Focus and Scope

“Theoretical Practice” is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal reaching across the social sciences and humanities (sociology, anthropology, history, philosophy, cultural studies, literature and politics), cultivating diverse critical theories and methodologies. Founded in 2010 in Poland and published quarterly since 2013, “Theoretical Practice” has established itself in the region as one of the most prominent journals in political philosophy and social and critical theory, producing articles, reviews and debate vitally concerned with social and political change.

The journal is dedicated to exploring the critical and explanatory potential of Marxist theory today. The underpinning assumption is that class is an important part, but not the exclusive focus, of Marxism. We are therefore interested in the complex intersection of class with other elements of social realities, as well as in the history of workers’ and popular movements, including minor and marginal histories of popular contention, revolt and resistance. A special focus is put to the theories of the common, the transformations of contemporary capitalism and new forms of exploitation and expropriation.  In correspondence, we are interested in promoting different Marxist approaches to social theory as a crucial role in developing strategies for radical social change.

“Theoretical Practice” is a bi-lingual journal. We publish original articles and reviews in Polish and English, as well as Polish translations from different languages and English translations from Polish. Thus it works as a two way channel to bring regional insights into global circulation and reshuffle local debate by selective infusion of new theoretical inputs. The editors invite submissions of theoretical, empirical and methodological articles and reviews from a wide range of disciplines. Authors from Central and Easter Europe are welcome in particular.

“Theoretical Practice” is an open-access journal offering unlimited Internet access to all of its content. The journal is published independently by the editorial collective under the auspices of the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland. All issues of the journal are thematic, either expressing cutting-edge interests of the editorial collective or fostering guest-edited special issues. Submission focusing on other themes but within the range of the journal’s interests are also welcome to be published in the separate “Varia” part of each issue.

We believe in capacities of collective knowledge production and perform intellectual cooperation in different modes. Scholars are therefore invited to join our theoretical practice by sending drafts, proposals, or any materials which might constitute the basis for further collective knowledge production.

Peer Review Process

Each original article published in the journal undergoes a rigorous peer review process. All submitted articles undergo the same procedure. Submitted papers are initially assessed by the editorial board. The article is read by one or two internal reviewers. If preliminarily accepted, revisions are proposed in collaboration with the author. The main phase of the editorial process takes the form of double blind peer-review. Each article is reviewed by two independent and anonymous reviewers. Reviewers are chosen separately for each article on the basis of their field of study and academic merit. Reviewers are asked to complete a review form  assessing the article against the journal’s criteria for publication. Following the review process, authors receive a review report stating the editorial decision (declined/accepted/conditionally accepted) and an outline of requested amendments and supplements.

The criteria for reviewers while assessing the submission are as follows.

•  Expertise in existing literature in the respective field;
•  Contribution of the article to the development of a respective field;
•  Academic significance of the article;
•  Appropriateness of theories and methods used in relation to the stated research problem;
•  Clarity and coherence of argumentation and appropriate style of writing;
•  Sufficient justification of presented theses and conclusions in respect to existing literature and new research.

If reviews contain further recommendations, authors are asked to resubmit a revised version. Authors are requested to follow editorial instructions closely. Authors should include a letter with their resubmission detailing all revisions with respect to reviewers' comments. If necessary, authors may also justify any other changes and may respond to any other reviewers’ comments.  After the author has resubmitted the revised version it is reviewed by the editorial board and might be put forward for another round of reviews (depending on previous recommendations). Once they have reached the final stage, articles are proofread, accepted by the author and prepared for publication in a forthcoming themed issue of the journal or in a free slot in the non-themed section in a forthcoming issue.

The editorial board seeks to ensure the best possible quality and the reliability of the review process. The journal does not pay reviewers for writing reviews and does not send packages of articles to a single reviewer. In cases of a possible conflict of interest or in the case of previous close cooperation between the author and the reviewer, a new reviewer might be called upon. The editorial board accepts authors' negative recommendations concerning particular reviewers and constantly seeks to broaden its body of reviewers.

