’s first name and surname: on the first page in the top right-hand corner, Times New Roman 12 pt. font, bold, in italics, justified to the right.
– Author affiliation: the name of the author’s academic institution directly under the author’s name, Times New Roman 12 pt. font, justified to the right.
– Author's ORCID: directly under the author affiliation, Times New Roman 12 pt. font, in italics, justified to the right.
– Author e-mail address: directly under the author's ORCID, Times New Roman 12 pt. font, in italics, justified to the right.
– Title of Article: 3 spaces below the author e-mail address, Times New Roman 14 pt. font, bold, 1.5 spacing, justified to the right.
– Title in English: 1 space below the main title, Times New Roman 10 pt. font, bold, 1.5 spacing, centred.
– Abstract in English: 1 space below the title in English, up to 200 words, Times New Roman 10 pt. font, 1.5 spacing, justified to both left and right; should state the purpose of the research, its methodology and the principal results.
– Keywords in English: 1 space below the abstract, maximum 2 lines of text, Times New Roman 10 pt. font, 1.5 spacing, justified to both left and right, preceded by the word: Keywords in bold followed by a colon (:).
– Keywords in Polish: 1 space below Keywords, maximum 2 lines of text, Times New Roman 10 pt. font, 1.5 spacing, justified to both left and right, preceded by the words: Słowa kluczowe in bold followed by a colon (:).
– Sub-headings (recommended): numbered, separated from the main text by 1 space, the first heading 1 space below the keywords, Times New Roman 12 pt. font, bold, 1.5 spacing, justified to both left and right.
– The main text: 1 space below the heading, Times New Roman 12 pt. font, 1.5 spacing, justified both left and right, no indentation in the first paragraph after the title and headings, indented 1.25cm in the subsequent paragraphs.
– Footnotes: numbered in sequence, used for additional comments and explanations, Times New Roman 10 pt. font, bold, single spacing, justified both to left and right.
– Acknowledgements: placed at the end of the text before the references, 1 space below the main text, Times New Roman 12 pt. font, bold, 1.5 spacing, justified to both left and right.
– In-text references: Harvard style (author, date: page), in the main text, e.g. (Komorowska, 2004: 15), (Wilczyńska, Michońska-Stadnik, 2010: 67), (Uhert, Kowalski, Nowak, 2011: 23), (Barkowski et al., 2017: 366), the entry is adjusted to the language of the submission, quotations placed in speech marks.
– Citations: shorter than 3 lines in the text, enclosed in quotation marks; longer than 3 lines in the block, indented 1.25, single spacing.
– Bibliography: at the end of the article 1 space below the main text, preceded by a heading written in bold capitals: BIBLIOGRAPHY, Times New Roman 12 pt. font, 1.5 spacing, indented 1.25 cm, justified to both left and right, ordered alphabetically, containing all items referred to in the text, including those from the Internet if full bibliographic data are available, such as author, title, year of publication, page, publisher (also the date of access), the entry is always adjusted to the language of the submission.
– Netography: 1 space below the last bibliographical item, preceded by a heading written in bold capitals: NETOGRAPHY, Times New Roman 12 pt. font, 1.5 spacing, indented 1.25 cm, justified to both left and right, ordered alphabetically, contains all the Internet websites referred to in the text, including the dates of access placed in square brackets.
Book:
Gardner H. (1993), Frames of mind: The theory of multiple intelligences. New York: Basic Books.
Cargill O., Charvat W., Walsh D.D. (1966), The publication of academic writing. New York: Modern Language Association.
Book (More than three co-authors):
Miodunka W.T. et al. (2018), Nauczanie i promocja języka polskiego na świecie. Diagnoza – stan – perspektywy. Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.
Book (edited):
Jodłowiec M., Niżegorodcew A. (ed.) (2007), Dydaktyka języków obcych na początku XXI wieku. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Uniwerytetu Jagiellońskiego.
Chapter in a Book:
Bowerman M. (2003), Rola predyspozycji kognitywnych w przyswajaniu systemu semantycznego, (in:) Dąbrowska E., Kubiński W. (eds.), Akwizycja języka w świetle językoznawstwa kognitywnego. Kraków: Universitas, pp. 254–313.
Journal Article (Print):
Tolin D.F. (2001), Memory and memory confidence in obsessive-compulsive disorder. „Behaviour Research & Therapy”, No 39, pp. 913–927.
Journal Article (Online):
Kucharczyk R. (2016), Développer la compétence plurilingue dans un pays monolingue – quelles implication pour l’apprentissage/enseignement de la deuxième LE? Le cas des élèves polonais, (in:) Nebrija Procedia. Actas del III Congreso Internacional Nebrija en Lingüística Aplicada a la Enseñanza de Lenguas. Nebrija: Nebrija Procedia, pp. 245–259.
Online: https://www.nebrija.com/la_universidad/servicios/pdf.publicaciones/ActasIIICongresoSLANebrija.pdf [Accessed 04.01.2017].
Websites:
http://poltowneo.org [Accessed 14.12.2016]
https://www.nauka.gov.pl [Accessed 03.06.2018]
https://www.ore.edu.pl [Accessed 12.03.2018]