Each material submitted for publication in Prawo Kanoniczne undergoes an initial assessment by the Editorial Board.
During the internal evaluation, the following aspects are assesed:
the alignment of the submitted material's subject matter with the thematic profile of the journal.
compliance with formal requirements and the completeness of the submitted material.
In evaluating the potential for publication in Prawo Kanoniczne, the Editorial Board may consult members of the Scientific Council.
In the case of a preliminary negative assessment due to the material's non-compliance with the thematic profile of Prawo Kanoniczne or a lack of originality, the material is rejected.
If the preliminary negative assessment is due to failure to meet formal requirements, the author may amend the submitted material and resubmit it to the Editorial Board.
The author is informed by the Editorial Board of the preliminary decision regarding the submitted material within 10 days.
In the case of a positive preliminary evaluation, the submitted material is forwarded to two independent specialist reviewers, who are not employees of the institution to which the author is affiliated. The Editorial Board takes appropriate measures to ensure the greatest possible impartiality in the review process, meaning that reviewers are unaware of the authors' personal details and vice versa (double-blind review). There are also no familial connections between the reviewers. Additionally, the author submitting the article may request that the Editorial Board exclude a specific individual from the review process, provided they offer appropriate justification.
The selection of reviewers is decided by the Editorial Board, which may consult members of the Scientific Council in this regard.
Each reviewer prepares a written review of the submitted material in accordance with the PK review form available on the journal's website and submits it to the Editorial Board.
In the case of significantly divergent opinions of reviewers or other substantive doubts, a third reviewer may be appointed.
After collecting all the reviews, the Editorial Board will make one of the following decisions:
accepting the material for publication, if the reviews agree in this respect;
returning the material to the author for corrections suggested in the reviews;
rejecting the material, if the reviews agree on this point or if the reviewers suggest changes so extensive that, in the Editorial Board's opinion, incorporating them would require the preparation of a new submission.
If the reviewers have requested to review the corrected text, the material will be sent for re-review. Otherwise, the Editorial Board will assess the adequacy of the amendments made by the author and the validity of any justified disagreement with some of them.
In case of doubts, the Editorial Board will consult the original reviewers again.
The submitted material is accepted for publication when the reviewers have no objections, the suggested amendments have been incorporated, or the author has convincingly justified their disagreement with some of the amendments. Otherwise, the material is rejected.
ISSN: 0551-911X
eISSN: 2353-8104
10.21697/pk
Publisher
Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
10.21697/pk
English
Język Polski
2431