Publication Frequency

The journal is published quarterly (at the end of 3^rd, 6^th, 9^th and 12^th month of the year). Each issue of the journal is dedicated to a specific topic. Therefore, the editorial board publishes open calls for papers on a regular basis to encourage authors from relevant fields to cover certain specific issues. However, we also appreciate articles on topics not directly related to the leading themes indicated in the calls, provided they fit broadly with the journal’s thematic scope. In this case contributions can be submitted without any restrictions, although average publishing times may vary, according to the space in forthcoming issues. Moreover, we strongly encourage reviewing contributors to cover books from the field.

The average external review time is approx. 8 weeks.

Average publication time is 4 to 6 months from submission. There is no online-first mode – DOI signed articles are published with the specific issue of the journal. However, the journal occasionally offers non-quotable early publication of articles on its web site.

Open Access Policy

“Theoretical Practice” is an open-access journal, published under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license (detail available here: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). It offers unlimited access to all its content all over the Internet, immediately upon first publication (no embargo period). The journal does not collect any fees from contributors or readers. We encourage authors to include their articles in any open repository, their public academic websites and profiles, without any restrictions. The authors should clearly state the initial place of publication and preferably, include a link to the original article.

Reviewers

2019

with non-Polish academic affiliation:

dr Agon Hamza, Institute of Social Studies in Tirana, Albania
dr Chris Cutrone, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
dr Goran Musić, Centre for Southeast European Studies, University of Graz, Austria
Atila Lukić, University of Zadar, PhD Candidate, Croatia
Gordan Maslov, University of Zadar, PhD Candidate, Croatia
dr Anna Barcz, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin
dr Krzysztof Nawratek, The University of Sheffield
dr Jeff Bowersox, University College London, SELCS (German) Department
prof. Sylvana Tomaselli, St John’s College, Cambridge
dr Roderick Mengham, University of Cambridge
dr Jane Goldman, University of Glasgow
dr Paul Rekret, Richmond American International University
prof. Dorota Walczak-Delanois, Universite Libre de Bruxelles

with Polish academic affiliation:

2018

with non-Polish academic affiliation:

dr Thomas Allmer, University of Stirling, Wielka Brytania
prof. Oana Bălută, University of Bucharest, Rumunia
dr Andrew Bonnell, University of Queensland, Australia
dr Thomas Bouchet, Université de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Francja
prof. Dionysis Christias, University of Patras, Grecja
prof. Gregory Claeys, Royal Holloway, University of London, Wielka Brytania
dr Nicolas Eyguesier, Université de Lille, Francja
dr Christian Fröhlich, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moskwa, Rosja
dr Samuel Hayat, CNRS / Université de Lille, Francja
prof. Katarzyna Jezierska, Göteborgs Universitet, Szwecja
dr Elżbieta Korolczuk, Södertörn Högskola, Szwecja
prof. Anna Kwaschik, Universität Konstanz, Niemcy
dr Torsten Lorenz, Free University Berlin, Niemcy
dr Mark Losoncz, University of Belgrade, Serbia
dr Karolina Łukasiewicz, New York University, Stany Zjednoczone
dr David Patternote, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgia
prof. Jonathan Polk, Göteborgs Universitet, Szwecja
dr Paul Rekret, Richmond University, Londyn, Wielka Brytania
dr Gregory Sholette, City University of New York, Stany Zjednoczone / Harvard University, Boston, Stany Zjednoczone
dr Philipp Staab, Universität  Kassel, Niemcy
prof. Guillaume Vallet, Université Grenoble Alpes, Francja
dr Marina Vishmidt, Goldsmiths, University of London, Wielka Brytania
prof. Mattias Wahlström, Göteborgs Universitet, Szwecja
dr Michał Wilczewski, University of Illinois, Chicago, Stany Zjednoczone

with Polish academic affiliation:

