Focus and Scope

“Przestrzenie Teorii” is a theoretical and literary journal of scholarly criticism. The journal is peer-reviewed and reflects the research interests of authors from across a wide range of universities in Poland, as well as presents translations of texts of distinguished foreign theoreticians in literature. The journal undertakes to present key and essential problems in the contemporary criticism and theory of literature, and provides a platform for a transdisciplinary dialogue. The published texts, presented in diversified methodological approach, address both aesthetical and poetical problems in different areas of research, encompassing theatre and film, but also drama and art (in particular, visual and performative art forms). The journal is characterized by its interdiciplinary approach, participates in the present-day scholarly discourse in the philosophy of science and attempts to effect its policy of fostering the polyphonic form of literary studies in drama. “Przestrzenie Teorii” is published semi-annually. 
www.przestrzenieteorii.amu.edu.pl 

Peer Review Process

The rules for reviewing for Przestrzenie Teorii are compliant with applicable recommendations of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education with reference to the general rules of decency and ethical guidelines in research.

By submitting an article for consideration, Authors are granting the Editorial Board of Przestrzenie Teorii  the right to process the article, and are accepting the reviewing process adopted by the journal.

All articles submitted to Przestrzenie Teorii are subject to the following review process:

1. All submitted articles are initially considered for suitability for review by the Editorial Committee of Przestrzenie Teorii
2. At least two independent Polish or foreign reviewers from outside the Editorial Board and not related to the institution publishing the Journal, as well as to the place of affiliation of the author are appointed by the editors. Peer Review System involves highly qualified individuals with an in-depth knowledge of the subject to be investigated
3. Articles selected by the Editorial Committee will undergo a review by academic peers based on the double-blind review process (i.e. authors do not know who the reviewer is, an in turn, the peer reviewer does not know who the author is).  
4. The manuscript is given an editorial number for identification at all stages of the editorial process
5. The list of reviewers  is subject to approval by the Editorial Board of Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM and published in the last issue of the Journal each year.
6. The content of a review in its written form with the recommendation for publication, publication after revision, or rejection is known to the editors (in its entirety as confidential information and to Author  (in the part returned to Author)
7. Peer Review Form (for reviewers) is available and downloadable from the website of the Journal www.przestrzenieteorii.amu.edu.pl. The website also contains Rules for Reviewing.
8. Final decision concerning the acceptance or rejection of the article is made by the editor-in-chief after consultations with members of the Editorial Board or the editor of a thematic issue (Polish or foreign). 

Articles accepted for publication in Przestrzenie Teorii must not violate canons of scientific rectitude and honesty or break the rules of ethical standards traditionally upheld by research.
Reviewer's form

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

For articles published in Przestrzenie Teorii there are neither article submission charges nor article processing charges whatsoever. Publication in Przestrzenie Teorii is entirely free.

Publishing ethics

RECOGNIZED PUBLICATION ETHICS AND MALPRACTICE STATEMENT

Przestrzenie Teorii, the journal of the Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, publishes original theoretical and scholarly articles, reports and relevant texts, studies, literature reviews, as well as case reports and short communications presenting new results of special interest. Founded in 2002 and co-edited  and developed in close cooperation with the Faculty of Polish Studies at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, the journal aims to concentrate and provide information concerning  literary and scholarly criticism.  The journal undertakes to present key and essential problems in the contemporary criticism and theory of literature and provides a platform for transdisciplinary dialogue. With a peer review by an important national and international editorial board, the journal provides and  reflects the research interests of authors from across a wide range of universities and colleges in Poland and presents translations of texts of distinguished foreign theoreticians in literature publishing abroad.

We uphold the best standard of publication ethics and take all possible measures against publication malpractices. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher and the society.

