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Author Guidelines

Perspectives on Culture - Guidelines for Authors

GENERAL GUIDELINES

The Editors welcomes your submissions for publication. The Editor reserves the right to select only some articles from among the submitted texts. Each article is subjected to a double blind review process.

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ARTICLE TEMPLATE (components)

Full name of author
ORCID number
Affiliation
Email address
(Left aligned, Times New Roman 12)

ARTICLE TITLE IN THE BASIC LANGUAGE OF THE TEXT, 14 POINTS TIMES NEW ROMAN, BOLD, TEXT CENTERED. THE TITLE SHOULD NOT BE LONGER THAN 12 WORDS

Abstract: The abstract should be concise and factual with up to 250 words. It should include an identification of the study issue and present the essence of the method used. It should be separate from the article and its function is to inform about its content (12 pkt Times New Roman).

Keywords: Five keywords identifying the most important topics discussed in the article. The key words are used for indexing purposes (12 pt Times New Roman).

TEXT TITLE IN POLISH (if text is the primary language is other than Polish) OR IN ENGLISH (if the primary language of the text is Polish), 14 POINTS TIMES NEW ROMAN, BOLD, CENTERED TEXT. THE TITLE SHOULD NOT BE LONGER THAN 12 WORDS

Streszczenie: Abstract structure as above, in Polish (if the basic language of the text is different from Polish) or in English (if the basic language of the text is Polish).

Słowa kluczowe: Five key words in Polish (if the primary language of the text is other than Polish) or in English (if the primary language is Polish).

Main text

The article with all its component parts (abstract, keywords, streszczenie, słowa kluczowe, main text, bibliography and biographical note) should be between 20,000 and 30,000 characters long, including spaces.

The main text should be prepared according to the following guidelines:

• Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt,
• Spacing (between lines) – 1.5 pt,
• Indentation – 1 cm,
• Justified text,
• Section and subsection headings: 12 pt font, bold (no full stops at the end),
• Emphasis in the text: bold font (do not use underscores),
• Foreign words: italics (except for proper names, for example, institutions, organizations, etc.),
• Articles should not use the future tense, for example: “In this chapter, X is described”, not: “We will describe X in this chapter”,
• Names referred to for the first time: full name; then: just second name (can be given with a first name initial),
• Abbreviations: for the first time please provide the full term and the abbreviation in brackets; further only the abbreviation, e.g. local government units (LGUs),
• Citations in the text must be precede by an introduction (e.g., “As noted by John Doe, . . . ”),
• Quotes should be provided in quotation marks, without italics. Please give the exact quote (please note punctuation),
• Left out passages in quoted text should be marked by ellipses: . . . ,
• Author's intrusions into quotations should be marked by the author's initials: [Mine—XY].

Tables, figures, graphic material

Table 1
Title of the table (left aligned, 12 pt Times New Roman, italic)

Under the table, place important information, such as source (10 pt Times New Roman)

Figure 1 (Photo 1). Image name. Source (10 pt Times New Roman)

References in the main text (APA style)

• Links should be included within the text in parentheses. They should include the author’s second name (without the first name initial) and year of publication (separated by a coma). Pages should be provided when a direct quote is cited. In case of paraphrasing, you do not need to specify numbers. E.g.:
  
  “According to the author (Doe, 1995), you should consider several factors.
  
  The author writes: “We have to take into account a variety of factors” (Doe, 1995, p. 36).”
  
  
• If the author’s name appears in the text, it is enough to provide it followed by the year of publication given in parentheses:
  
  According to Doe (1995), we must consider the following factors.
  
  
• Separate references to different publications with a semicolon:
  
  (Doe, 2016; Smith, 2015).
  
  

• When referring to a publication cited by someone else, use the following style:
  
  Research suggests that ... (Doe, as cited in Smith, 2007).
  
  
• Links to work by multiple authors:
  • If a cite work has two authors, provide both names:
    Studies suggest that . . . (Doe and Smith, 2010).

• • If the work has three, four or five authors, indicate the second names of all authors for the first time in a note in the text, and in subsequent references use only the name of the first author followed by et al. and the year of publication.
    For example:
    First mention:
    Study (Smith, Tom, Dick, and Harry, 2012) indicate that . . .
    Further mentions:
    These studies (Smith et al., 2012) show that . . .
    
    
  • If a work has six or more authors, only provide the name of the first author, adding the abbreviation et al. and the year (each time for both the first and subsequent references).
    
    
• At the bottom of a page you can only place explanatory footnotes and supplementary comments.

Reference list (14 pt Times New Roman, left aligned)

Alphabetical order refers to the first letter of an author’s second name. If there are several references to the same author, provide them in chronological order (by year of publication). If, in a given year, more than one cited work of the same author were published, add the letter a, b, c, d and so on to the year of publication.

Use the following style for each reference (12 pt Times New Roman)

Monographs

Doe, J. (2010). Basics of Economics. Anytown: Publisher.

Editions:

Smith, B. (Ed.). (2015). The World Economy. Any Town: Publisher.

Chapter in a collective work

Doe, J. (2010). Market structures. in J. Smith and J. Doe (Eds.), Economy. Anytown: ABC Publishing, 13-26.

Articles in journals with assigned DOI (Digital Object Identifier)

Doe, J, Smith, B, and Doe, J (2014). Introduction to economics. Economic Papers, 2 (12), 26-38. DOI: XXXXXX.

Articles in journals without assigned DOI (Digital Object Identifier)

Doe, J, Smith, B, and Doe, J (2014). Introduction to economics. Economic Papers, 2 (12), 26-38.

Articles retrieved from websites

If a cited text is found on a website and is not a journal article, a book or a chapter in a book, provide the author, the date of publication (if known), and the title, followed by the URL of the website from which it was obtained, and the date of access.

Doe, J. (2010). Economics Today. Retrieved from: website address ( 4/12/2019).

Biographical note (14 pt Times New Roman, left aligned)

To keep the presentation of the author concise, please provide a brief biographical note with a volume of 4-6 lines (12 pt Times New Roman). It should describe (in third person):

• the author’s professional or academic degree,
• his or her scientific or professional specialization (interests),
• her or his affiliation,
• some of the top professional (cooperation with institutions, companies, etc.) and/or scientific achievements (published works—no more than three titles).