dr Anna Domaradzka, Uniwersytet Warszawski
prof. dr hab. Paweł Dybel, Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii PAN
dr Tomasz Falkowski, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
dr hab. Jerzy Franczak, Uniwersytet Jagielloński
dr Jowita Guja, Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie
dr Magdalena Grabowska, Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii PAN
dr Piotr Graczyk, Uniwersytet Jagielloński
dr Krzysztof Kędziora, Uniwersytet Łódzki
dr Zofia Łapniewska, Uniwersytet Jagielloński
dr Dawid Matuszek, Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach
dr hab. Janusz Mizera,  Uniwersytet Jagielloński
dr hab. Jakub Momro, Uniwersytet Jagielloński
prof. Adam Mrozowicki, Uniwersytet Wrocławski
dr Grzegorz Sobiecki, Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
dr Maciej Sosnowski, Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii PAN
dr Katarzyna Suwada, Uniwersytet im. Mikołaja Kopernika
dr Kamil Śmiechowski, Uniwersytet Łódzki

2017

with non-Polish academic affiliation:
dr Felipe Azevedo e Souza, University of Campinas, Brazylia (UNICAMP)
dr Tomasz A. Makarewicz, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Holandia
prof. Paul Manning, Trent University, Peterborough, Kanada
dr Michał Wasiucionek, New Europe College, Bukareszt, Rumunia

with Polish academic affiliation:
dr Anna Barcz, Akademia Techniczno-Humanistyczna w Bielsku-Białej
dr hab. Rafał Dobek, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
prof. Dariusz Dolański, Uniwersytet Zielonogórski
dr hab. Łukasz Goczek, Uniwersytet Warszawski
dr Ewa Hyży-Strzelecka, Akademia Humanistyczno-Ekonomiczna w Łodzi
dr Mikołaj Iwański, Akademia Sztuki w Szczecinie
dr Marcin Jarząbek, Uniwersytet Jagielloński
dr hab. Małgorzata Karpińska, Uniwersytet Warszawski
dr hab. Maria Kostyszak, Uniwersytet Wrocławski
prof. Beata Kowalska, Uniwersytet Jagielloński
dr hab. Krzysztof Kozłowski Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
dr hab. Michał Kuziak, Uniwersytet Warszawski
dr Adam Leszczyński, Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN
mgr Marta Madejska, Uniwersytet Łódzki
dr Monika Milewska, Uniwersytet Gdański
dr hab. Paweł Mościcki, Instytut Badań Literackich PAN
dr hab. Adam Mrozowicki, Uniwersytet Wrocławski
dr Katarzyna Nadana-Sokołowska, Instytut Badań Literackich PAN
dr hab. Andrzej W. Nowak, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
dr Krzysztof Nowak-Posadzy, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
dr Adam Ostolski, Uniwersytet Warszawski
dr Konrad Pędziwiatr, Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie
dr Kacper Pobłocki, Uniwersytet Warszawski
dr Piotr Płucienniczak Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Warszawie
dr Michał Rauszer, Instytut Slawistyki PAN
dr Monika Rogowska-Stangret, Uniwersytet Warszawski
dr Patrycja Sasnal, Uniwersytet Jagielloński
dr Jan Swianiewicz, Uniwersytet Warszawski
dr hab. Ryszard Szarfenberg, Uniwersytet Warszawski
dr Paweł Umiński, Politechnika Gdańska
dr Marek Woszczek, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
dr hab. Anna Zachorowska-Mazurkiewicz, Uniwersytet Jagielloński