The Editors of Przestrzenie Teorii adhere to the principles outlined below, which have been devised to ensure the accurate, timely, fair and ethical publication of scientific papers. The Editors regularly review the Journal’s editorial policies. The Board of Editors of Przestrzenie Teorii has adopted clear and rigorous guidelines for best working practices in scientific publishing, working in conjunction with our academic partners. Such policies will benefit our authors, editors and readers as we strive for a trustworthy, transparent and efficient publishing process. The rules for reviewing articles adopted by the Journal also conform to the guidelines of the Polish Ministry of Sciences and Higher Education and relate to the ethical principles and best practice guidelines for ensuring scientific integrity and preventing misconduct. The adopted code of conduct for Editors, Authors, Reviewers and Publishers are fully compliant with the Code of Conduct and guidelines provided by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics).  

ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

The Editors’ decision to accept or reject a paper for publication is based entirely on the paper’s importance, originality and clarity, and the study’s relevance to the remit of the Journal

Articles are published after the authors agree to transfer all copyrights to Przestrzenie Teorii. The authors should warrant the full originality of their work that should not contain plagiarism or fraudulent data. If they have used the work/words of another author, this has to be cited or quoted. Published articles should contain a list of references and a statement on financial support, when relevant. Also, the authors should not submit manuscripts that have been published in the same form in other journals. If papers closely related have been published elsewhere or presented in different scientific meetings the author must state this when submitting the article.

Authors of original articles or researches should present an accurate account of their results, as well as an objective discussion of its significance. The paper should contain sufficient details to permit its quotation by other authors. Authors are obliged to participate in peer review process.

Articles accepted for publication in Przestrzenie Teorii cannot violate the canon of scientific rectitude or ethical principles and standards in science research.   

The examples of scientific dishonesty include but are not limited to the following phenomena: “ghostwriting” - when a person when a person significantly contributes to the publication for another person who is named as or presumed to be the author, without disclosing this contribution, or not being acknowledged in the publication), and   ”guest authorship”, i.e. honorary authorship ((the granting of authorship status to individuals who have made little (if any) contribution to the article)).  Guest authorship is a violation of academic integrity standards, which form the basis of scientific reliability,

If an author discovers errors or inaccurate data in his/her manuscript, it is the author’s obligation to inform the editor and to withdraw or correct the paper. All authors are obliged to provide retractions or corrections of mistakes.

The authors have the right to present the published articles at conferences or congresses.

All authors must disclose any financial or personal relationship with people or organizations that could inappropriately influence their work. All sources of financial support have to be mentioned.

Proper acknowledgment must be given. The authors have to mention any publication, person or law that have influence the nature and the results of their work.

ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR EDITORS

The editor of Przestrzenie Teorii can decide which of the article submitted to the journal should be published, while striving to meet the need of readers and authors. Preserving the anonymity of referees is felt to be very important

The editor should have no conflict of interest with respect to articles they reject or accept.

The editor has to follow journal’s policy in matter of copyright and plagiarism.

The journal’s editor should evaluate the manuscripts for their scientific content no matter the race, nationality, religious beliefs, gender or sexual orientation of the authors.

The editor may give information about the manuscript content only to the author, reviewers, publisher or other editorial advisers. When errors are found, editors are expected to promote publication of correction or retractions.

In case of unpublished materials this should not be used by the editor in his/her benefit without the written consent of the author.

The editor has to take into consideration any unethical publishing behavior even it is reported or discovered years after publication.

ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWERS

Reviewers should not assess papers susceptible of conflict of interest resulting from collaboration or any other relationship with the authors.

The reviewer has to be objective, personal criticism being inappropriate. He/She should sustain their viewpoints with solid arguments.

Reviewers have to identify relevant publications not cited by the author and notify any similarity with other published article.

In case of unpublished materials this should not be used by the reviewer in his/her benefit without the written consent of the author. Reviewed articles should be treated confidentially.

PUBLISHING ETHICS

All versions of scholarly articles will remain available once published. When multiple versions of the same article are available, the Editors will ensure that these articles are clearly labelled with the date of publication and version number/type.

Permanence of the published record. Preservation of electronic versions of articles in a permanent archive is an essential component of today’s publishing. Przestrzenie teorii has a third-party agreement with the AMUR University Institutional Repository, who administer our archive, and are members of the DART Europe scheme.

