About the Journal

Focus and Scope of the Journal

The Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Librorum journal is part of the series of academic journals of the University of Lodz. The first issue was released in 1989 replacing the Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Scientiarum Atrium et Librorum journal published since 1981.

Since the very beginning the Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Librorum journal was edited by the staff of two academic entities of the University: the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Lodz (currently Department of Information, Library and Book Science) and the Library of the University of Lodz.

In 1989–2001, Professor Hanna Tadeusiewicz was the journal’s editor-in-chief, and its academic and teaching council included: Professor Janusz Dunin, Professor Jan Janiak, Professor Jerzy Andrzejewski, and Bogumił Karkowski, Ph.D. In 2003–2008, the journal’s editor-in-chief was Professor Stanisława Kurek-Kokocińska, and in 2008–2015 it was headed by Professor Jadwiga Konieczna.

Currently, Professor Magdalena Przybysz-Stawska is the journal’s editor-in-chief.

The University’s Chancellor decided that starting with the first issue of 2014, the journal would be released as a semi-annual.

The topics raised by the Acta Universitatais Lodziensis. Folia Librorum journal centre around the broadly defined book science, information science, social communication and media science, and cultural and religious science, including issues related to, e.g.:

- academic information

- the theory and practice of library science and bibliology

  • publishing and bookshop circulation
  • bibliographical biography
  • application of information technology for researching, processing and releasing electronic resources
  • modern media market
  • book and journal promotion

The aim of the journal is to publish original works, reviews of specialist publications and source materials relating to the theory and methodology of scientific information and related fields in the context of the broadly understood humanities. The title also aims to be a specific forum for disseminating scientific works and research results related to information science and other disciplines carrying out analyzes of social and technological aspects of information activities. The journal is also used to present critical reviews and polemics about publications on library and accounting issues, (digital) scientific communication and reports on current events in the field of science and culture heritage.

All past issues (1–28) are available at the University of Lodz Repository.

Our journal has received a positive evaluation for the IC Journals Master List 2018 and received the ICV (Index Copernicus Value) indicator of 63.31 points.

The journal is indexed at such databases as ERIH PLUS, EBSCO, PolINDEX, HAL, CEJSH, BazHum, Polska Bibliografia Bibliologiczna and ARIANTA, as well as in the WorldCat, Google Scholar, ViFaOst and LitDok resources

Journal languages: Polish, English

Amount of research and review articles which were published last year: 15

Journals scoring by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education: 20 (July 2023)

Review Process

Detailed article review procedure:

Initially, the editorial board evaluates a text in formal terms.

Each newly submitted text (excluding reviews and reports) is evaluated by two independent reviewers affiliated outside the Department of Information, Library and Book Science, University of Lodz.

In the case of texts written in English, one of the reviewers is always affiliated with a foreign institution.

The texts sent in are reviewed as per the applicable rules regarding academic journals.

The review process follows the double-blind review model in which authors of articles and reviewers are not aware of the identities of the other party to the process.

Reviews are developed in a written form and conclude in an unequivocal motion regarding whether an article should be published or rejected.

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Once a year, the Editorial Board posts on the journal’s website a list of collaborating reviewers.

Open Access Policy

All articles are published in Open Access and use open license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Attribution – Non-Commercial – No Derivative Works).

The journal has been available in Open Access since 2012 (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

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