2016
dr Marcin Bogusławski, Uniwersytet Łódzki, Polska
dr Anna Bartnik, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Polska
dr Michał Choptiany, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Polska
dr Borys Cymbrowski, Uniwersytet Opolski, Polska
prof. Janusz Dobieszewski, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Polska
dr Jacek Dobrowolski, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Polska
prof. Paweł Dybel, Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii PAN, Polska
dr hab Danilo Facca, Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii PAN, Polska
dr Piotr Graczyk, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Polska
dr hab. Michał Herer, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Polska
dr Krzysztof Kędziora, Uniwersytet Łódzki, Polska
dr hab. Jacek Kochanowski, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Polska
dr Jacek Kołtan, Europejskie Centrum Solidarności, Polska
dr hab. Maria Kostyszak, Uniwersytet Wrocławski, Polska
dr hab. Marek Kozłowski, Uniwersytet Łódzki, Polska
dr hab. Michał Kozłowski, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Polska
prof. Małgorzata Kowalska, Uniwersytet w Białymstoku, Polska
dr Michał Kruszelnicki, Dolnośląska Szkoła Wyższa, Polska
dr hab. Andrzej Leder, Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii PAN, Polska
dr hab. Adam Lipszyc, Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii PAN, Polska
dr hab. Krzysztof Matuszewski, Uniwersytet Łódzki, Polska
dr hab. Jakub Momro, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Polska
dr hab. Paweł Pieniążek, Uniwersytet Łódzki, Polska
dr hab. Aneta Pieniądz, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Polska
Jerzy Prokopiuk, GNOSIS, Polska
dr hab. Maria Solarska, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza, Polska
dr Maciej Sosnowski, Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii PAN, Polska
dr Oskar Szwabowski, Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Polska
dr Monika Rogowska-Stangret, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Polska
dr Michał Weres, badacz niezależny, Polska
dr Krzysztof Wolański, badacz niezależny, Polska
dr Marek Woszczek, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Polska

2015

dr Jacek Dobrowolski, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Polska
dr Maya Andrea Gonzalez, University of California, Stany Zjednoczone
dr Nicholas Heron, University of Queensland, Australia
prof. Małgorzata Kowalska, Uniwersytet w Białymstoku, Polska
prof. Leszek Koczanowicz, Uniwersytet Humanistyczny SWPS, Polska
dr Michał Kozłowski, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Polska
dr hab. Piotr Laskowski, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Polska
dr hab. Ewa Łukaszyk, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Polska
dr Magdalena Małecka, Columbia University, Stany Zjednoczone
dr Ewa Majewska, ICI Berlin, Niemcy
prof. Małgorzata Mazurek, Columbia University, Stany Zjednoczone
dr Krzysztof Nawratek, Plymouth University, Wielka Brytania
dr Robert Pawlik, Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego, Polska
dr Przemysław Pluciński, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Polska
dr Paul Rekret, Richmond, the American International University in London, Wielka Brytania
dr John Short, University of York, Wielka Brytania
dr Karolina Sikorska, badaczka niezależna, Polska
dr Maciej Sosnowski, Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii PAN, Polska
dr hab. Jan Sowa, badacz niezależny, Polska
prof. Andrzej Szahaj, Uniwersytet im. Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Polska
prof. Jacek Tittenbrun, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Polska
dr Paweł Tomczok, Universytet Śląski, Polska
dr Jessica Whyte, Western Sydney University, Australia
dr Joss Winn, Lincoln University, Lincoln, Wielka Brytania
dr Tomasz Żaglewski, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Polska
dr hab. Arkadiusz Żychliński, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza, Polska

