Studia Maritima

Thank you for considering submitting your article to „Studia Maritima”. The instructions below are designed to facilitate a smooth review process, manuscript preparation, and publication. Please read them carefully and adhere to all editorial requirements.

• Manuscripts should be submitted via the "SUBMIT A MANUCRIPT" menu.  
• Deadline for submitting materials for the upcoming volume is March 31st of the year the volume is to be published. In exceptional cases, after agreement with the Editorial Board, the deadline may be extended to May 31.
• Authors will be notified of the acceptance of their article after the peer review process has been completed. 

1. The Editorial Board accepts manuscripts exclusively in English and German. In exceptional cases, texts in other official conference languages may be considered. We can also recommend competent professional translators upon request.

2. The length of the article should not exceed one publishing sheet (40,000 characters including spaces).

3. The manuscript must be the author’s original work, resulting from their own research, and must not have been previously published in other journals [download originality declaration – .doc ].

4. Manuscripts must comply with the guidelines of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education regarding the prevention of ghostwriting (unacknowledged authorship or co-authorship, writing on commission) and guest authorship (adding authors with minimal or no contribution). The Editorial Board reserves the right to request a signed declaration concerning ghostwriting [download ghostwriting declaration – .doc ]. Any detected cases of ghostwriting or guest authorship will be publicly disclosed and reported to relevant institutions (employing organizations, scientific societies, editorial associations, etc.).

5. The Editorial Board may also request a signed financial disclosure statement regarding funding sources, contributions of research institutions, associations, and other entities [download finacial disclosure declaration – .doc].

6. Manuscripts must meet formal requirements and follow the editorial guidelines.

7. The Editorial Board does not charge any fees for publishing articles.

8. Authors retain full copyright and publication rights for their manuscripts.

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Article Structure

1. Author’s name:
Full name placed in the upper left-hand corner of the first page.

2. Affiliation:
Name of the institution or city of residence (if unaffiliated).

3. Contact details:
E-mail address and ORCID iD.

4. Title of the article:
Provided in both Polish and English.

5. Keywords:
5 to 7 keywords or key phrases in both Polish and English.

6. Abstract:
Must be written in both Polish and English (up to one A4 page). It should clearly present:

• the main topic and scope of the study,
• the research problem or historical question,
• the sources used and research methods (e.g., archival research, textual analysis),
• a summary of findings and main conclusions.

7. Main body of the article:
While the structure may vary depending on the topic and approach, the article should typically include:

• Introduction – presentation of the research topic, justification for its relevance, research questions, and a brief overview of previous scholarship.
• Source base and methodology – a description of the historical sources, their origin and nature, and the method of analysis used.
• Main analysis and discussion – analytical or narrative sections developing the author’s argument, structured thematically or chronologically.
• Conclusion – summary of the main findings, with possible directions for further research.

8. References
The list of references (only sources cited in the article) should follow the journal’s formal guidelines.

1.     File format and text style:

• Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx).
• Main text font: Times New Roman, 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing, standard margins (2.5 cm).
• Paragraph indentation: single tab (1.25 cm), left-aligned.
• The text must be free from double spaces, non-breaking spaces, and extra paragraph breaks.
• Pages should be numbered consecutively throughout the document.
• Use en dashes without spaces between number ranges (e.g. 1995–1999).
• Use hyphens (no spaces) in compound names or terms (e.g. Korzeniecka-Bodnar, fruit-and-vegetable).
• Transliteration is required for non-Latin scripts (e.g. Cyrillic).
• Authors are encouraged to provide their ORCID numbers.

2.     Quotations:

• Short quotes should appear in straight typeface and enclosed in double quotation marks (“ ”); nested quotes use single French quotation marks within: “in «quotation»”.
• Longer quotations (over 3 lines) should be placed in a separate block, in smaller font size, with single spacing, without quotation marks.
• Omissions within quotes should be indicated by ellipses in round brackets (…).
• Author’s insertions or clarifications should be enclosed in square brackets […].

3.     Titles and proper names:

• Titles of works, TV/radio programs, and films should be italicized, without quotation marks.
• Titles of journals and newspapers should appear in straight typeface within quotation marks.
• Names of ships and companies should also appear in quotation marks.
• Foreign language terms should be italicized.

4.     Hyperlinks:

• All hyperlinks should be removed from the text before submission.

5.     Hyphenation:

• Automatic hyphenation must be turned off.

6.     Capitalization:

• Do not use full uppercase or small caps anywhere in the manuscript.

