I. RULES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMITTING MANUSCRIPTS
1. Before submitting a manuscript for publication, we ask authors to read, in addition to these Guidelines, the information contained in the Publishing Policy section on the Journal’s PRESSto page.
2. Agricultural Law Review has adopted and implemented the principles of publication ethics consistent with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines and recommendations regarding the publication process (https://publicationethics.org). The ethical principles focused on publication in scientific journals can be found in the Publishing Policy sectionat https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ppr/zasady_etyki. By submitting a manuscript to the editor, authors declare that they have read these rules and undertake to comply with them.
3. Author’s Representation regarding granting a license to the works and a consent to the processing of personal data (PPR Author’s Representation) must be attached to the application for publication.
4. Requirements concerning the size of submitted texts:
20,000 to 42,000 characters – articles
up to 25,000 characters – glosses
up to 12,000 characters – reviews
up to 12,000 characters – reports
5. Requirements for manuscript submission:
Manuscripts should be submitted through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform using an individual user account (after registration):
https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ppr/about/submissions
Submission requires completing the online OJS form and uploading three files:
- Attachment 1 – Anonymized Manuscript
A manuscript containing all elements listed below in the prescribed order. The submitted text must be fully anonymized. All information that could identify the author(s) must be removed from the main text, footnotes, acknowledgements, funding information, and file metadata.
- Attachment 2 – Title Page with Author(s) Information
A separate title page containing information about the article and its author(s), including all elements listed below in the prescribed order. - Attachment 3 – Author Declaration
A declaration signed by the author(s) using the prescribed template (PPR Author Declaration) [new version].
Anonymized Manuscript (Attachment 1)
The anonymized manuscript should contain all of the following elements in the order presented below:
Title: In Polish and English, or in the language of the manuscript and English (if the manuscript is written in a language other than Polish).
Abstract: Maximum 300 words. For manuscripts in Polish, abstracts must be provided in both Polish and English. For manuscripts written in another language, the abstract should be provided in English.
Keywords: 3-5 keywords in the language of the manuscript and in English.
Footnotes: References to all sources of legal acts and all bibliographic sources cited in the manuscript.
Structure of the Manuscript: The text should be clearly structured and may include section headings and subheadings.
References: A list of cited literature arranged alphabetically by author surname, without numbered entries. The reference list should include only works cited in the manuscript.
Author Information (Attachment 2 – Title Page)
Author information should be entered in the relevant OJS fields and provided in a separate title page containing all of the following elements in the order presented below:
Title: In the language of the manuscript and in English.
Abstract: In English.
Keywords: 3-5 keywords in the language of the manuscript and in English.
Author Information (for all co-authors, where applicable):
- Full name
- Academic degree or title
- Academic and/or professional affiliation
- Contact telephone number
- Institutional (professional) e-mail address
- ORCID iD (available free of charge at: https://orcid.org/) (For more information on ORCID, the international system for identifying authors of scientific papers, and instructions for creating an account: http://lib.amu.edu.pl/orcid-uam/)
Co-author(s) Contributions (CRediT)
Detailed information on each co-author's individual contribution to the article, specified in accordance with the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) framework .
Conflict of Interest Statement
Information on the existence or absence of any conflict of interest that could affect the content, findings, or evaluation of the analyses presented. Conflicts of interest may be financial, professional, or personal in nature, for example where an author has represented a party to proceedings, prepared a legal opinion concerning the issue under analysis, or has a professional relationship with an entity whose activities are discussed in the article.
Funding Information
Information on all sources of funding for the research underlying the article, including the relevant project or grant identifier.
Use of AI Tools
Information on all artificial intelligence (AI) tools used in the preparation of the article, including the extent of their use, the name of the tool, the purpose for which it was used, and the degree of authorial supervision exercised over its use.
Ethics Statement
For empirical studies involving human participants, authors should indicate whether the research was conducted following approval by a research ethics committee, specifying the name of the institution hosting the committee as well as the reference number and date of the approval decision. Authors should also state whether all participants provided informed consent to participate in the study.
Research Data Availability Statement
Information on whether the data underlying the results presented in the article are available, together with details of where such data are stored. If the article is not based on data that can be made available, an appropriate statement should be provided.
6. Manuscripts submitted in languages other than Polish must be proofread and corrected in advance by professional translators or proofreaders who are experts in the language concerned.
