7. ETHICAL AND LEGAL STATEMENTS

At the end of the manuscript (before the Bibliography), authors must include a section entitled Statements, containing the following subsections, as applicable to the nature of the research:

Authorship

For multi-authored articles, a short paragraph specifying the contribution of each author must be included. Please use the template below, replacing X.X., Y.Y., and Z.Z. with the authors’ initials:

“Conceptualization: X.X. and Y.Y.; formal analysis: X.X.; investigation: X.X. and Y.Y.; methodology: X.X. and Y.Y.; validation: X.X.; writing, original draft preparation: X.X.; writing, review and editing: X.X. and Y.Y. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.”

This statement is required only for multi-authored articles. A detailed explanation of the individual contribution categories is available in the author guidelines on the UKSW journals platform.

Research Funding

Provide information on the sources of research funding. If the research received no funding, please state:

“Not applicable.”

Ethics Committee Statement

• If ethics committee approval was required:

“The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (or Ethics Committee) of NAME OF INSTITUTION (Protocol Code XXX and date of approval).”

• If ethics committee approval was not required:

“Not applicable.”

Acknowledgements

Acknowledge individuals and institutions that supported the research. This section should also include information on the use of generative AI tools, specifying which tool was used and for what purpose.

Conflicts of Interest

Provide a clear statement regarding any conflicts of interest or include the following declaration:

“The authors declare no conflicts of interest.”

If any subsection does not apply, the heading should not be removed. Instead, enter:

“Not applicable.”

 

8. ADDITIONAL DECLARATIONS REQUIRED UPON ARTICLE SUBMISSION

When submitting a manuscript to Saeculum Christianum, the corresponding author is required to complete a short online form: Submission Declaration Form.

In this form, authors must indicate whether the submitted publication:

1. Relates to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
2. Concerns research on Polish history, religiosity, culture, literature, or language as elements essential to preserving identity and the memory of the past;
3. Incorporates a gender equality perspective in the design, conduct, or interpretation of the research, where applicable.

The form must be completed at the manuscript submission stage: Access the Submission Form.

Completion of this form is mandatory and helps both the journal and the University fulfil their national and international reporting obligations.

9. PUBLICATION AGREEMENT

For every manuscript accepted for publication, authors are required to sign a publishing agreement with the UKSW University Press(Wydawnictwo Naukowe UKSW).

• The publishing agreement form should be downloaded from the journal's website: Publication Forms and Templates.
• The document must be completed, printed, and signed by hand (a trusted electronic signature is also accepted).
• The signed document must then be scanned.
• The scanned agreement must be uploaded to the submission system together with the manuscript and all supplementary files(image files, the Excel file containing charts, and the file containing alternative texts for figures).

The publication process cannot be completed without a properly signed and submitted publishing agreement.

10. PRE-SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

Before submitting the manuscript, please ensure that:

1. The manuscript has been prepared using the official Saeculum Christianum manuscript template (Word format): [DOWNLOAD].
2. The total length of the manuscript does not exceed 40,000 characters including spaces.
3. The manuscript structure follows the Saeculum Christianum template, and section and subsection headings use the Heading 1, Heading 2, and Heading 3 styles.
4. The abstract contains 800 characters including spaces and is presented as a single paragraph.
5. 3-5 keywords have been provided, including SDG designations, where appropriate.
6. The formatting of footnotes and the bibliography complies with the editorial guidelines of Saeculum Christianum [Author Guidelines].
7. All figures in the manuscript are numbered, have titles, and include source information where applicable.
8. All figures have been uploaded to the submission system as separate high-resolution image files (e.g., Figure-1, Figure-2, etc.).
9. All charts have been compiled into a separate Excel file and uploaded with the submission.
10. A separate Word file containing alternative texts (alt text) for all figures has been prepared and uploaded.
11. All tables are numbered and include titles and brief descriptions placed between the title and the table.
12. The Bibliography section has been prepared in accordance with the journal's editorial guidelines.
13. All required Statements (Author Contributions, Funding, etc.) are included and contain either the appropriate content or the notation Not applicable, any use of generative AI (GenAI) tools has been briefly described in the Acknowledgements section. [Acknowledgements]
14. The required online declaration form (SDGs / research on Polish heritage / gender equality perspective) has been completed: Online Declaration Form.
15. Upon receiving notification that the article had been accepted for publication, the signed and scanned publishing agreement, together with the required declaration, was sent to the journal's e-mail address, while the original documents (hard-copy version) were sent to the Editorial Office of Saeculum Christianum. [Publication Agreement].