Reviewing principles
In accordance with the rules specified by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the journal Tematy i Konteksty applies the following principles of reviewing scientific publications:
- The editorial board of Tematy i Konteksty performs a preliminary qualification of the submitted materials. In the case of doubts, the editorial board requests an opinion of a selected member of the Scientific Board specializing in a given area of literature studies.
- Materials qualified for publication are then submitted for external review.
- Every single article is reviewed by at least two independent external reviewers. Reviewers are appointed by the editorial board, taking into consideration the thematic range of the submitted materials.
- If the text is written in a foreign language, at least one of the reviewers is affiliated in a foreign institution in a country other than the country of origin of the text’s author.
- A reviewer is obliged to sign a declaration stating that there is no conflict of interests in relation to the authors of articles reviewed by them; conflict of interest is understood as the following relations between the reviewer and the author:
- direct personal relations (kinship, legal relations, conflict),
- professional relations,
- direct scientific co-operation within the last two years prior to writing the review.
- A review is of a descriptive nature, it needs to be formulated in writing and concluded with a clear statement saying that the article is or is not qualified for the publication.
- Principles related to qualifying or rejecting the publication, as well as the article’s review sheet are available on the journal’s website.
- Once a year the editorial board discloses the list of reviewers (in the paper edition of the journal, as well as on the journal’s website).
- After publishing every single issue of the journal, the editorial board addresses all members of the Scientific Board and requests their opinion.