The Journal has adopted the DOI (digital object identifier) system to enable accurate citation and stable online availability of our published articles.

Translations of previously published articles acceptable and so are extended versions of conference proceedings acceptable. In these cases the author is expected to give full disclosure for transparency reasons but it could also be necessary for the author to seek approval from the original publisher.

When authors cross over to other disciplines, they should be aware of the explicit policies of the journal in order to manage their expectations.

Any violation of academic integrity standards and all examples of such practices will be disclosed and the appropriate bodies informed (e.g. the institutions which employ the author, scientific societies and associations, scientific editors, etc.). The editorial board will keep record of any manifestation of violating the ethical principles and standards in science.

Reviewers

Lista dotychczasowych recenzentów „Przestrzeni Teorii” powołanych przez Radę Wydawniczą Wydawnictwa Naukowego UAM:
prof. UWr dr hab. Sławomir Bobowski (Uniwersytet Wrocławski, Wrocław)
prof. dr hab. Bohdan Burdziej (UMK, Toruń)
prof. UWM dr hab. Sławomir Buryła (Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski, Olsztyn)
prof. UW dr hab. Robert Cieślak (Uniwersytet Warszawski, Warszawa)
prof. dr hab. Elżbieta Dąbrowska (Uniwersytet Opolski, Opole)
prof. dr hab. Adam Dziadek (Uniwersytet Śląski, Katowice)
prof. UJ dr hab. Andrzej Hejmej (Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Kraków)
prof. dr hab. Maryla Hopfinger (IBL, Warszawa)
prof. dr hab. Inga Iwasiów (Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Szczecin)
prof UAM dr hab. Maciej Jabłoński (Wydział Historyczny, Katedra Muzykologii UAM, Poznań)
prof. dr hab. Stanisław Jaworski (Uniwersytet Jagielloński ,Kraków)
prof. dr hab. Ewa Jędrzejko (Uniwersytet Śląski, Katowice)
prof. dr Bożena Karwowska (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada)
prof. dr hab. Izolda Kiec (Wyższa Szkoła Nauk Humanistycznych i Dziennikarstwa, Warszawa)
prof. dr hab. Dariusz Kosiński (Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Kraków)
prof. IS PAN dr hab. Marta Leśniakowska (Instytut Sztuki, Warszawa)
prof. dr hab. Małgorzata Leyko (Uniwersytet Łódzki, Łódź)
prof. dr hab. Tadeusz Lubelski (Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Kraków)
dr Katarzyna Lukas (Instytut Filologii Germańskiej, Uniwersytet Gdański, Gdańsk)
prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Majchrowski (Uniwersytet Gdański, Gdańsk)
prof. dr hab. Piotr Michałowski (Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Szczecin)
prof. dr hab. Arkadiusz Morawiec (Uniwersytet Łódzki, Łódź)
prof. UŚ dr hab. Dariusz Pawelec (Uniwersytet Śląski, Katowice)
prof. dr hab. Elżbieta Rzewuska (Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej, Lublin)
prof. US dr hab. Andrzej Skrendo (Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Szczecin)
prof. dr hab. Marta Skwara (Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Szczecin)
prof. dr hab. Jerzy Smulski (Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika, Toruń)
prof. UŁ dr hab. Barbara Stelmaszczyk (Uniwersytet Łódzki, Łódź)
prof. dr hab. Włodzimierz Szturc (Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Kraków)
prof. UW dr hab. Ewa Szczęsna (Uniwersytet Warszawski, Warszawa)
prof. dr hab. Bożena Tokarz (Uniwersytet Śląski, Katowice)
prof. dr hab. Danuta Ulicka (Uniwersytet Warszawski, Warszawa)
prof. dr hab. Ewa Wąchocka (Uniwersytet Śląski, Katowice)
prof. dr hab. Bożena Witosz (Uniwersytet Śląski, Katowice)

Journal Statistics

Liczba pobrań artykułów z czasopisma Bilbioteka według miesięcy za 2016 rok. (Raport systemu COUNTER)