7. Requirements for abstracts. The abstract should include: the purpose, the thesis of the article, the main issues, and the conclusions. It should help readers decide whether the full article is worth reading. Abstracts are also used to index articles in Polish and international scientific databases, so they should contain key words and phrases that facilitate the search for relevant content. It is advisable to use short sentences that clearly and concretely describe the problem addressed in the article. Please do not use multi-word phrases or provide information and definitions that are not included in the article. Do not include citations or any other references in the abstract.
8. Material for publication (in separate files: text and author information) should be submitted via the “submit text” tab on the Journal's website: https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ppr/about/submissions.
II. Editorial requirements
A. General comments
1. Manuscripts submitted to Agricultural Law Review (articles, glosses, overviews of literature, reviews of judicial decisions, article or book reviews, informative reports) should meet the following parameters: font size of 12 points (Times New Roman), 1.5 line spacing, first-line paragraph indentation of 1.25 cm, justified right and left, page numbering.
2. Use footnotes that meet the following parameters: font size of 10 points (Times New Roman), single line spacing, justified right and left. Number the footnotes consecutively with Arabic numerals, beginning with 1.
3. Do not indent the first line of a paragraph with multiple spaces but by using the indent option.
4. Use parentheses (not slashes) as well as double quotation marks (do not replace double quotation marks with two apostrophes). When using inside chevrons, select the appropriate symbols (i.e. »…«) from the special characters list. Do not use double angle brackets (i.e. >>…<<).
5. Do not place spaces between a word and the following punctuation marks: full stop, comma, semicolon, colon, exclamation mark, question mark. Also, do not use spaces between the opening quotation mark and the first word of a quote and between the last word and the closing quotation mark. The same applies to parentheses.
6. Start every footnote with a capital letter and close it with a full stop.
7. Manuscripts may be internally divided into numbered sections which may be given subheadings. Should it be the case, please be consistent (either give subheadings to all sections or none). None of the subheadings may be the same as the title of the paper. Only two levels of division are allowed (e.g. “1.1, 1.2” but not “1.1.1”).
8. When writing dates, use Arabic numerals for days and years and write months in words (e.g. 1 June 2019). Do not use the verb “dated”, e.g. “dated 1 June 2019”. The correct form is: “of 1 June 2019”.
9. Do not use bold or increase letter-spacing as means of emphasis.
B. Citing legal acts
1. Footnotes for legal acts cited in the text should include their place of publication. If the full title of an act is given only in the footnote, it should precede the place of publication and be followed be a comma. Additionally, the following rules apply:
only indicate the year of issue of Dziennik Ustaw or Monitor Polski (or any other official gazette) if it is different from the date of the act
for “number”, use the abbreviation “No”
for amendments, use the phrase: “as amended” after a comma
for consolidated text, use the phrase: “consolidated text in” (placed before the name of the official gazette).
Examples:
[for the Act on the acquisition of property rights by perpetual usufructees]
1 Consolidated text in Dz.U. [Journal of Laws] of 2001, No 113, item 1209, as amended (referred to in this paper as: a.p.r.p.u.).
2 Act of 3 February 1995 on the protection of agricultural and forest land, consolidated text in Dz.U. [Journal of Laws] of 2017, item 1161, as amended.
3 Act of 27 April 2001 Environmental Protection Law, consolidated text in Dz.U. [Journal of Laws] of 2018, item 799.
4 The Aarhus Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters of 25 June 1998, No 78, item 706.
5 Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of 27 June 2005 on models of tabulating district electoral results used in elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and the Senate of the Republic of Poland, Monitor Polski [Official Gazette of the Republic of Poland] of 2005 No 39, item 532.
6 Regulation of the Minister for the Environment of 1 September 2016 on the register of environmental damage, Dz.U. [Journal of Laws] of 2016, item 1398.
7 Regulation of the Prime Minister of 20 June 2002 on the “Rules of Legislative Technique”, consolidated text in Dz.U. [Journal of Laws] of 2016, item 283.
8 Resolution No 165 of the Council of Ministers of 12 August 2014 on the adoption of the National Programme for Counteracting Poverty and Social Exclusion 2020, Monitor Polski [Official Gazette of the Republic of Poland], item 787.
2. In the case of legislation of the European Union, indicate: the type, number, issuing institution, date of publication, name and place of publication.
Examples:
1 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, OJ L 206, p. 7.
2 Regulation No 511/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on compliance measures for users from the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization in the Union (Access and Benefit Sharing – ABS), OJ L 150, p. 59.
3 Council Decision No 2005/370 of 17 February 2005 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters, OJ L 124, pp. 1–3.
