Focus and Scope

The range of topics of papers published in the Środkowoeuropejskie Studia Polityczne encompasses the issues of broadly understood political science, in particular, the situation of Central and East European states, their internal affairs and international position.
Thematic range – key words: political science, media studies, political systems, party systems, political culture, political ideologies, political communication, European integration, Central and Eastern Europe, political thinking, international relations, European Union, local self-government.

Peer Review Process

The Editorial Board of the Środkowoeuropejskie Studia Polityczne carries out a preliminary verification of submitted texts to examine their relevance for the profile of the periodical and conformity to editorial requirements.
Texts that have been initially approved are submitted for reviews by two reviewers listed as collaborators of the Editorial Board. If a text is written in a foreign language, one of the reviewers is affiliated with an institution abroad. The names of the reviewers of individual texts are not disclosed.
The principle of anonymity is observed in the review process with respect to the author and the reviewers (double-blind review process).
The reviewers evaluating the text fill in a review form. The form is available from the website of the periodical.
The function of the review is consultative, which means that the final decision of accepting the text for print is made by the periodical’s Editorial Board.
Detailed review principles of papers are in accordance with the guidelines of the Ministry of Science published in the booklet Dobre praktyki w procedurach recenzyjnych w nauce [Good practices in academic review procedures]).

Review form

Open Access Policy

The Open Access Policy allows authors to make their writings openly accessible. The immediate online dissemination of scholary research results in growth of new knowledge and increased impact of research as articles available online are more often cited.

For this reason, the journal “Środkowoeuropejskie Studia Polityczne” decided to apply best practices and standards in open access according to DOAJ principles. Authors of scholary articles accepted for publication in the periodical “Rocznik Integracji Europejskiej” grant the publisher (Faculty of Political Science and Journalism, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań) an exclusive right to publish their articles in traditional printed form and in electronic form (via the Internet site of the journal; AMUR–Adam Mickiewicz University’s open access repository; Pressto open-access platform; and BazHum, CEEOL, CEJSH, EBSCO Central and Eastern European Academic Source databases). In case of co-authored articles, each joint author grants the publisher an exclusive right mentioned above.

Consequently, articles provided to the “Środkowoeuropejskie Studia Polityczne” publisher will be stored, preserved, and made accessible in digital form. The full text of all content is available for free and open access without delay under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. License (CC BY 4.0), which means that texts may be copied, downloaded, redistributed and shared only if appropriate credit is given.

Granting an exclusive right to publish articles in traditional printed form and in electronic form, guarantees that any restriction on dissemination are lifted and authors get recognition they deserve[1], as deposits are made as early as possible, no later than the date of formal publication.

[1] Open Access Publishing and Scholarly Societies. A Guide, Budapest Open Access Initiative, July 2005, p. 21.

Anti-plagiarism Policy

To ensure the originality and high quality of published articles, the journal uses the newest procedures for assessing them and uses the  Crossref Similarity Check anti-plagiarism system using iThenticate software. The system enables the identification of text similarities by comparing it with publications available on the Internet and indexed databases and indicating the sources of fragments. 
Papers that contain loanwords from other authors' papers, improperly quoted or plagiarized, will be rejected by the Editorial Board. Additionally, violations of copyright or good scientific practices will be reported to the management of the institutions employing the author. If plagiarism is found in a published work, the Editorial Office will withdraw the text and post information about it on the journal's website and/or in the printed version.

