Submissions

The paper should be submitted as an attachment via the Editorial Panel by clicking the "Submission Panel" button on journal's webiste main menu. The attached file should be in one of the following formats: PDF, DOC or RTF and should contain:

• Text with numbered pages;
• Tables with captions;
• Figures  with captions;
• Photos with captions.

The paper submitted for publication after corrections suggested by the reviewers and the editor should be attached in submission in Editorial Panel or sent by e-mail to the editorial office's address to: prace.geograficzne@uj.edu.pl. The paper should be divided into the following files:

1. Text (*.DOC, *.DOCX, *.RTF);
   
   
2. Tables with captions in both Polish and English. Each table should be saved in a separate file (*.DOC, *.DOCX, *.RTF);
   
   
3. Figures’ captions (*.DOC, *.DOCX,  *.RTF);
   
   
4. Figures with file names containing numbers corresponding to the order of appearance in the text (*.JPG, *.TIF);
   
   
5. Photos’ captions (*.DOC, *.DOCX, *.RTF);
   
   
6. Photos with file names containing numbers corresponding to the order of appearance in the text (*.JPG, *.TIF);
   
   
7. publishing contract (available as a PDF file on the journal’s webpage) and the declaration of the co-authors concerning their contribution to the publication: (available in "Contracts, forms" tab)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Papers and reviews need to be edited by a proofreader and then sent via the Editorial Panel by clicking the "Submission Panel" button on journal's webiste main menu.

The Editorial Board documents all cases of breaking ethical rules in science. Following actions taken by the Polish Ministry of Science and High Education, aimed at the elimination of ghostwriting and guest authorship, the Editorial Board asks authors to submit the following information:

• details concerning the contribution of particular authors to particular parts of the paper, i.e. main idea of the paper, hypothesis, methods, and other parts together with information about the affiliations of all the authors; the main responsibility for the accuracy of the information rests with the corresponding author;
• financial disclosure with information about the financial sources used for the preparation of the publication, contribution of particular institutions, associations and other organizations.

 

REVIEW PROCEDURE

The papers are forwarded to two reviewers and are subjected to a double blind review process, which may take up to 3 months. The reviewers’ opinions are submitted in written form and must contain an acceptance or rejection of the paper. The editor makes the final decision and forwards this information to the corresponding author.

 

PAPER LAYOUT

Text

The text should be written according to the following rules:

• Language: Polish or English;
• Text length: up to 20 numbered pages (together with footnotes, references, tables, figures and photos);
• Text editor: MSWord (*.DOC, *.DOCX, *.RTF);
• Format: A4;
• Font: Times New Roman CE 12 points;
• Spacing: 1.5 line
• Margins: 2.5 cm

No tables or figures should be inserted into the MS Word file sent for publication (i.e. after adjustments suggested by the reviewers and the editor). Instead, their proposed location should be marked in the text, e.g.: Fig. 3, Photo 1.

• Citations of graphic materials in the text should be written starting with capital letters, e.g. Fig. 1, Tab. 1, Photo 1.
• All tables should be saved in one file (e.g.: Smith_tables).

In the text, there should be no information that could help identify the author.    

 
The text should contain the following parts:  1. First page, 2. Second page, 3. Main body of the paper, 4. Footnotes and references’ citation, 5. References:

First page

Author (Authors),
Institution
Institute, Department, Chair
Address
E-mail
ORCID

 

Second page

Title of paper

Abstract: 150–300 words, no indentation

Keywords: up to 6 key words

 

Main body of the paper

The text can be divided using a 3-level structure following this pattern:

1. level 1

1.1. level 2

1.1.1. level 3

Captions of figures, tables and photos should be numbered following their appearance in the text, e.g. Table 1., Fig. 1., Photo 1.

 

Footnotes and references’ citation

Citation of references in the text:

• (Nowak 1991)
• (Kowalski 1991, 1998a, 2006)
• (Taylor i in. 1971; Omernik 1977; Muscutt, Whithers 1996; Rinella, Janet 1998).

Each reference cited in the text must be placed on the reference list at the end of the paper!

 

References

Publications listed as references should be in alphabetical order. In the case of more than one publication by the same author, and with the same year of publication, publications should be marked a, b, c… 

 

Examples of reference note patterns used in Prace Geograficzne

Book

Du Bois W.E.B., 1989, The souls of black fold, Bantam Books, New York (orig. pub. 1903).

Foucault M., 1979, Discipline and punish: The birth of the prison (trans. A. Sheridan), Vintage Books, New York.

Harvey D., 2003, The new imperialism, Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K.

Peet R., Hartwick E., 1999, Theories of development, Guilford Press, New York.

Tollefson C. (ed.), 1998, The wealth of forests: Markets, regulation, and sustainable forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Book chapter

Chełmicki W., Baścik M., Pociask-Karteczka J., 1995, Bilans wodny pogórskich zlewni Starej Rzeki i Dworskiego Potoku w latach 1987–1995,[in:] L. Kaszowski (ed.), Dynamika i antropogeniczne przeobrażenia środowiska przyrodniczego progu Karpat między Rabą a Uszwicą, Inst. Geogr. UJ, Kraków, 171–183.