C. Citing judicial decisions
1. In the case of decisions of national courts, indicate the type (judgment, order, resolution etc.), date and case reference number (preceded by “Ref. No”), abbreviated name of the law report where the decision was published, e.g. OSP, OSA, OSNC, OSNKW etc. It is acceptable to replace the law report name with the reference number used in an electronic database of judicial decisions (e.g., LEX No 15534) or other electronic sources (e.g., IPO, CPOSA).
2. When citing decisions by the Constitutional Tribunal of Poland, indicate the relevant law report (OTK); additionally, for judgments published in 2002 or later, indicate the series (A or B).
Examples:
1 Judgment of the SC of 7 November 2018, Ref. No II PK 229/17, OSNP 2019, No 4, item 46.
2 Order of the CT of 27 September 2005, Ref. No U 2/05, OTK-A 2005, No 8, item 96, pt II, para 2.
3 Judgment of the SC of 6 March 2019, Ref. No P 20/16, OTK-A 2019, item 11.
4 Judgment of the AC in Krakow of 23 April 1998, Ref. No II AKa 48/98, LEX No 35155.
3. In the case of decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union, indicate: date of decision, case number (preceded by “Ref. No”), case name, the ECLI and paragraph cited.
Example:
1 Judgment of the CFI of 26 January 2005, Ref. No T-193/02, Piau v Commission, ECLI:EU:T:2005:22.
4. In the case of decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, available in the HUDOC database, indicate: date of decision, case name, application number and the paragraph (para) cited.
Examples:
1 Judgment of the ECHR of 25 May 1993, Kokkinakis v. Greece, application No 14307/88, para 33.
2 Judgment of the ECHR 6 December 2012, Michaud v. France, application No 12323/11, para 115.
5. In the case of other foreign or international courts, adapt the form of citation to these guidelines. In the case of courts with a universally accepted citation style (such as the Supreme Court of the United Stated), follow that style.
1 Judgment of the ICJ of 27.06.1986, Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. United States of America), ICJ Reports 1986, pp. 94–97, paras 176–181.
2 Judgment of the ICJ of 6.11.2003, Oil Platforms (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America), ICJ Reports 2003, pp. 196–197, para 74.
3 Judgment of the Court of Arbitration of 8.07.2016, Philip Morris Brand Sàrl (Switzerland), Philip Morris Products S.A. (Switzerland) and Abal Hermanos S.A. (Uruguay) v. Oriental Republic of Uruguay, ICSID Case No ARB/10/7, para 235.
4 Dennis v. United States, 341 U.S. 494 (1951).
5 Competition Appeal Tribunal, BSkyB v. Ofcom [2012] CAT 20, para 84.
6 Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick (2008) 291 D.L.R. (4th) 577, 602 (Can.).
7 Judgment of the Federal Constitutional Court of 30.06.2009, BVerfGE 123, 267.
D. Bibliographic footnotes
1. Referencing books
The form of footnotes should follow the pattern: author’s first initials and last name, title of publication in italics, place and year of publication, page number or range. In the case of collective works, follow the pattern: first initials and last name of editor (or editors), abbreviation “ed.” (or “eds.”), title of publication in italics, place and year of publication.
Examples:
1 R. Budzinowski, Problemy ogólne prawa rolnego. Przemiany podstaw legislacyjnych i koncepcji doktrynalnych, Poznań 2008, p. 35 ff.
2 J. Ciechanowicz-McLean, T. Bojar-Fijałkowski (eds.), Prawo ochrony środowiska jako warunek prowadzenia działalności gospodarczej, Gdańsk 2009, p. 91.
3 S. J. Shapiro, Legality, Cambridge 2011, p. 115.
4 H. Kelsen, O istocie i wartości demokracji, trans. F. Turynowa, Warszawa 1936, p. 41.
2. Referencing book chapters
The form of footnotes should follow the pattern: author’s first initials and last name, title of publication in italics, “in:”, then follow the pattern for collective works (see above).
Examples:
1 A. Szymecka, Prawne aspekty działania systemów bezpieczeństwa żywności w Unii Europejskiej oraz Stanach Zjednoczonych ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem organizmów genetycznie modyfikowanych, in: S. Kowalczyk (ed.), Bezpieczeństwo żywności w erze globalizacji, Warszawa 2009, p.166.
2 L. Garlicki, uwaga 2 do art. 194, in: L. Garlicki (ed.), Konstytucja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Komentarz, vol. IV, Warszawa 2005, p. 2.
3 A. Mączyński, J. Podkowik, uwaga 3 do art. 194, in: M. Safjan, L. Bosek (eds.), Konstytucja RP, vol. II, Komentarz do art. 87–243, Warszawa 2016, p. 1284.
