Submissions

Author Guidelines

We invite those interested in publishing papers in our Journal both in Polish and English, presenting the following directions of interest:
1. Research on the condition of environmental resources, their protection and reclamation,
2. Shaping the environment in accordance with sustainable development,
3. Research on innovative techniques and technologies used in environmental protection and promoting sustainable development,
4. Educating the public for sustainable development, with particular emphasis on care for biodiversity.

General and technical requirements for preparing the papers for printing:

A paper prepared for printing (Word text editor) should meet the following conditions:

- should not exceed 8 pages of typescript with the features specified below (in justified cases, with the consent of the Editorial Board, this rule may be waived),
- fit on a page with dimensions: width 13 cm, height 19 cm (margins; left: 1.5; right: 6.5; top: 2.5; bottom: 7.5),

- The full text of the publication should contain, in order: full names and surnames of the authors along with the place of work and e-mail address, title of the publication, abstract in Polish up to 10 lines, keywords. Then the TITLE in English, the abstract in English, the keywords in English (in the case of a text in English, the title of the paper, abstract, keywords and titles of tables and charts in Polish must be included), in order: INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY, RESEARCH RESULTS, DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS, BIBLIOGRAPHY according to the template, - the text should be written in Times New Roman CE font, size 10 pts., single space, title of the article and authors' surname in font size 12 pt, subheadings in letters of 10 pk, as well as the whole text, tab 0.5 cm,

- on the first page, leave 4 cm from the top of the page for the publishing head of the Journal,
- all tables, illustrations/charts, drawings, photographs/in the maximum dimensions: width - 13 cm, height - 19 cm (including captions and the entire interior in two languages) should be of appropriate quality and legibility, they must be written or pasted into the text in advance,

- tables should be prepared for printing carefully and also contain the full text of their content prepared in Polish and English,

- literature should be cited in parentheses in the text, according to the pattern [e.g. Barabasz et al. 2013, Chenavaz and Dimitrov 2024, Krzyżanowska 2018, Kwietniewska 2023, From death... 2023], legal acts and reports are cited, for example, as [Regulation of the Minister of Climate..., Act on Maintaining Cleanliness...].

- the BIBLIOGRAPHY collection should be arranged according to the alphabet and compiled according to the following formula:

1. Barabasz W., Pikulicka A., Galus-Barchan A., Korta-Pepłowska M., Szmigiel A. 2013. Obiekty komunalne jako źródło drobnoustrojów zanieczyszczających wody, gleby i powietrze. [w:] K. Szymański (red.). Monografia Gospodarka odpadami komunalnymi. T. IX. 279-288.

2. Bielińska E.J., Futa B., Mocek-Płóciniak A. 2014. Enzymy glebowe jako wskaźniki jakości i zdrowotności gleby. Towarzystwo Wydawnictw Naukowych „LIBROPOLIS”. Lublin 2014.

3. Chenavaz R.Y., Dimitrov S. 2024. From waste to wealth. Politices to promote the circular economy. Journal of Cleaner Production. 443(1). 141086. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clepro.2024.141086.

4. Kędza B., Hołderna-Kędza E. 2015. Możliwości wykorzystania miodu w onkologii. cz. 2. Pasieka 1 [dok. elektr.: http://pasieka24.pl. data wejścia 03.01.2025].

5. Krzyżanowska A. E. 2018. Wpływ aktywności bobra europejskiego na strukturę fitocenoz nadrzecznych lasów łęgowych. Chrońmy Przyrodę Ojczystą. 74(2). 137-145.

6. Kwietniewska K. 2023. Jak zorganizować dobry hackathon? – instrukcja krok po kroku. [dok. elektr.: https://mamstartup.pl/jak-zorganizowac-dobry-hackathon-instrukcja-krok-po-kroku/. data wejścia 03.01.2025].

7. Eneris surowce 2022. [dok. elektr.: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=140258652095357&set=a. 130484626406093. data wejścia 23.07.2023].

8. From death comes life': The human composting campaigners lighting the way to a greener afterworld. Euronews. 2023. [dok. elektr.: https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/02/12/from-death-comes-life-the-human-composting-campaigners-lighting-the-way-to-a-greener-after. data wejścia 23.01.2024].

9. Janda A., Marcinkowski T. 2021. Cemetery waste as a substream of municipal waste: research and structure of the selective waste collection in Poland. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29. 9722-9733. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16351-7.

10. Olszowski T., Kłos A. 2013. The Impact of Candle Burning During All Saints’ Day Ceremonies on Ambient Alkyl-Substituted Benzene Concentrations. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 91. 588-594. [dok. elektr.: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-013-1104-6. data wejścia 27.07.2023].

11. Rozporządzenie Ministra Klimatu z dnia 2 stycznia 2020 r. w sprawie katalogu odpadów Dz.U. 2020r. poz. 10. [dok. elektr.: https:// ://doi.org/ isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WDU20200000010. data wejścia 03.01.23].

12. Ustawa z dnia 11 sierpnia 2021 r. o zmianie ustawy o utrzymaniu czystości i porządku w gminach, ustawy - Prawo ochrony środowiska oraz ustawy o odpadach Dz. U. 2021r. poz. 1648 [dok. elektr.: https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WDU20210001648, data wejścia 03.07.2023].

When preparing the text, the template from the previous volume should be used

The text should be carefully prepared by e-mail. The publication should contain – the actual text, illustrations and tables, as well as captions under the figures and tables – as a single collection.
Articles that are consistent with the subject of the journal and that receive 2 positive reviews may be published. Only original papers are published. By submitting the text, the author declares that it has not been previously published in an identical or very similar form or in another language and is not currently presented for publication in another journal. An appropriate declaration is required before the final publication.
Reviewing procedures have also been introduced in accordance with the recommendations of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (described in the brochure Good Practices in Review Procedures in Science, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Warsaw 2011) and procedures to protect against the phenomenon of "ghostwriting" and "guest authorship".