Rules for preparing texts for publishing

1. The “Prace Językoznawcze” quarterly accepts for publication previously unpublished materials that satisfy ethical criteria and editorial requirements applied by the journal.
2. The maximum size of the paper is 40,000 characters (with spaces), the maximum size of a review, a discussion, a report: 20,000 characters (with spaces).
3. Each text should be accompanied with the name of the author, their e-mail address and affiliation for the text. If the publication submitted to “Prace Językoznawcze” has two or more authors, the authors are obliged to provide their individual percentage contribution to the publication.
4. Manuscripts prepared in Word (.doc or .docx formats) are accepted for printing. If the text contains any special characters or symbols, tables or figures, a PDF version of the text should be also sent. The sources must be provided for all photos, drawings, schemas and charts. Do not include in the text any illustration materials to which you have no copyrights or if you are not certain that consent for their public use has been given.
5. Use the following format settings: size: A4, font: Times New Roman, font size in the main text: 12, in footnotes: 10, line spacing: 1.5, paragraph tab: 10. The following margins should be used: top: 25 mm, bottom: 35 mm, left: 35 mm, right: 35. Italics and bold can be used in the text. Use italics to highlight terms and phrases discussed in the text, foreign words and titles of books, chapters and papers. For journal titles, use the quotation marks. Do not use underlining or caps.
6. Follow the order of the introductory part of the text as specified below:
I. Author’s data (left alignment)
Given name/names and surname
Affiliation
ORCID number (full reference). The authors without an ORCID number are required to obtain it (from https://orcid.org/).
e-mail address
Example:
Alina Naruszewicz-Duchlińska
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6214-5454
e-mail: alina.naruszewicz@uwm.edu.pl
II. The title of the text in Polish/in another language in which the text is written
III. The title of the text in English
IV. Abstract in Polish
V. Keywords in Polish
VI. Abstract in English
VII. Keywords in English
7. Submit with each paper: translation of the title into English, keywords (5-7) and an abstract in Polish and English (100 to 300 words), regardless of the language of the full paper. The requirement to provide abstracts and keywords applies only to research papers, it does not apply to reviews, discussions, communications or obituaries. Proofread the translations before sending them to the editorial board.
8. The abstract in Polish and English should explain the reasons and the purpose of the research conducted, the methods applied and the results obtained. It should form a cohesive, comprehensive entirety, clearly and concisely provide the content and conclusions of a given paper, as well as present new information included in the paper. It must not provide information or statements absent from the main text and should not contain details of secondary importance or doubtful information intended to increase the length of the text. It should be understandable without reference to the text of the paper. Do not include in the abstract terms that are not commonly used, abbreviations, references to parts of the paper, references to tables or figures. No references to literature are allowed. All information included in the abstract should also be present in the main part of the paper.
9. The title of the paper should be comprehensible, concise, but possibly precisely informative with regard to the content.
10. The descriptive footnotes should be placed under the main text on the given page. They should be numbered (continuous numbering). Bibliographical (the so-called internal) references in the text should contain the surname of the author, the year of publication and its page, e.g. (Skubalanka 1988: 11).
11. A bibliography should be provided at the end of the paper. It should contain only those items that are referred to in the text. The rules for recording bibliographical entries are as follows:
Book:
The surname of the author, the first letter of the given name, publication year in brackets, the title in italics after a colon, the place of publication after a period and it should end with a period, e.g.
Kucała M. (1994): Twoja mowa cię zdradza. Regionalizmy i dialektyzmy języka polskiego. Kraków.
In case of edited works, add a note (ed/eds) after the surname of the author, e.g.
Dubisz S. (ed.) (2003): Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego. Vol. I-III. Warszawa.
For translations, also provide the surname of the translator, e.g.
Ong W.J. (1992): Oralność i piśmienność. Słowo poddane technologii. Japola trans. Lublin.
Journal article:
The surname of the author, the first letter of the given name, the year of publication in brackets, the title in italics after a colon, the title of the journal in quotation marks after a period, the number of the journal, pages (first and last page of the paper) after a comma, end with a period, e.g.
Grabias S. (1997): Mowa i jej zaburzenia. „Audiofonologia” X, pp. 9-36.
Chapter in the monograph:
The surname of the author, the first letter of the given name, publication year in brackets, the title in italics after a colon, a period, [In:] and a title of the monograph in italics, a period, the first letter of the given name of the editor and their surname followed by ed/eds in brackets a period, the place, a comma and pages (first and last) of the chapter, with a period at the end, e.g.
Zieliński M. (2004): Język prawny, język administracyjny, język urzędowy. [In:] Język – Prawo – Społeczeństwo. E. Malinowska (ed). Opole, pp. 9-18.
Website:
The surname and the first letter of the given name of the author of the quoted text, a year in brackets, a colon and the title in italics, “The name of the website”, , a comma, the date of access, with a period at the end, e.g.
Goodman T. (2013): Mysteries of Laura: TV Review, “The Hollywood Reporter”, http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/mysteries-laura-tv-review-733585, accessed: 13.08.2019.
If some elements of the website description prove impossible to be established, please provide as many details as possible.
12. Texts can be submitted via e-mail, by sending them to the following address: pracejezykoznawcze@uwm.edu.pl or using the publishing platform: https://czasopisma.uwm.edu.pl/index.php/pj
13. Papers that do not correspond with the profile of the journal or fail to comply with the ethical and editorial requirements will not be processed. Therefore, please be careful while preparing the manuscript, check the text before sending, correct any errors and follow the principles adopted by “Prace Językoznawcze”.