Security: Theory and Practice

Submission and Publication Procedure ↑

1. Submissions should be sent to the Managing Editor at kjurewicz@uafm.edu.pl.

   Along with the article, please send a scan of the signed declaration

   Submitted texts are initially assessed by the Managing Editor for compliance with the Security: Theory and Practice technical requirements. In case of any formal deficiencies the article will be returned to the author for correction/supplementation.

2. Articles that are complete and technically compliant with the Journal guidelines will be submitted for substantive review by the Editor-in-Chief and the Subject Editor, depending on the scientific discipline (Management and Quality Studies and Security Studies, possibly extended to include Political and Administrative Science and International Relations).

   Article evaluation criteria:

   • Conformity with the Journal’s objectives and scope
   • Scientific nature of the study
   • Conformity of the title to the content
   • Correctness of the article’s structure
   • Creative nature of the study
   • Defining the study’s objectives and methodology
   • Achieving the established objectives
   • New findings and value for the scientific community
   • Language quality – correctness, clarity, and precision
   • Selection of literature and correct references
   • Logic of the conclusions drawn and their originality
3. The accepted article is subjected to an anti-plagiarism system review

   The system’s similarity report is analyzed in detail by Managing Editor. If it indicates only minor additions are necessary (e.g., quotation marks, adding references), it is sent to the author with a request for corrections. If plagiarism is detected, the Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University legal department is consulted.

4. The article is then reviewed by two reviewers. The identities of both reviewers and authors are concealed from each other throughout the review process (double-blind peer review). Before being sent to the reviewers, the materials are prepared for anonymized review in accordance with Elsevier’s recommendations

   Details of the review procedure.

   A review form is used.

   Reviewers can:

   • accept the manuscript without corrections,
   • request necessary corrections (and possibly request a revised version of the article be sent to them for further review),
   • reject the article as unsuitable for publication in Security: Theory and Practice (negative review).
5. The Editor-in-Chief and the Subject Editor (issue editor) consider the reviews, which are then sent to the authors in an anonymized form, with all data enabling the identification of the reviewers removed.
6. If the review indicates the need for changes, the authors are given a deadline in the correspondence to respond and submit a revised version of the file.
7. The author has the right to respond to the comments in the negative review. Each such case is considered individually by the Editor-in-Chief.
8. In the event of a single negative review, the Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision. They may reject the manuscript or refer it to a third reviewer, whose opinion will be decisive.
9. Two negative reviews mean the complete rejection of the manuscript. There is no procedure for amending the article after two negative reviews.
10. After the peer review process, the corrected article undergoes copyediting. The author will receive the final version of the manuscript with tracked changes for review and approval. The deadline for providing a response will be specified in the accompanying correspondence.
11. Texts submitted for publication are evaluated by the Editorial Office in terms of technical, formal, and substantive aspects. Issues such as race, gender, religion, ethnic origin, citizenship, or the political beliefs of the authors do not influence the evaluation of the articles. If the Author suspects that this rule has not been followed, they may submit a complaint to the Editor-in-Chief of the journal at achodynski@uafm.edu.pl.

Article File Preparation ↑

Texts in Polish and English are accepted.

Article length: 20,000 to 40,000 characters with spaces (including reference list)
File format: Microsoft Word file in .doc or .docx format
Articles in PDF format will not be considered.

Please submit a scanned copy of the signed Author’s statement along with your article.
The article file should include:

• the author’s academic degree/title,
• the author’s affiliation,
• ORCID ID,
• email address for correspondence,
• reference list,
• article title, abstract (maximum 1,000 characters with spaces), and keywords (3–7) in Polish and English.

The Bezpieczeństwo. Teoria i Praktyka / Security. Theory and Practice Editorial Team does not require a specific font, line spacing, or margins for the Word text file. The author may use their preferred formatting, provided the file is carefully prepared, legible, and clear. Accepted articles are published in professionally prepared PDF files, in accordance with the Journal’s layout. Foreign language terms and phrases should be italicized. Do not use bold or underlined text. Abbreviations should be used consistently. The article should be divided into sections using subheadings: please begin with “Introduction” and end with “Summary.”

Figures
Figures and photographs should be submitted in separate image files in the following formats: .jpg, .bmp, .tif, or .psd.
Illustrations taken from other works and subject to copyright protection must be provided with bibliographic information in the form of a reference in the figure caption.

Charts and Tables
Please number tables and charts separately. Please avoid three-dimensional charts due to reduced legibility. Charts should be submitted in separate Excel files.

Title (caption) – captions should be placed below charts, and titles – above tables. Footnotes to table text should be placed within the table, and footnotes to figures should be placed below the figure.

Source – the full source of the data must be provided below each table and figure. The following terms are acceptable: “author’s own work” or “author’s own work based on…”.

Announcement – each table/figure should be introduced in the text with a full sentence, allowing the table/figure to be placed in a location convenient for the author and the publisher.

Alternative Text (Alt Text)
In accordance with accessibility standards (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, WCAG), please provide alternative text (Alt Text) for every graphic (photo, chart, illustration). Alt Text is read by screen readers used by blind and visually impaired individuals.

Alt Text should concisely describe (1–2 sentences, maximum 150 characters) what is actually visible in the image, rather than providing an interpretation. It should complement the figure caption, not repeat it.

Please place the Alt Text in square brackets directly below the figure caption, for example:
Caption: Fig. 1. Organizational structure of Company X.
[Alt Text: A flow chart showing a division into 4 departments with the CEO at the top of the structure].

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