3. Referencing journal articles
The form of footnotes should follow the pattern: author’s first initials and last name, title of article in italics, title of journal in double quotation marks, year of publication and issue number (e.g., 2015, No 3), page number or range (if applicable). Include volume number only if the journal is not published regularly (e.g., 1992, vol. 11, No 4). Foreign descriptions of the year, volume and issue number should be adapted to conform with the Polish standard. Do not abbreviate names of journals.
Examples:
1 R. Budzinowski, Przyszłość prawa rolnego, „Przegląd Prawa Rolnego” 2009, No 1, p. 10.
2 E. Zwierzchowski, Z zagadnień legitymizacji sądownictwa konstytucyjnego, “Acta Universitatis Wratislaviensis” 1997, No 1963, Prawo CCLVII, p. 10.
3 J. Waldron, Judges as Moral Reasoners, “International Journal of Constitutional Law” 2009, vol. 7, No 1, pp. 21–24.
4 H. Kelsen, Wesen und Entwicklung der Staatsgerichtsbarkeit, “Veröffentlichungen der Vereinigung der Deutschen Staatsrechtslehrer” 1929, No 5, p. 30.
5 S.A. Schneider, A Reconsideration of Agricultural Law: A Call for the Law of Food, Farming, and Sustainability, “William & Mary Environmental Law And Policy Review” 2009, vol. 34, p. 234.
6 W. Pańko, Ochrona gruntów rolnych, czyli o sprzeczności interesów i ich kojarzeniu, “Ruch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Socjologiczny” 1985, No 4, p. 17.
4. Repeated citations
When citing a work for the first time, include a full citation.
If a work has already been cited and is the only work of this author cited in the paper, use the Latin abbreviation cit.
If a work has been cited and is one of multiple works of the same author cited in the paper, include the following: the author’s first initials and last name, shortened title, page number or range.
Examples:
1 R. Budzinowski, Problemy ogólne…, p. 125.
2 W. Pańko, op. cit., p. 45.
3 W. Wróbel, in: W. Wróbel, A. Zoll (eds.), Kodeks…, p. 32.
4 L. Garlicki, uwaga 3 do art. 194, in: L. Garlicki (ed.), Konstytucja…, vol. IV, p. 4.
5. Citing online sources
When citing material published on the internet, indicate:
document title in italics or author information and document title (in italics); in the case of documents issued by institutions, include the institution’s name and text title (in italics)
website address
in parentheses: the word “accessed:” followed by date of access.
In the case of blog posts, author’s name and the post title should be followed by the blog name and date of publication.
Examples:
1 The System of Environmental-Economic Accounting 2012 – Central Framework (SEEA Central Framework), https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envaccounting/seeaRev/SEEA_CF_Final_en.pdf [accessed: 20 September 2017].
2 M. Bernatt, Effectiveness of Judicial Review in the Polish Competition Law System and the Place for Judicial Deference, https://ssrn.com/abstract=2896823 [accessed: 13 May 2019].
3 European Environmental Agency, Urban sprawl in Europe – the ignored challenge, EEA Report No. 10/2006, https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/eea_report_2006_10 [accessed: 30 March 2018].
4 For the current number of ratifications of the protocol, see: http://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/ [accessed: 2 February 2016].
5 Resolution of the Supreme Administrative Court of Poland of 27 April 2016, http://www.nsa.gov.pl/komunikaty/uchwala-kolegium-naczelnegosadu-administracyjnego-z-dnia-27-kwietnia-2016-r,news,4,309.php [accessed: 26 August 2016].
6 4th Sejm, Sejm print No 368.
6. List of references
Include a non-numbered list of all cited literature in alphabetical order by author’s last name.
Examples:
Budzinowski R., (2008), Problemy ogólne prawa rolnego. Przemiany podstaw legislacyjnych i koncepcji doktrynalnych, Poznań
Krüsken B., (2017), TTIP – Folgen für die Agrarwirtschaft?, in: I. Härtel (Hrsg.), Wege der Ernährungswirtschaft – global, regional, europäisch, Baden-Baden.
Armeni C., (2016), Participation in environmental decision-making: reflecting on planning and community benefits for major wind farms, “Journal of Environmental Law” No 28(3).
7. Other comments
indicating names of publishing houses and edition numbers is not necessary
please make sure to use the correct phrase when dedicating your paper (e.g., “in memory of”, “in honour of”, “on the 60th birthday of”, “on the anniversary of” etc.)
use the phrase “for more on this, see”
use the Latin abbreviation “” (instead of “vide”).
In case of doubts, please refer to one of the latest issues of Agricultural Law Review.