Review Process

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.

The journal uses the following review process:

1. After having received a manuscript, the editors of the volume determine whether it fits the general scope of the journal. Manuscripts which do not observe the Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Studies in the Teaching Polish to Foreigners format will be returned to authors for correction.

2. The volume editors assign two reviewers outside of the University of Lodz (and the institution the author is affiliated by). For each volume, the editors assign reviewers with both Polish and foreign affiliations. The review procedure might be conducted by a domestic or foreign member of the journal’s program council if the other reviewer is not the council’s member. There should be no conflict of interest between the author and the reviewers.

3. If both reviews are favorable the manuscript will be accepted for publication. Should one of the reviews be negative, the editors assign a third reviewer whose opinion is conclusive.

4. The review process is double-blind. The list of all the reviewers is published on the journal’s edition notice and website (immediately after publication).

5. The review should adhere to the highest ethical scientific standards, i.e. it should be reliable, objective and precise. It should evaluate the text’s composition, the use of scientific discourse and its content.

6. The review should be prepared with the use of standardized REVIEW FORM and should end with unambiguous conclusion whether the text should be accepted for publication or not. It may also indicate necessary revisions. 

7. The editors make the reviews available to the authors and inform them whether their manuscript has been accepted. The authors address the reviewers’ comments and undertake the necessary revisions. The reviewers might demand that the revised manuscript is resubmitted for evaluation. The decision to reject a manuscript is final.