2014

dr hab. Krzysztof Abriszewski, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
dr Piotr Antoniewicz, Uniwersytet Wrocławski
prof. Bogdan Banasiak, Uniwersytet Łódzki
dr Mariusz Baranowski, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
mgr Edwin Bendyk, Collegium Civitas w Warszawie
dr Katarzyna Bielińska-Kowalewska, Uniwersytet Warszawski
dr Piotr Bogalecki, Uniwersytet Śląski
dr Radosław Bomba, Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie
prof. dr hab. Michał Buchowski, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
dr Paweł Ciołkiewicz, Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna w Łodzi
prof. dr hab. Adam Chmielewski, Uniwersytet Wrocławski
prof. Winson Chu, University of Wisconsin, USA
prof. John Clarke,  The Open University, Wielka Brytania
dr Izabela Desperak, Uniwersytet Łódzki
dr Zuzanna Dziuban, University of Konstanz, Niemcy
dr Piotr Filipkowski,  Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii PAN
dr hab. Mirosław Filiciak, SWPS w Warszawie
dr Karol Franczak, Uniwersytet Łódzki
dr Krzysztof Hagemejer
dr Karen Hollinger, Armstron State University, USA
dr Mikołaj Iwański, Akademia Sztuki w Szczecinie
dr hab. Jerzy Jarniewicz, Uniwersytet Łódzki
dr Mariusz Jastrząb, Akademia im. Leona Koźmińskiego w Warszawie
dr Krzysztof Kędziora, Uniwersytet Łódzki
prof. Tomasz Kizwalter,  Uniwersytet Warszawski
dr Gal Kirn, Humboldt University Berlin, Niemcy
mgr Zbigniew Marcin Kowalewski
dr hab. Kazimierz Krzysztofek, SWPS w Warszawie
dr Grzegorz Krzywiec, Instytut Historii PAN
dr Iwona Kurz, Uniwersytet Warszawski
dr hab. Andrzej Leder, Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii PAN
mgr inż. Krzysztof Lewandowski
dr hab. Adam Lipszyc, Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii PAN
prof. Harri Melin, University of Tampere, Finlandia
dr hab. Tomasz Mizerkiewicz, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
dr hab. Krzysztof Moraczewski, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
prof. UŚ Andrzej Niesporek, Uniwersytet Śląski
dr Magdalena Nowicka, Uniwersytet Łódzki
dr hab. Joanna Orska, Uniwersytet Wrocławski
dr hab. Paweł Pieniążek, Uniwersytet Łódzki
dr Przemysław Pluciński, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
prof. Paul Rekret, Richmond American International University, Wielka Brytania
prof. Jacob Rigi, Central European University, Węgry
dr Roma Sendyka, Uniwersytet Jagieloński
prof. Andrzej Skrendo, Uniwersytet Szczeciński
mgr Karolina Sikorska, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
dr hab. Marta Sikorska-Kowalska, Uniwersytet Łódzki
dr Agata Skórzyńska, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
dr Kamil Śmiechowski, Uniwersytet Łódzki
dr hab. Jan Sowa, Uniwersytet Jagielloński
prof. Barry Trachtenberg, University at Albany, USA
dr Michał Traczyk, Fundacja Instytut Kultury Popularnej
dr hab. Maciej Tymiński, Uniwersytet Warszawski
prof. UŚ dr hab. Krzysztof Uniłowski, Uniwersytet Śląski
dr Anna Zachorowska-Mazurkiewicz, Uniwersytet Jagielloński
dr Tomasz Załuski, Uniwersytet Łódzki
dr Arkadiusz Żychliński, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu

