Reviewing

The procedure for reviewing scientific articles in the journal:

  1. The procedure for reviewing articles is carried out according to the recommendations contained in the brochure of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education entitled “Dobre praktyki w procedurach recenzyjnych w nauce” (Warszawa 2011).
  2. By submitting a work for publication in the journal, the authors consent to the review process.
  3. The submitted publications are first assessed by the Editorial Board.
  4. Then the publications are reviewed by two reviewers who are not members of the Editorial Board of the journal and have at least a doctoral degree.
  5. The submitted works will not be sent to reviewers from the same institution as the Authors or to persons who may be in a conflict of interest with the Author. In special cases, the reviewer signs a declaration of no conflict of interest, where a conflict of interest is considered to be a direct personal relationship between the reviewer and the author (in particular, kinship to the second degree, marriage), professional subordination or direct scientific cooperation in the last two years preceding the year of preparation of the review.
  6. The papers are reviewed confidentially and anonymously (double blind review process).
  7. The paper is given an editorial number, identifying it at further stages of the publishing process.
  8. Reviewers are not allowed to use knowledge about the paper before its publication.
  9. The reviewer submits the prepared review in electronic form to the e-mail address of the Editorial Office provided on the review form and in paper form with a handwritten signature, which is kept by the Editorial Office for a period of 5 years.
  10. The prepared review contains an unambiguous conclusion of the reviewer regarding the conditions for accepting the scientific article for publication or its rejection.
  11. The final qualification for publication is made by the Editor-in-Chief based on the analysis of the comments contained in the review and the final version of the article provided by the author.
  12. Once a year, the Editorial Office publishes on its website an updated full list of Reviewers with whom it cooperates.

Review form: link