Paper

Mitchell D., 1996a, Introduction: public space and the city, Urban Geography, 17 (3), 127–131. DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.17.2.127

Mitchell D., 1996b, Political violence, order, and the legal construction of public space: Power the public forum doctrine, Urban Geography, 17 (3), 152–178. DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.17.2.152

Conference materials

Burch H., Waldner P., Fritschi B., 1997, Variation of pH and concentration of nutrients and minerals during rain-events, [in:] Ecohydrological processes in small basins, Sixth Conference of the European Network of Experimental and Representative Basins (ERB) Strasbourg (France), 24–26 September 1996, Technical Documents in Hydrology, 14, Paris.

Web pages

Richardson D., 2002, Challenges facing the AAG, AAG Newsletter, 37 (8), http://www.aag.org/Meridian/2002-8-allenges%20Facing%20the%20AAG_HIRES.pdf (25.08.2005)

GIS Data Depot, http://data.geocomm.com/ (24.02.2005).

• Do not use the Tab key for indentation. Instead, please used the following option: Format/Paragraph/Special/First Row 1.25 cm
• When using: %, ^o, ;, :, “...” there should be no space between the symbol and the text; the correct form is e.g. 50%.
• For value ranges please use a long hyphen and no spaces, e.g.: 1997–1999, 10–15.
• For the minus sign please use a long hyphen, e.g. km·s^–1, –10.
• Please use the following degree symbol: “°”, not the letter “o” or zero in the upper index.

 

Units

• SI System
• Most commonly used units: km, m, cm, dm, mm, μm, kg, g, mg, μg, km², m², s, 24h, dm³.
• Multi-element units: km·s^–1, dm³·s^–1·km².

 

 Graphic material

Dimensions of tables, figures and photos:

1. Vertical: width exactly 12.0 cm and height up to 18 cm. In the case of smaller objects, the width cannot exceed 6.5 cm
   
   
2. Horizontal: width exactly 18.0 cm and height up to 10 cm.

The dimensions listed above MUST INCLUDE the caption.

If the paper publication requires graphic material of larger dimensions, please contact the Publishing Unit (alicja.marciniak-nowak@uj.edu.pl  or m.ciemborowicz@uj.edu.pl).

Please use one font type for all figures and tables (preferred: Arial Narrow):

• Tables: 8.5 points
• Figures: 8 points but no smaller than 4–5 points.  

Each figure or photo should be saved in a separate file and the file should be named using the author’s name and a consecutive number, e.g.: Kowalski_fig_02, Kowalski_photo_03. Figure and photos captions should be saved in separate files e.g.: Kowalski_fig_captions, Kowalski_photo_captions

 

Example: Table caption

Tab. 1. Rodzaje transportu i przykłady największych podmiotów je reprezentujących

Tab. 1. Transport types and largest transport companies

Tables must be prepared and delivered using MS Word files. Tables should be created using the option “Insert table” without changes in spacing, centering, indentation or using the Enter key. Column and row titles should be written with capital letters. Titles, explanations, and sources of information should be provided using a list of tables. Figures should be saved as JPG files with a resolution of 300 dpi.

Example: Figure caption

Ryc. 1. Sieć kolejowa w województwie lubelskim w latach 2000–2010

Fig. 1. Railway network in Lubelskie Voivodeship in 2000–2010

Objaśnienia: 1 – granica państwa, 2 – granica województwa, 3 – rzeki.

Legend: 1 – national border, 2 – voivodeship border, 3 – rivers.

Cartographic symbols should be numbered and the legend should be placed under the figure caption. Figures prepared in Excel should be transformed into a CorelDraw file. Figures prepared in Excel should not be inserted into a CorelDraw file using the option “copy-paste.” Instead, they should be inserted using the option Editm – special paste – metafile. Then the option Ungroup should be used (CTRL G), a proper size should be defined, and the rest of the procedure should be completed. Each figure should be saved in a separate file using an appropriate number, e.g. Kowalski_fig_1.cdr, Kowalski_fig_1.jpg.

Basic rules for the preparation of figures in CorelDraw:

Only the CMYK color scale or gray-scale should be used. The minimum thickness of the line used in figures is 0.1 mm; for additional lines, dashed lines are preferred. If frames are needed, they should have a thickness of 0.15 mm, with the option “no scaling.” When using a color scale or gray-scale, the following values for tone should be used:

• 2 ranges: 30%, 50%
• 3 ranges: 10%, 30%, 50%
• 4 ranges: 10%, 30%, 50%, 80%
• 5 ranges: 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%

Each map (cartogram, carto-diagram) must have a linear scale. The inclusion of graphic material to be placed on two adjacent pages needs to be discussed in advance and approved by the Publishing Unit. It should be indicated by the author(s) which figures should be printed in color. Photos should be submitted using TIF or JPG files with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi

Example: Photo caption

Fot. 1. Zamek na Wawelu

Photo 1. Wawel Castle

Digital photos should be submitted in separate files. In the case of scanned photos:

• Color photos using the CMYK scale and black-and-white photos in grey-scale with a standard size 15x10 cm, resolution minimum 300 dpi;
  
  
• Slides and negatives of small-format films: resolution 1,200 dpi, in case the publication process requires size enlargement. In the case of slide/negative size 15x10 cm, a resolution of  400–600 dpi is sufficient; – scanned materials should be saved in TIF format using the option “no compression.”

It should be specified by the author(s) which material should be printed in color.