7.     Tables, charts, figures, diagrams:

• All graphic elements must be editable and accompanied by continuous numbering and titles placed above them (e.g. Figure 1. Title), using 12 pt font.
• The source must be indicated below the figure using 10 pt font, without frames.
• References to figures in the main text should be enclosed in round brackets, e.g. (figure 1) or (fig. 1).
• Source files for figures created in Excel, Statistica, Illustrator, Corel Draw, PowerPoint etc. must be submitted separately.
• Max dimensions: width 124 mm, height 150 mm.
• Minimum font size in graphics: 6 pt; maximum: 10 pt.
• Equations should be prepared using MathType or a similar equation editor (must be editable).
• The font and style of equations should match the main text.
• Images must be at 300 dpi and saved in JPG, TIF, or PDF format.
• Graphics should be in grayscale unless prior permission for color printing has been obtained.
• Authors are responsible for obtaining copyright permissions and clearly indicating the source for all third-party graphic elements.

8.     Footnotes and references:

• Footnote markers should follow punctuation marks (in accordance with English style).
• Include the DOI for each referenced publication where available.
• References must appear at the end of the manuscript and include only works cited or referenced in the text.
• List entries alphabetically by the surname of the first author, without numbering.
  • Multiple works by the same author should appear in chronological order.
  • If the same author has multiple publications in the same year, arrange them alphabetically by title.
  • Works by a single author precede co-authored publications.
  • Co-authored publications by the same first author should be ordered alphabetically by second author.
  • If authors share a surname, order by initials of their first names.
• Full bibliographic information must be included in both footnotes and references: place and year of publication, and the publisher’s name.
• Citations in the text must correspond exactly to those in the reference list.
• Use punctuation and abbreviations appropriate for the language of the publication, e.g. in English: ed., eds., Vol., No.
• In both the main text and footnotes, use double quotation marks (“ ”), with nested quotations as follows: “in «quotation»”.

9.     Abbreviations:

• For repeated citations, use the author’s surname and an abbreviated title; do not use “op. cit.”
• Use standard Latin abbreviations (not italicized): ibidem, idem, eadem, eidem, eaedem, passim, cf.
• Use “ibidem” when referring to the same source as the previous footnote.
• Use “idem”/“eadem” to refer to the same author in the same footnote.
• Use “eidem” for two male authors or a male and female author; “eaedem” for two female authors.
• “Passim” indicates that the topic appears throughout the cited work.
• “Cf.” indicates comparison or reference to related material.
• Abbreviations must be used consistently throughout the manuscript.

10.  Copyright of graphic materials:

• Each third-party graphic element must be followed by a source credit.
• If the material is copyright-protected, authors must provide written permission for its use.
• This applies to all downloaded internet content as well.

11.  Publication ethics:

• Authors must adhere to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
• Any financial support, institutional contribution, or potential conflict of interest must be fully disclosed.
• Submitted work must be original, must not violate third-party rights, and must be free of plagiarism.

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Creating citations and footnotes in Chicago style:

1. All citations in the text refer the reader to the appropriate source, which is provided in a footnote at the end of the cited sentence.

2. Footnotes are an organized, numbered list of sources corresponding to the numbering of successive cited sentences in the text.

3. The first cited sentence is marked with a superscript number ¹, the second with ², and so on.

4. Superscript numbers (footnote references) are placed after punctuation marks, following the conventions used in English.

5. Footnotes are placed at the bottom of the same page as the cited sentence.

6. Footnotes are usually separated from the main text by a line.

DOWNLOAD: CHICAGO STYLE CITATION GUIDE

In accordance with the applicable principles of publishing ethics and the provisions of the Polish Copyright and Related Rights Act of February 4, 1994 (consolidated text: Journal of Laws 2022, item 2509), all manuscripts submitted for publication in Studia Maritima must be the result of the authors’ independent and original scholarly work and must not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of third parties.

Authors are required to declare the originality of their submission by completing the author’s declaration form at the time of submission and reaffirming this in the license agreement signed upon acceptance of the article for publication.

Under the license agreement, authors grant Studia Maritima a non-exclusive, royalty-free, territorially and temporally unlimited license to use the submitted work. This includes the right to publish, archive, and disseminate the article both in print and online, as well as to share the full text and its metadata with indexing databases, scholarly repositories, and bibliographic services.

All articles published in Studia Maritima are available in Open Access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This allows users to freely share, copy, distribute, adapt, and build upon the work, provided that appropriate credit is given and that any derivative works are licensed under the same terms.

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