Reviewing

1. We accept research papers on linguistics written in Polish and in other European languages to be published in the journal. We accept papers in the area of: general linguistics, diachronic, synchronic, comparative, cognitive and cultural linguistics, glottodidactics, sociolinguistics, dialectology, ethnolinguistics, stylistics, linguistic culture, onomastics, semantics, media linguistics and other branches of broadly understood linguistics.
2. The paper qualifies for publication after obtaining two positive reviews and implementing recommendations contained in the reviews (if any), and provided that the submitted text complies with the profile of the journal. The editors reserve the right to pre-evaluate the text to check its compliancy with the journal profile and to refuse further editorial procedures if the text is not compliant with the profile or does not satisfy ethical standards and/or substantive and linguistic standards required from research publications. The opinion of the editorial board is final.
3. Research papers accepted by the editorial board are sent for further consultation by independent reviewers. Research reviews, book reviews, conference reports and obituary notices are not submitted for an external review. For such papers, the decision on publication or rejection is made by the editorial board.
4. Authors are notified by the editors about the decision concerning further proceeding or rejection of the text. This information is sent to the e-mail address provided in the submission of the publication. In case of publications with multiple authors, the editors correspond with the person who submitted the text to the “Prace Językoznawcze” quarterly.
5. After a positive opinion of the editorial board, two independent reviewers are appointed from research institutions other than the one with which the author of the publication is affiliated, to review each publication. The reviewers are researchers with significant scientific achievements and knowledge in the area discussed in the reviewed text.
6. The review is understood as an objective opinion concerning the submitted manuscript, based on professional knowledge of the reviewer in a given field and research discipline. It should be expressed clearly and supported with arguments. The subject of the evaluation is the text. Personal criticism of the author is unacceptable. Reviews containing personal remarks will not be considered by the editorial board of “Prace Językoznawcze”. The reviews should be sent to the editors within the previously agreed time limit. Each reviewer who resigns from the reviewing task should immediately notify the editors about this fact.
7. While selecting the reviewer, the editorial board makes every effort to avoid any conflicts of interests. The conflict of interests is understood as direct personal relations (in particular, consanguinity up to the second degree, marriage), professional reporting relations or direct research cooperation within two last years preceding the review preparation between the reviewer and the author.
8. The authors of the publication and the reviewers do not know their identities (double-blind review process). If the reviewer suspects, based on the text or other reasons (e.g. the subject matter undertaken) the identity of the author and believes that a conflict of interests exists, the reviewer is obliged to immediately notify the editors about this fact. The editors resolve any doubts and, maintaining the anonymity of the author, shall notify the reviewer whether a conflict of interests really exists. If it is the case, the text is sent to another reviewer.
9. The review has a written form and ends with a clear conclusion to accept the paper for publication or to reject it. The review is presented in an editorial form. Negative reviews must contain justification for the opinion on rejecting the text. In case of detailed remarks, it is accepted to insert them in the comments to the manuscript. In such a case, the reviewers are obliged to remove metadata that might indicate their authorship.
10. If the reviewers express positive opinions, the paper -– after the author introduces any required amendments and corrections – is sent to be printed. If the opinion of reviewers is negative, the text is rejected. If the opinions are different, the editors ask the third reviewer for another opinion. After obtaining their opinion, the editorial board makes a decision about printing or rejecting the text.
11. If the reviewer accepts the paper to be published without any comments, the author is provided only with the information that the paper received positive reviews. If the reviews contain any comments, they are sent to the author after removing the metadata due to the need to preserve anonymity.
12. If the reviewers accept the text to be published under the condition of including the required corrections (suggested changes, amendments etc.), the author receives the text of the paper submitted for publication with the comments of the reviewers and the reviews. The editors have the right to attach their own proposals of changes and amendments and linguistic improvements to the reviewers’ remarks.
13. The author can resign from the publication if they do not agree with the validity of the opinions received. If the author decides to proceed with the text, they are obliged to respond to the reviews (got information how to respond, see e.g.: http://ekulczycki.pl/warsztat_badacza/jak-odpowiadac-na-uwagi-recenzentow/) and to correct the paper according to the reviewers remarks, or, to justify their failure to apply suggested corrections or amendments in the response to the reviews, and to submit to editors the final version of the text and a response to the review in the electronic form.
14. No response from the author within a month after receiving information concerning reviews suggesting the changes from the editors is considered as a decision on resigning from publication in “Prace Językoznawcze”. In case of unequivocally positive reviews, no response to the reviews or contact with the editors is required.
15. Personal data and affiliations of the authors and the reviewers of papers submitted to “Prace Językoznawcze” are published on the website and in the printed version of the journal, following the GDPR principles. In order to maintain anonymity, the identity of persons reviewing individual papers is not disclosed.