2013
dr Małgorzata Abassy, Uniwersytet Jagielloński
dr Dominik Antonowicz, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
dr Kamila Biały, Uniwersytet Łódzki
prof. Grażyna Borkowska, Polska Akademia Nauk
prof. Enda Brophy, Simon Fraser University
dr Roman Chymkowski, Uniwersytet Warszawski
prof. Jacqueline Couti, University of Kentucky
prof. Sharon Crasnow, Norco College
dr Anna Curcio, Università di Calabria
Katarzyna Czerwonogóra, Leo Baeck Fellowship Program
dr Jonathan Darling, University of Manchester
dr hab. Aleksandra Derra, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
dr Iza Desperak, Uniwersytet Łódzki
prof. Joanne Dowdy, Kent State University
dr Piotr Graczyk, Uniwersytet Jagielloński
prof. Inga Iwasiów, Uniwersytet Szczeciński
dr hab. Julita Jabłecka, Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski
dr Małgorzata Jakubowska, Uniwersytet Łódzki
prof. Nathalia Jaramillo, Kennesaw State University
prof. Don Kalb, Central European University
dr Andrew Karvonen, University of Manchester
dr Ewa Klekot, Uniwersytet Warszawski
prof. Jerzy Kochan, Uniwersytet Szczeciński
dr hab. Jacek Kochanowski, Uniwersytet Warszawski
dr Beata Kowalska, Uniwersytet Jagielloński
dr Michał Kozłowski, Uniwersytet Warszawski
dr Prem Kumar Rajaram, Central European University
dr Małgorzata Kwietniewska, Uniwersytet Łódzki
dr hab. Piotr Laskowski, Uniwersytet Warszawski
dr hab. Adam Lipszyc, Polska Akademia Nauk
dr Małgorzata Anna Maciejewska, Polska Akademia Nauk
dr Lena Magnone, Uniwersytet Warszawski
dr hab. Tomasz Majewski, Uniwersytet Jagielloński
dr Lucyna Marzec, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
dr hab. Zofia Marzec, Uniwersytet Warszawski
dr hab. Marianna Michałowska, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
dr Jakub Momro, Uniwersytet Jagielloński
dr Paweł Mościcki, Polska Akademia Nauk
prof. Serpil Oppermann, Hacettepe Üniversitesi
prof. Stanisław Piłaszewicz, Uniwersytet Warszawski
dr Tommaso Redolfi Riva, Università degli Studi di Firenze
dr Agnieszka Rejniak-Majewska, Uniwersytet Łódzki
dr Paweł Rudnicki, Dolnośląska Szkoła Wyższa
dr Tomasz Sieczkowski, Uniwersytet Łódzki
dr Agata Skórzyńska, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
dr Maciej Sosnowski, Polska Akademia Nauk
dr hab. Jan Sowa, Uniwersytet Jagielloński
prof. Tomasz Szkudlarek, Uniwersytet Gdański
dr Katarzyna Szumlewicz, Uniwersytet Warszawski
prof. Max Tomba, Università di Padova
dr Mariusz Turowski, Uniwersytet Wrocławski
dr Richard Twine, Edge Hill University
prof. Virginia Villaplana Ruiz, Universidad de Murcia
dr hab. Izabela Wagner, Uniwersytet Warszawski
dr Tomasz Warczok, Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny w Krakowie
dr Błażej Warkocki, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
dr Katarzyna Więckowska, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
dr Veronika Wöhrer, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
dr Jadwiga Zimpel, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu

2012
prof. Bogdan Banasiak, Instytut Kultury Współczesnej, UŁ
dr Guntar Catlaks, Education International, Belgia
dr Filip Ilkowski, Instytut Nauk Politycznych UW
dr Małgorzata Jakubowska, Instytut Kultury Współczesnej, UŁ
prof. Peter Hudis, Oakton Community College, Chicago, USA
dr Krzysztof Kędziora, Instytut Filozofii UŁ
prof. Leszek Kleszcz, Instytut Filozofii UWr
prof. Leszek Koczanowicz, Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej
dr Paweł Korobczak, Instytut Filozofii UWr
dr hab. Maria Kostyczak, Instytut Filozofii UWr
mgr Zbigniew Kowalewski, Fondazione Ernesto Che Guevara, Bolsena, Włochy
dr Michał Kozłowski, Instytut Filozofii UW
prof. Paweł Kozłowski, Instytut Nauk Ekonomicznych PAN
dr Grzegorz Krzywiec, Instytut Historii PAN
dr Małgorzata Kwietniewska, Instytut Filozofii UŁ
dr Ricardo F. Macip, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma Puebla, Meksyk
dr hab. Tomasz Majewski, Instytut Kultury Współczesnej, Uniwersytet Łódzki
dr Dawid Misztal, Instytut Filozofii UŁ
dr Tomasz Sieczkowski, Instytut Filozofii UŁ
dr Marcus Caesar Ricci Teshainer, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brazylia
dr Bernardo Venturi, Universita di Bologna, Włochy
dr Krzysztof Wolański
prof. Szymon Wróbel, IFiS PAN
 
