Ethical principles applicable to the journal

The Editorial Board of "Gdańsk Studies" applies principles of publication ethics to counteract unfair publication practices, in line with the standards of the Code of Ethics for a Scientific Worker, developed by the Commission for Ethics in Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences (https://pan.pl/etyka-w-nauce).

By submitting the text to the editorial office of “Studia Gdańskie” the author of the publication states that the submitted text is an original, earnestly prepared work that has not been published before and is not currently subject to evaluation by another journal.
If the author wishes to reprint elsewhere an article published in "Studia Gdańskie", he/she must obtain written consent to make the publication available.
The text should meet the bibliographical and footnote structure requirements, in accordance with the copyright law.
If the text is to be sent for review it must meet the criteria set out above.

Open Access policy
The publishing policy of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw (UKSW) in relation to the journals published at it is based on the Libre Open Access standard. This means that all articles published in journals published at UKSW are freely available to the public, i.e. they are immediately and freely available to read, download and share. It also means that published material can not only be read, but also reused by others. Articles published according to Libre Open Access standards can be posted on any website, can be used for lectures, and can also be placed in so-called reading rooms without the need to obtain permission from the author or publisher. However, proper reference to the author and licence must always be included.

Copyright policy
Copyright of published material is retained by the authors.

I. Responsibilities of the Editor

Decision regarding publication: The Editorial Board is responsible for deciding whether to accept or reject the submitted article. The decision is based on the scientific merit of the publication, its compliance with the topics presented in the journal, the originality of the approach to the topic and the clarity of the argument.
Impartiality: When evaluating articles, the authors' nationality, gender, sexual orientation, religion, origin, citizenship, or political beliefs are not taken into account. The works are subject to evaluation only in terms of their content.
Confidentiality: The editors do not disclose any information about the submitted works to unauthorised persons. The only persons authorized to possess this information are the author, reviewers, and editors.
Disclosure of information and conflict of interest: Unpublished works may not be used by the editors, or any other persons involved in the publishing process without the written consent of the authors.

II. Author's obligations

Scientific integrity: The author is obliged to accurately describe the research work conducted, objectively present and discuss the results. The publication should contain information enabling the identification of data sources. Presenting and interpreting the research results in a dishonest or inaccurate manner is unacceptable and may result in withdrawal of the work.
Originality and plagiarism: Authors may submit for publication only their own original work. Studies and/or information from other scientists used in the publication should be marked to indicate that it is a quotation. Plagiarism or falsification of data are unacceptable. The author should not submit the same work to more than one journal.
Confirmation of sources: The author is obliged to list in the bibliography the publications that were used by him/her to create the text. Only publications that are relevant to the presented subject should be cited.
Authorship of the work: Authorship should be limited to those who have significantly contributed to the conception, execution, and interpretation of the work.
The author who submits a multiple-author text for publication is required to disclose the contribution of individual authors to its creation (including the affiliation of the authors).
When submitting a multiple-author text for publication, the author should ensure that all co-authors have been acknowledged in the text, that they have read and approved the final version of the work before its publication, and that they have agreed to its submission for publication.
Ghostwriting (concealing the contribution to creating the paper of people other than those officially listed on the editorial page) and guest authorship (presenting as co-authors people who did not contribute to the publication in any way) are signs of academic dishonesty. Any detected cases of dishonesty in this respect should be disclosed, including notification of relevant entities, e.g. institutions employing the author, scientific societies, etc.

The author agrees that the publisher may make the text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 free licences as available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode.pl and, in this connection, the author undertakes not to exercise the author's moral rights in the work made available under the free licences to the extent that they may conflict with the provisions of these licences. The publisher undertakes to honour the author's moral rights.
Submission of texts, the review process, publication, archiving and full-text access are free of charge for authors.
Authors submitting their texts to "Gdansk Studies" do not lose their copyright. They grant a one-time right to publish and place their texts on the journal's website and in databases cooperating with the journal.

Editorial fee policy
Authors do not pay any costs for the publication of their articles, i.e. article processing fees, editorial fees, colour fees, submission fees, page charges, membership fees, print subscription costs, other ancillary fees. Authors also do not receive any financial gratification for published material.

III. Responsibilities of the Reviewer

Participation in editorial decision-making: The reviews are intended to help the Chief Editor and the Editorial Board make editorial decisions. They also help authors to improve the quality of their work.
Double-blind review: The Editor applies a double-blind review model, which means that the identity of the reviewers is not known to the authors, and the identity of the authors is not known to the reviewers. This solution ensures greater objectivity of the assessment by excluding the potential bias of the reviewer towards the authors. The publication is assessed on the basis of at least two independent reviews, made by specialists from outside the research unit with which the author of the publication is affiliated.
Meeting deadlines: the reviewer is obliged to deliver the review within the agreed deadline. If, for any reason, he/she is unable to meet the deadline or undertake to write the review, they should immediately inform the Editor and provide the reason.
Confidentiality: All reviewed texts and their reviews are confidential. Disclosure of texts to third parties is not permitted (except for the people involved in the publishing process).

Anonymity: All reviews are prepared anonymously. The editors do not share authors' personal data with reviewers.

Objectivity: The review should be an objective and constructive assessment of the work. Subjective criticism of the author of the work by the reviewer is considered inappropriate. All comments should be properly justified.

Verification of the originality of the text: The reviewer is expected to identify any published work that the author has used but not included in the bibliography. The reviewer should inform the editors of any breach of ethical standards by the author of the text, including any significant similarity or overlap between the content of the reviewed work and any other published work known to the reviewer, as well as any suspicion of plagiarism or self-plagiarism.

Disclosure of information and conflict of interest: The reviewer is not permitted to use the reviewed work for his/her personal needs and benefits. Neither should they review the work if there may be a conflict of interest with the author.

List of reviewers: Names of the reviewers of “Studia Gdańskie” remain for the attention of the Editorial Board.