Editorial requirements

Format

- manuscript in Microsoft Word,
- manuscript title - up to 20 words,
- recommended font - Times New Roman, 12 points,
- line spacing - 1.5 lines,
- text in a single column

Preparation of drawings, diagrams and tables

Reproductions, drawings, diagrams, etc. must be submitted in sufficiently high resolution (minimum 1000 pixels in width/height or 300 dpi resolution or higher).

Accepted formats: TIFF, JPEG, PDF.

Please ensure that reproductions, etc. contained in a single file are placed next to the relevant text in the manuscript, and not at the bottom or top of the file.

The relevant caption should be placed directly below the reproduction, etc. (not on the figure itself) or above the table.

All figures, diagrams and tables should be numbered according to the order in which they appear (Figure 1, Diagram 1, Figure 2, Diagram 2, Table 1, etc.).

All table columns should have an explanatory heading. To facilitate the editing of larger tables, smaller fonts may be used, but not smaller than 8 points. Tables must be provided in an editable format at the appropriate place in the main text. Tables provided as jpeg/tiff files will not be accepted. Tables should not be sent in separate files.

Abbreviations

The journal requires the use of standard abbreviations only.

Abbreviations should be defined in brackets the first time they appear in the abstract, main text, and figure or table captions, and then used consistently.

Ensure consistency of abbreviations throughout the article.

Abbreviations should be kept to a minimum.

Please edit your text based on the editorial guidelines published in the ‘Bibliographic citation rules’ tab and prepare a separate bibliography according to the template provided, which is accepted and used by the University of Rzeszów Press.

We require authors to follow the reviewers' comments and include them in the final version of the article, which the editorial office submits to the reviewers for approval.

The time for responding to the reviewers' suggestions and making the appropriate corrections cannot exceed 14 days from the date of receipt of the review by the author.