2011
dr Marcin Adamczak (UAM)
prof. Bogdan Banasiak (UŁ)
dr Monika Bobako (UAM)
dr Zuzanna Dziuban (UAM)
dr Maciej Gdula (UW)
dr Michał Herer (UW)
prof. Leszek Kleszcz (UWr)
prof. Leszek Koczanowicz (Dolnośląska Szkoła Wyższa we Wrocławiu)
dr Marta Kosińska (UAM)
prof. Małgorzata Kowalska (Uniwersytet w Białymstoku)
dr Michał Kozłowski (UW)
prof. Marek Krajewski (UAM)
prof. Krzysztof Matuszewski (UŁ)
dr Krzysztof Nawratek (Plymouth University)
prof. Andrzej Piotrowski (UŁ)
dr Maria Solarska (UAM)
dr Jan Sowa (UJ)
dr Agata Skórzyńska (UAM)
prof. Tomasz Szkudlarek (UG)
prof. Anna Zeidler-Janiszewska (SWPS)
 
2010
dr Monika Bakke (UAM)
prof. Rafał Drozdowski (UAM)
dr Zuzanna Dziuban (UAM)
dr Andrzej W. Nowak (UAM)
prof. Krzysztof Podemski (UAM)
dr Agata Skórzyńska (UAM)
dr Jan Sowa (UJ)

Ethics

The editors of Theoretical Practice aim for the highest possible quality of published material and greatest fairness in the publication process. Theoretical Practice introduced an academic quality maintenance procedure as well as preventive measures against academic fraud. The editors strive to maintain the highest standards of communication with authors, reviewers, and readers.

Theoretical Practice applies current criteria and recommendations of the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education concerning academic fairness.

Theoretical Practice acknowledge and accepts the editorial standards recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

This means that the editorial board:

• strives to meet the needs of readers and authors;
• strives to constantly improve the journal;
• has processes in place to insure the quality of the material they publish;
• champions freedom of expression;
• maintains the integrity of the academic record;
• precludes business needs from compromising intellectual and ethical standards;
• is always willing to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when needed.

Unethical author's practices

The reliability and fairness of publication processes are crucial standards for academic practice. Readers should be informed of the funding of research or other scholarly work, regardless whether the funding institution has played any role in the research and its publication. Theoretical Practice applies procedures aimed to eliminate plagiarism, extensive auto-plagiarism, ghost-authorship, excessive honorary authorship and hidden conflicts of interest in the published material.

Plagiarism

In order to ensure the originality and quality of all published material, the editorial board applies the same procedures to every submitted article. Theoretical Practice is integrated with the CrossCheck system and tests all submitted materials for plagiarism.

Autoplagiarism

We strongly discourage extensive republication of larger pieces of already published texts or texts planned for publication. In some cases it is legitimate for a particular author to re-use parts of literature reviews, arguments or data if the new article presents fresh insights, revised research, or substantially new arguments.  As a rule of thumb, such situations must be clearly indicated in footnotes, regardless of the language of the previous publication. The author must ensure that such recirculation does not affect the moral or material copyright of any third parties such as previous co-authors or publishers.

Acknowledgment of authorship

Authors are obliged to keep the editorial board and their readers informed regarding any participation of professional agencies or additional persons in preparing the publication or in the presentation of the research (i.e., “ghostwriting”). One should also avoid assigning any authorship in cases of fictitious participation of a third party in the article or research preparation process (i.e., “guest authorship”).

Transparency of financial resources

Authors are obliged to reveal any financial sources contributing to their publication. Any information included about co-authors, co-operators and financing agencies should contain a clear indication of their contributions. This concerns above all, a clear acknowledgement of any granting institution, granting program and grant number (if applicable).

Research ethics

Authors should comply with the ethical standards accepted in their disciplines and follow the recommendations of the appropriate professional bodies (boards of ethics in their home universities, professional associations, etc.). Authors are obliged to take into consideration the well-being of their informants, narrators and other third parties in any way participating in the research material.

Above all, widely accepted standards of confidentiality and consent in the social sciences must be maintained. Informants or narrators must be informed about the purposes for which they contribute and express an explicit understanding and informed consent for further proceedings. Authors must protect the confidentiality of participants and avoid the identification of participants presented in data. Authors must adhere to the principle of the assumed interest of the informant, respect the right to privacy, and consider any other possible circumstances (given particular political, legal or moral contexts). Publication of highly confidential material, especially if not directly relevant to the research, should be avoided. This applies also to any archival material.