In order to maintain the high quality of articles and reviews as well as high ethical standards, the editorial office of Środkowoeuropejskie Studia Polityczne [Central European Political Studies] informs that the following rules apply to the procedure for submitting articles/reviews (hereinafter: articles):

1. Articles submitted to publications that are deemed to contain signs of plagiarism are rejected.
2. The author submitting an article for publication declares that the article is not subject to a similar procedure in another journal or in another form.
3. By submitting an article, the author declares that there is no conflict of interest in any form in relation to the submitted article.
4. Comments indicated by the reviewers/reviewer that refer to possible plagiarism practices may lead to the Editorial Board’s decision to reject the application. If a violation of good publishing practices is suspected, the Editorial Board may appoint an additional reviewer whose task will be to verify the reviewer's comments in relation to possible plagiarism practices. The final decision on this matter is made by the Editorial Board.
5. If information about a violation of good publishing practices occurred after the publication of the article, the author is obliged to immediately prepare an appropriate correction, and an appropriate information/explanatory note is published in the next issue of the journal.

Publishing ethics

The Central European Political Studies provides a forum for the presentation of research results, exchange of thoughts and discussions on the theory and practice that make up political science today. The papers and reviews published come from authors from the whole of Poland and abroad.
The Editorial board of “Central European Political Studies” is responsible for, among other, preventing publication malpractice. Unethical behavior is unacceptable and the “Central European Political Studies” Editorial Board does not tolerate plagiarism in any form.
Authors who submit articles have to affirm that manuscript contents are original. Furthermore, authors of the articles recommended for publication are obligated to submit an assurance that their paper is an original work and has not been published, submitted, or accepted elsewhere in any form.
The following duties outlined for editors, authors, and reviewers within the “Central European Political Studies) are based on the COPE Code of Conduct.
The Central European Political Studies team is to be fully committed to good publication practice and accept the responsibility for fulfilling the duties and responsibilities, as set by COPE Code of Conduc).

Obligations of Authors, Reviewers and Editors

1. Authors are required to prepare their publication proposals (hereinafter: articles) in accordance with the editorial assumptions presented on this website.
2. When submitting their article, the Author declares that the article is not in the publication procedure in another journal.
3. The Author, taking care to prepare the article reliably, is obliged to provide appropriate footnotes to fragments quoted or referred to in the text of the study or findings of someone else's authorship.
4. Articles that may bear the characteristics of plagiarism or so-called "ghostwriting" / "guest authorship" will not be published.
5. The Editors appoint two independent reviewers who prepare reviews. In justified cases, one of the reviews may be prepared by a member of the Editors. In the event of divergent conclusions of the reviews, the Editors may appoint a third reviewer. The final decision on accepting the text for publication / rejecting it is made by the Editors.
6. The reviews are bilaterally anonymous and are prepared free of charge. The content of the review is made available to the Author. Reviewers inform the Editorial Office of any detected manifestations of scientific dishonesty by the author.
7. The Editorial Office guarantees the confidentiality of the review process and the personal data of authors and reviewers and their security.

Reviewers

Janusz Adamowski
Roman Bäcker
Stanisław Bieleń 
Yonhyok Choe
Rafał Czachor 
Aniela Dylus 
Andrzej Gąsiorowski 
Tadeusz Godlewski 
Tomasz Herzog 
Jan Iwanek
Jarol B. Janowski
Helmut Juros
Kazimierz Kik
Barbara Krauz-Mozer
Teresa Łoś-Nowak
Andrzej Mania
Maria Marczewska-Rytko
Yuliya Nesteriak
Bernadetta Nitschke
Marek Pietraś
Janusz Ruszkowski
Jerzy Sielski
Elżbieta Stadtmüller
Alicja Stępień-Kuczyńska
Stanisław Sulowski
Grażyna Ulicka
Marian Wolański
Konstanty Adam Wojtaszczyk
Stanisław Wójcik
Sylwester Wróbel
Ryszard Zięba
Arkadiusz Żukowski
Zhetpisbay Bekbolatuly
Dosan Baimolda
Aigul Nijasgulova
Maksymilian W. Kirczanov
Svietłana Soroka
Aleksander A. Slinko
Nina Berven
Kjetl Lundberg
Witold Ostant

Journal History

(The academic quarterly Środkowoeuropejskie Studia Polityczne [Central European Political Studies] has been published regularly since 2003. )