Author Guidelines

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For publication of an article in Łódzkie Studia Humanistyczne No. 8, 2026, authors must, by 30 October 2026:

  • complete the author application form using this link;
  • send the article, prepared in accordance with all the requirements set by the editorial office, to the editorial office email address lsh@cuesc.org.ua.

Only one article by the same author, including an article prepared in co-authorship, may be accepted for publication in one issue.

Authors whose articles do not comply with the requirements may be refused publication.

All manuscripts undergo double-anonymous peer review and a text similarity check using StrikePlagiarism.com.

The manuscript is reviewed by a member of the Editorial Board who is a recognised specialist in the relevant field of knowledge and research topic, or by an external reviewer. Reviewers assess the quality of the submitted article in accordance with the criteria established by the editorial office, including the soundness of the research methodology and procedures. Reviewers also pay attention to possible violations of the principles of academic integrity and research ethics. If the reviewer raises comments or concerns regarding the article, it may be returned to the author for revision.

If the article successfully passes peer review and is accepted for publication, the author is provided with the payment details for the publication fee.

The decision to accept or reject a manuscript is made solely on the basis of its compliance with the scope of the journal, the results of peer review, and the scientific quality of the research, and is not influenced by any financial considerations.

 

PUBLICATION FEE

The publication fee for an article in Łódzkie Studia Humanistyczne is UAH 1,100. For members of the Centre for Ukrainian-European Scientific Cooperation, the publication fee is UAH 900 (information on how to become a member of CUESC is available at this link).

The publication fee covers the costs associated with the processing, peer review, and publication of the article in the journal.

Authors may optionally order a printed copy of the journal. The cost of a printed copy is UAH 1,000, payable in addition to the publication fee.

After making the payment, the author sends a scanned copy of the receipt confirming payment of the publication fee to the editorial office.

The electronic version of the journal will be published on the official website by 30 December 2026 at this link.

The printed version of the journal will be sent to authors who order a printed copy by 29 January 2027.

 

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The journal accepts original research articles that have not been previously published, are not under consideration by other publications, and fall within the scientific scope of the journal.

The manuscript must present the results of independent scientific research and demonstrate scientific novelty, relevance, and theoretical or practical value.

The editorial office follows the principles of publication ethics set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Submission of an article means that all authors agree with its content, confirm the accuracy of the data presented, and accept responsibility for their accuracy.

Languages of publication: Polish, English.

 

Manuscript Structure

The article file must contain:

  • the title of the article in the language of the manuscript and in English;
  • the author's/authors' first and last name(s);
  • institutional affiliation (place of employment or study), city, and country;
  • ORCID iD;
  • the author's email address for correspondence;
  • an abstract in the language of the manuscript and in English;
  • keywords in the language of the manuscript and in English;
  • the main text of the article;
  • a list of references (References).

The author's first and last name in English should be provided in accordance with the official transliteration rules of the author's country.

 

PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF SOURCES FROM THE AGGRESSOR STATE

The citation in the text and inclusion in the reference list of sources published in Russian in any country, as well as sources published in any language in the territory of Russia or Belarus, are prohibited, except where such sources constitute the object of critical analysis within the research itself.

 

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Articles must be submitted in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx). The length of the article should be 15,000–40,000 characters including spaces.

Margins: 2 cm (bottom) × 2 cm (top), 3 cm (left) × 1.5 cm (right); first-line indent: 1.25 cm; line spacing: 1.5; font: Times New Roman; font size: 14 pt.

If the article contains tables and/or illustrations, they should be compact, have a title, and use Times New Roman, 12 pt. The size of tables and illustrations must not exceed the page width. Tables and illustrations should be placed at the appropriate point in the text.

The following are not permitted:

  • the use of tabs or multiple spaces for formatting;
  • character compression or expansion;
  • the use of scanned drawings;
  • the insertion of low-quality illustrations.

Illustrations should be submitted in high resolution (JPEG or JPG). Tables should be compact and necessary for presenting the research results.

 

STRUCTURE OF THE SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE

The abstract and keywords should be provided in the language of the article and in English. The abstract should be 300–350 words long. The abstract must be accompanied by 5–10 keywords or key phrases.

The Introduction should contain an overview of the treatment of the research problem in the international scientific literature and state the purpose of the study.

The main text should be divided into meaningful sections with separate headings.

Conclusions. This section should formulate the results of addressing the problem stated in the title and the purpose of the article.

References. All sources included in the reference list must be cited in the text of the article; otherwise, the respective item should be removed. References to sources in the text should be given in parentheses, indicating the author's surname, year of publication, and the page cited. For example: Jones S. stated, “Students often had difficulty using APA style” (Jones, 1998, p. 199). The reference list should be arranged alphabetically by the surname of the first author.

If a cited article has a DOI, it must be provided in the following format: https://doi.org/_____.

 

USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools is permitted solely as an auxiliary aid in the preparation of manuscripts.

Authors bear full responsibility for the accuracy of the facts, interpretations, citations, analyses, and conclusions presented in the manuscript, regardless of whether artificial intelligence tools have been used.

Artificial intelligence tools may not be listed as authors of a manuscript.

Where generative AI has been used to a significant extent in the preparation of a manuscript, such use must be appropriately disclosed in the manuscript (e.g., in the Acknowledgements or another relevant section).

 

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