Code of conduct in problematic cases

Authors are held accountable for any information regarding the aforementioned issues. In the case of legitimate doubt, the editorial board follows the steps recommended by COPE.

In problematic cases the editorial board works with all involved parties to seek the fullest possible clarity. In cases where there is a lack of will to resolve any issues, explanations are unsatisfactory, or there is any denial or refusal to comply with recommendations given, the editorial board may reject a submitted manuscript or withdraw an already published article. Far-reaching violations with respect to academic fairness (such as plagiarism) will be documented and put forward for consideration by the relevant institutions (e.g., boards of ethics, home universities and granting institutions of the author)

Unified reviewing standard

The submission and review process is public and clearly described in the relevant section. It is applied in the same way to any submitted material which undergoes the peer-review process. The sections of the journal which undergo the peer-review process are clearly indicated. Editors strive to ensure that peer review at the journal is fair, unbiased and timely. Editors have a procedure to ensure that material submitted to the journal remains confidential while under review.

Theoretical practice occasionally publishes articles submitted by the members of the editorial board. These materials undergo the same reviewing procedure, and from which the author is strictly separated. In such cases the entire process is coordinated by another editor.

The editorial board seeks to ensure the best possible quality and reliability of the review process. Every article is assessed by two independent, separately chosen, anonymous reviewers. The journal does not pay for writing reviews and does not send packages of articles to a single reviewer. In cases of a possible conflict of interests or close previous cooperation between the author and the reviewer, a new reviewer might be called. The editorial board accepts authors' negative recommendations concerning particular reviewers and constantly seeks to broaden the body of reviewers.

Possible controversies

Theoretical Practices accepts different opinions during the publishing and reviewing process. Authors are entitled to express their opinions and offer criticisms at every stage of the publishing process. The editorial board is open to critical remarks and seeks to improve its work according to received evaluations. Authors have a right to discuss editorial comments, reviewers' comments and recommendations. The editorial board is willing to accept such arguments. However, an author's disagreement with reviewers is not sufficient grounds to change an editorial decision. In legitimate cases the editorial board will seek further reviews of an article.

The review process is confidential. Reviews, correspondence with reviewers and authors, and their discussions mediated by the editorial board, are not public. The editorial board does not disclose the identity of either internal or external reviewers. The journal holds that this principle is crucial in assuring the quality and assertiveness of the work. At the same time, the editorial board deems inappropriate that authors should comment publicly on particular reviewers’ comments. In cases of disagreement with reviewers, it is recommended that authors engage in open dialogue with the editorial board based on well-grounded responses to the reviewers.

The complete list of reviewers is published once a year.

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Journal History

“Theoretical Practice” is a peer-reviewed academic journal established in September 2009 by a group of students and doctoral candidates from different fields of studies, gathered in AMU Questions of Boundaries Research Group. The first issue was devoted to the problems of the common and community and was published on 27th of March 2010, during the international conference “Perspectives of Biopolitics”. Until 2013 the journal was published biannually and it released 6 thematic issues. On that base, the journal applied in Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education evaluation procedure and got into the ministerial academic journals’ list B (for Polish journals without Impact Factor) receiving 4 points. The year 2013 marked an important threshold in journal’s history. It was a moment when the journal turned to quarterly publishing formula and extended its editorial board, that nowadays includes scholars from six different academic units and different countries. “Theoretical Practice” is constantly expanding its activities (this includes annual research seminars, summer schools, public meeting and discussions), continually increases quality level of published articles (in 2015 receiving 10 points on the ministerial academic journals’ list) and gradually extending its authors, editors and reviewers basis. The journal is expanding its international impact scope, continually increasing the numbers of its international collaborators, authors, reviewers and readers, as well as the share of English texts in every published issue.