About the Journal

Focus and Scope of the Journal

Czytanie Literatury. Łódzkie Studia Literaturoznawcze is an yearly journal of the Institute of Polish Philology and Logopedics of the University of Lodz, which publishes only original works: theoretical, research and review articles, as well as interviews, reviews, polemics, reports and other forms of scientific statements concerning polish and general literature and the broadly understood issue of reading.

With regard to the name of the periodical, the intention of the editors is to present various literary traditions, both domestic and international, often in surprising aspects and non-obvious conventions, and thus to show the possibility of a different interpretation of literature, adopting a different research perspective - even in the case of the most classic works. The journal is, in a way, a forum for the exchange of views of researchers, and also allows authors, reviewers and – importantly – readers to engage in polemics about literature and its impact on other areas of the humanities.

The aim of the journal is to present and disseminate the literary output of both polish and foreign authors and researchers, as well as to highlight the intertextual connections between various humanistic fields that make up the continuity of tradition and strengthening cultural awareness.

In addition, the periodical also serves to promote local values, through a section devoted to the military and post-war history of Lodz, and the achievements of researchers associated with Lodz research centers for years.

Cooperation with researchers from Poland and abroad influences the internationalization of the journal, which allows it to increase its recognition and range, as well as its reputation.

Journals scoring by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education: 70 (July 2023)

Number of articles published in the last year: 22

Review process

The review process is arranged by double-blind system. Every text is subject to at least two reviews.  Journals of University of Lodz are publishing scientific articles only after double-blind review, language and technical edition. We do not share our articles in pre-publication.

Open Access Policy

The basic license for publishing articles in the journal is CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Attribution – Non-Commercial Use – No Derivatives). At the author's request it is possible to publish it under the CC-BY (Attribution) license.

The journal has been available in Open Access since 2014 (see: archival issues in the University of Lodz Repository). First issue published in OJS in 2016 (see: Archives).

The Author grants the University of Lodz the non-exclusive proprietary copyrights license for the work in all fields of exploitation listed in Art. 50 of the Act of February 4, 1994 about copyright and related rights, also by an open access (including the rules of the Creative Commons license BY-NC-ND). The license also includes the right for further sublicensing in the aforementioned fields of exploitation. See: Copyright Notice

Due to the implementation of the policy of open access to science works, the University of Lodz uses the Author’s right to deposit the work in the Repository of the University of Lodz and other distribution platforms, and the Author notes not to terminate the license agreement throughout its duration. See: Author Declaration Form

Personal copyrights are not transferable. Granting the license does not take away the property rights from the author.

License allows to copy and distribute the work in any medium provided an appropriate credit is given – you must provide the name of the creator and attribution parties, a copyright notice, a license notice, a disclaimer notice, and the link to the material, a link to the license, and you must indicate the changes made.

You are allowed to disseminate, present, and search for works only for non-commercial purposes and as long as you go for exploitation. You should not improve the modified content, which has been processed or created from the original new work (derivative work).

Full text of the license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Privacy policy

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.