Publication
1. Guidance for authors
The publication of the article in the Historia i Świat journal is based on a written agreement between the Publisher and the Author, which cover the rights and obligations of the Parties, the conditions and manner of their realization, the transfer of copyrights to the paper and including the Author’s statements, among others, about the self-made performance of the Work, non-infringement of the rights of third parties, and consent to publication of the article.
Signed documents should be sent to: historia_i_swiat@uph.edu.pl
After receiving the article from the Author, the Editorial Office of the Journal shall perform a preliminary formal, linguistic, and thematic evaluation. The Publisher has the right to return the article to the Author to adapt it to the accepted publication requirements or to refuse the article for publication.
Under review, the article will be subject to formal and substantive evaluation made by two independent persons highly qualified in the field of the research problem on which the paper is focused.
The condition for publication of the paper is that it receives two positive reviews. If one negative review is received, the paper will be forwarded to a third reviewer or rejected.
The final decision in this regard is taken by the Editor-in-Chief.
2. Technical requirements for the papers and manuscript preparation
Structure
Your paper should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list).
Word Limits
Please include a word count for your paper. There are no word limits for papers in this journal.
Style Guidelines
Font: Times New Roman, 12-point, double-line spaced. Use margins of at least 2.5 cm (or 1 inch).
Title: Use bold for your article title, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
Abstract: Indicate the abstract paragraph with a heading or by reducing the font size.
Keywords: Please provide keywords to help readers find your article (five or six).
Headings: Please indicate the level of the section headings in your article:
First-level headings (e.g. Introduction, Conclusion) should be in bold, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
Second-level headings should be in bold italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
Third-level headings should be in italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
Formatting and Templates
Papers may be submitted in Word format. Figures should be saved separately from the text. Photographs in .jpg format, resolution 300 dpi
References
Footnotes should be Word generated at the bottom of the page. References in the textshould be placed before the dot ending the sentence, or a comma when the reference is insidethe sentence, except for the situation when the sentence is ended by the abbreviation. Thenumbers of the footnotes and references should be placed in upper index without unnecessary brackets and dots after the numbers. Bibliography should be placed at the end of the article.
Required bibliographical notes - according to simplified system e.g:
a/ in footnotes: MAKSYMIUK, 2015: 66.
b/ in bibliography:
MAKSYMIUK, K. (2015) Geography of Roman-Iranian Wars: Military Operations of Rome and Sasanian Iran. Siedlce: Publishing House of Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities.
DARYAEE, T. (2010) ‘Bazaar, Merchants, and Trade in Late Antique’, Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East 30.3: 401-409. doi:10.1215/1089201X-2010-023
DRIJVERS, H. J. W. (1977) ‘Hatra, Palmyra und Edessa. Die Städte der syrisch-mesopotamischen Wüste in politischer, kulturgeschichtlicher und religionsgeschichtlicher Beleuchtung’, in Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt : Geschichte und Kultur Roms im Spiegel der neueren Forschung / 2, Principat Bd 8, eds. H. TEMPORINI, W. HAASE, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 799-906. doi:10.1515/9783110866940-019
DARYAEE, T. (2010) ‘Bazaar, Merchants, and Trade in Late Antique’, Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East 30.3: 401-409. doi:10.1215/1089201X-2010-023
DRIJVERS, H. J. W. (1977) ‘Hatra, Palmyra und Edessa. Die Städte der syrisch-mesopotamischen Wüste in politischer, kulturgeschichtlicher und religionsgeschichtlicher Beleuchtung’, in Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt : Geschichte und Kultur Roms im Spiegel der neueren Forschung / 2, Principat Bd 8, eds. H. TEMPORINI, W. HAASE, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 799-906. doi:10.1515/9783110866940-019
Checklist: What to Include
Author details. All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript. Where available, please also include ORCiDs. One author will need to be identified as the corresponding author. A co-author is any person who has made a significant contribution to a journal article. They also share responsibility and accountability for the results. If more than one author writes an article, you’ll choose one person to be the corresponding author. This person will handle all correspondence about the article and sign the publishing agreement on behalf of all the authors. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all the authors’ contact details are correct. You should all agree on the order in which your names will appear in the article.
Authors’ affiliations are the affiliations where the research was conducted. If any of the named co-authors moves affiliation during the peer-review process, the new affiliation can be given as a footnote. Please note that no changes to affiliation can be made after your paper is accepted.
Funding details. Please supply all details required by your funding and grant-awarding bodies as follows:
For single agency grants: This work was supported by the [Funding Agency] under Grant [number xxxx].
Further guidance on what is a conflict of interest and how to disclose it. If there is no disclosure, we will then publish the following statement: “No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.”
Biographical note. Please supply a short biographical note for each author. This should be relatively brief (e.g. no more than 200 words).
Using Third-Party Material in your Paper
You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in your article. The use of short extracts of text and some other types of material is usually permitted, on a limited basis, for the purposes of criticism and review without securing formal permission. If you wish to include any material in your paper for which you do not hold copyright, and which is not covered by this informal agreement, you will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission.