Reviewing procedure

1. The reviewers complete a review form, which includes subject matter issues, research problems and their originality, evaluation of the research methods applied, proper selection of literature and the evaluation of the text in terms of linguistics and editorial correctness and the clarity of the message. A unified document (a review form), available at the “Prace Językoznawcze” website, helps the evaluations to be standardized. Taking into account the same parameters leads to an objective approach to the review.
2. Apart from the obligatorily evaluated elements included in the review form, the reviewer can present additional remarks in the form of a supplement to the form or comments to the manuscript. The completed form and additional remarks (if any) are, after removing personal data of the reviewer (for preserving anonymity), provided to the authors of the texts. Reviews and reviewers remarks are not available to the general public.
3. If they suspect plagiarism, the reviewers should indicate the publications that were not cited in the manuscript although the content or ideas originating from them were used in the paper. Each mention concerning previous research should be marked with a reference to the source. The editor-in-chief should be notified about the significant resemblance of the reviewed material to other publications known to the reviewer and not mentioned in the text.
4. The review has a written form and ends with a clear conclusion to accept the paper for publication or to reject it. The review is presented in an editorial form. Negative reviews must contain justification for the opinion on rejecting the text. In case of detailed remarks, it is accepted to insert them in the comments to the manuscript. In such a case, the reviewers are obliged to remove metadata that might indicate their authorship.
5. Reviews are confidential. Their authors should not disclose their content to other persons. The only people authorized to know their content are: editor-in-chief, editor of the volume, members of the editorial board. The above mentioned persons are obliged to maintain confidentiality. It is forbidden for them to use the information, the ideas or data obtained from the reviewed manuscript.
6. The editorial board takes care not to appoint reviewers with a conflict of interests with the author, i.e. direct personal relations (kinship, legal relations, conflict), professional reporting relations or direct research collaboration. If the reviewer suspects, based on the text or other reasons (e.g. the subject matter undertaken) the identity of the author and believes that a conflict of interests exists, the reviewer is obliged to immediately notify the editors about this fact. The editors resolve any doubts and, maintaining the anonymity of the author, notify the reviewer whether the conflict of interests really exists. If it is the case, the text is sent to another reviewer.

Qualifying papers

1. We accept research papers on linguistics written in Polish and in other European languages to be published in the journal. We accept papers in the area of: general linguistics, diachronic, synchronic, comparative, cognitive and cultural linguistics, glottodidactics, sociolinguistics, dialectology, ethnolinguistics, stylistics, linguistic culture, onomastics, semantics, media linguistics and other branches of broadly understood linguistics.
2. The paper qualifies for publication after obtaining two positive reviews and implementing recommendations contained in the reviews (if any), and provided that the submitted text complies with the profile of the journal. The editors reserve the right to pre-evaluate the text to check its compliancy with the journal profile and to refuse further editorial procedures if the text is not compliant with the profile or does not satisfy ethical standards and/or substantive and linguistic standards required from research publications. The opinion of the editorial board is final.
3. Research papers accepted by the editorial board are sent for further consultation by independent reviewers. Research reviews, book reviews, conference reports and obituary notices are not submitted for an external review. For such papers, the decision on publication or rejection is made by the editorial board.
4. Authors are notified by the editors about the decision concerning further proceeding or rejection of the text. This information is sent to the e-mail address provided in the submission of the publication. In case of publications with multiple authors, the editors correspond with the person who submitted the text to the “Prace Językoznawcze” quarterly.
5. After a positive opinion of the editorial board, two independent reviewers are appointed from research institutions other than the one with which the author of the publication is affiliated, to review each publication. The reviewers are researchers with significant scientific achievements and knowledge in the area discussed in the reviewed text.
6. If the reviewers express positive opinions, the paper -– after the author introduces any required amendments and corrections – is sent to be printed. If the opinion of reviewers is negative, the text is rejected. If the opinions are different, the editors ask the third reviewer for another opinion. After obtaining their opinion, the editorial board makes a decision about printing or rejecting the text.
7. If the reviewer accepts the paper to be published without any comments, the author is provided only with the information that the paper received positive reviews. If the reviews contain any comments, they are sent to the author after removing the metadata due to the need to preserve anonymity.
8. If the reviewers accept the text to be published under the condition of including the required corrections (suggested changes, amendments etc.), the author receives the text of the paper submitted for publication with the comments of the reviewers and the reviews. The editors have the right to attach their own proposals of changes and amendments and linguistic improvements to the reviewers’ remarks.
9. The author can resign from the publication if they do not agree with the validity of the opinions received. If the author decides to proceed with the text, they are obliged to respond to the reviews (got information how to respond, see e.g.: http://ekulczycki.pl/warsztat_badacza/jak-odpowiadac-na-uwagi-recenzentow/) and to correct the paper according to the reviewers remarks, or, to justify their failure to apply suggested corrections or amendments in the response to the reviews, and to submit to editors the final version of the text and a response to the review in the electronic form.
10. No response from the author within a month after receiving information concerning reviews suggesting the changes from the editors is considered as a decision on resigning from publication in “Prace Językoznawcze”. In case of unequivocally positive reviews, no response to the reviews or contact with the editors is required.