PUBLICATION RULES

1. The semiannual journal Studia Mazowieckie is a scholarly humanities and social sciences periodical published by the Ignacy Mościcki University of Applied Sciences in Ciechanów.
2. Manuscripts are accepted in Polish or English and should be submitted electronically to: mazowieckie@pansim.edu.pl or via the Open Journal Systems (OJS) editorial panel.
   Submission deadlines:
   • Issue 1: by May 15 of the given year
   • Issue 2: by November 15 of the given year
3. The editorial office does not charge authors any fees related to the acceptance or preparation of articles for publication.
4. Authors must provide a complete manuscript version, including: an abstract in Polish and English (up to 900 characters including spaces), 3-5 keywords in Polish and English, tables and figures with sources, bibliography (including archival materials, printed sources, press, and studies, according to listed categories), affiliation, ORCID number, and contact details (email, phone).
5. Article and study length: up to 40,000 characters with spaces (approx. 1 manuscript sheet).
6. Manuscripts undergo an initial verification (internal review) by the editor-in-chief. Articles that do not meet editorial requirements, fall outside the journal’s scope, or are of insufficient scholarly quality are rejected at this stage.
7. To facilitate the review process, articles should be prepared as follows:
   • Title page (with author information): must include article title, author’s name, affiliation, and correspondence address (phone, email).
   • Main text: must be anonymised, with no identifying information such as author name or affiliation.
8. Articles are accepted for publication based on two positive reviews. Authors must respond to reviewers’ comments and submit a revised version to the Editorial Office. If one review is positive and one negative, a third reviewer (super-reviewer) appointed by the editor-in-chief will decide. Based on the third review (positive or negative), the article is accepted or rejected.
9. Upon submission, the author must provide written declarations regarding: copyright ownership, familiarity with publication ethics, knowledge of Open Access policy, consent to personal data processing, authors’ contribution to the work, originality (not published or submitted elsewhere), absence of conflicts of interest, and confirmation that ghostwriting and guest authorship do not occur.
10. Manuscripts should be prepared in Microsoft Word, using Times New Roman 12 pt font, margins of 2.5 cm, and 1.5 line spacing.
11. Spaces: use one space between words; do not insert a space before punctuation marks (period, comma, etc.) or footnote references; do not insert a space after opening brackets or opening quotation marks; insert a space after abbreviations such as p. (page), vol. (volume), etc.
12. Journal titles should be enclosed in quotation marks; book, chapter, and article titles should be italicised.
13. Quotes up to two sentences long should be enclosed in quotation marks and set in regular font. Longer quotes should be set off from the text in Times New Roman 10 pt. Omissions in quotes are indicated by (…). Quotes within quotes are marked by French quotation marks « ».
14. Lack of place or year of publication is indicated as n.p. (no place of publication), n.d (no date), n.p.d. (no place or year). For edited volumes, start with editors’ initials and surnames followed by “red.” in parentheses, then the title in italics, e.g.: Author Name, Article Title. Subtitle, translator if only of this article, in: Volume Title. Subtitle, Editor Name(s), translator(s) if for the whole volume, Publisher, Place, Year, pages.
15. Dates: day as Arabic numeral, month spelled out, year abbreviated, e.g., 26 April 1929 r. (but: year 1929).
16. Tables: content in Times New Roman 11 pt; table title above the table in Times New Roman 12 pt. Sources (archival, printed, studies) should be given below tables.
17. Figures: caption below figure in Times New Roman 12 pt with source indicated.
18. Tables and figures should be submitted in editable formats.
19. Use spell-check and grammar-check features in text editors before submission to minimize errors.

