Authors do not bear any costs associated with the publication of their articles, nor do they receive any financial gratification. They are entitled, however, to a free copy of the journal volume in which their text was published. The authors also undertake to comply with the ethical principles adopted by the Forum Pedagogiczne Editorial Board.

The authors are obliged to sign documents regulating the following issues:

1. consent to the processing of personal data;
2. confirmation of the authorship and not-infringement;
3. confirmation that the submitted article is not currently subject to evaluation by another editorial board;
4. in the case of a co-authored work, information on percent contribution to the preparation of the article of individual authors and indication of the scope of work done by individual team members;
5. opinion of the scientific research ethics committee, if the article published in Forum Pedagogiczne has been based on animal or human research;
6. information on the funding of the research the results of which are published in Forum Pedagogiczne.
7. completion of the thematic classification form indicating whether the article relates to: (1) the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); (2) Polish history, religiosity, culture, literature and language; and (3) the gender equality perspective (the form is available on the journal’s website). 
8. a statement on the use or non-use of AI-assisted tools and content generators in the writing and preparation of the article, in accordance with the journal’s AI Policy and the instructions in the template for manuscripts.

Authors are also required to follow the accessibility requirements described in the template. In particular, they must provide a separate Word file with alternative text (alt text) for all figures and short descriptive summaries for all tables, so that the article's content is accessible to readers who are blind or partially sighted. Use the manuscript TEMPLATE.

Criteria for Manuscript Evaluation and Editorial Decision-Making

An initial editorial assessment is conducted within 7 days of manuscript submission. At this stage, the Editorial Team evaluates the manuscript’s relevance to the journal’s scope, its scholarly value, compliance with publication ethics standards, and adherence to the journal’s formal and editorial requirements.

A manuscript may be rejected during the initial editorial assessment if its subject matter falls outside the scope of the journal, does not present sufficient scholarly value, or fails to meet the basic formal and editorial requirements.

Manuscripts that pass the initial assessment are submitted to two independent reviewers. Acceptance of a manuscript for publication requires two positive peer-review reports. If at least one reviewer recommends revisions and a subsequent re-evaluation of the manuscript, the author is required to submit a revised version within 10 days of receiving the Editorial Team’s decision. The revised manuscript is then returned to the same reviewer for verification of the scope and quality of the revisions made.

If a manuscript receives one positive and one negative review, it is referred to a third independent reviewer. The opinion of the third reviewer serves as the basis for the final editorial decision. If the third review is positive, the manuscript will be accepted for publication.
A manuscript may be rejected during the external peer-review stage if it does not meet the scholarly, methodological, or ethical standards required by the journal, or if it receives a negative review following revision and re-evaluation.

A submission may also be withdrawn from the publication process in cases where the author does not cooperate with the Editorial Team. If, despite at least two contact attempts, the Editorial Team receives no response within 7 days of the most recent communication, the manuscript may be removed from further consideration.

Editorial decisions are based in particular on the originality and scholarly value of the manuscript, methodological rigor, quality of argumentation, significance of the findings for the relevant academic discipline, consistency with the journal’s scope, and compliance with publication ethics standards.