Citation Style

1. Use footnotes in Times New Roman 10 pt., single spacing. Footnote numbers in the text are superscript, placed before commas, semicolons, or periods ending sentences, and after exclamation and question marks.
2. Separate bibliographic elements in footnotes with semicolons. Use the following abbreviations: vol. (volume), no. (number) – all lowercase.
3. Use abbreviations in footnotes: et al., ed.., p., etc.
4. Citing monographs:
   Footnotes: Initial(s) and surname of author, Subtitle, translator if any, Publisher, Place and year of publication, pages (omit pages if citing the whole work).
   Example: A. Weiner, Kompetencje muzyczne dzieci w młodszym wieku szkolnym, Wydawnictwo UMCS, Lublin 2010, p. 88.
   For repeated citations immediately following: Tamże, p. 89. For repeated citations separated in the text: A. Weiner, Kompetencje muzyczne…, p. 98.
   Bibliography: Weiner A., Kompetencje muzyczne dzieci w młodszym wieku szkolnym, Wydawnictwo UMCS, Lublin 2010.
5. Citing book chapters:
   Footnotes: Initial(s) and surname of author, Article title. Subtitle, translator if any, in: Volume title. Subtitle, editor(s), translator(s) if any, Publisher, Place and year, pages.
   Example: S. Kawula, Dodatek. Kluczowe terminy pedagogiki rodziny, in: Pedagogika rodziny, ed. S. Kawula, J. Brągiel, A.W. Janke, Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2007, p. 333.
   Bibliography: Kawula S., Dodatek. Kluczowe terminy pedagogiki rodziny, in: Pedagogika rodziny, ed. S. Kawula, J. Brągiel, A.W. Janke, Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2007.
6. Citing journal articles:
   Footnotes: Initial(s) and surname of author, Article title. Subtitle, translator if any, „Journal Title” year, issue (for newspapers or daily journals, provide exact date), pages.
   Examples:
   K. Bolesta-Modliński, Obrona Płocka, „Mazowsze Płockie i Kujawy” 1930, no. 11, p. 71.
   P. Borniński, Straty materialne i krzywdy moralne, wyrządzone przez najazd bolszewików w Seminarium Duchownym Płockim, „Kurier Płocki”, no. 207 of September 2, 1920, p. 2.
   Bibliography:
   Bolesta-Modliński K., Obrona Płocka, „Mazowsze Płockie i Kujawy” 1930, no. 11, pp. 71–75.
7. Citing online sources:
   Footnotes: Initial(s) and surname of author, Title. Subtitle, „Blog/Portal Name” (all major words capitalised except conjunctions and prepositions), publication date, URL, access date. For websites without a journal-like title, use site name (e.g., ikp.uw.edu.pl).
   Example: M. Bobińska, Ryzykowny kurs, „Gazeta Prawna” of March 22, 2002, http://archiwum.infor.pl/gp/index.php?str=s&P180=I02.2002.105.00000020a, accessed February 27, 2003.
   Bibliography:
   Bobińska M., Ryzykowny kurs, „Gazeta Prawna” of March 22, 2002, http://archiwum.infor.pl/gp/index.php?str=s&P180=I02.2002.105.00000020a.
8. Citing archival materials:
   Footnotes: Archive name (full name with abbreviation on first citation, e.g., Archiwum Akt Nowych w Warszawie (AAN)), archival collection name (full with abbreviation on first citation), archival unit reference number, document description, page or folio number.
   Example: Archiwum Akt Nowych w Warszawie (AAN), Zespół Delegatura Rządu na Kraj (DRnK), ref. 202/VIII-4, Sytuacja społeczna w miesiącu kwietniu 1944, fol. 52.
   Bibliography:
   ARCHIVAL MATERIALS
   Archiwum Akt Nowych
   Delegatura Rządu na Kraj
   Urząd Rady Ministrów
   Ministerstwo Ziem Odzyskanych

Authors declare that the publication of the article and any graphic materials included therein does not infringe the copyrights of third parties, and that upon submission of the article for publication in Studia Mazowieckie (in print and online), the authors transfer to the publisher, free of charge, the proprietary copyrights to the work. In the event of any copyright infringement involving third parties, authors assume full responsibility and guarantee that such parties shall not assert any claims against the Publisher. Should any obligations arise for the Publisher in connection with such infringement, authors undertake to indemnify the Publisher, in particular by reimbursing any related costs.

The Editorial Board of Studia Mazowieckie adheres to a strict privacy policy, ensuring the protection of personal data of individuals cooperating with the journal. Personal data are used solely for the purposes necessary to carry out the editorial and publishing process. Information regarding the protection of personal data at the Ignacy Mościcki University of Applied Sciences in Ciechanów is available on the institution’s website: www.pansim.edu.pl.