Instructions for authors Information for authors
Decisions on whether any given text shall be published are taken by the Editors of
Libri Gedanenses. After receiving positive reviews, they also decide on the placement of submissions in one of the following sections: ‘papers and announcements’, ‘materials’, ‘essays’, or ‘reviews and polemics’. The Editors do not accept materials which are inconsistent with the editorial guidelines and reserve the right to introduce changes and shorten texts, as well as to select illustrations in consultation with Authors. The submitted materials are not returned.
Authors transfer to Gdańsk PAS Library the copyright and related rights to the published texts in all currently known areas of exploitation, including the ones specified in Art. 50 of the Act of 4 February 1994 on Copyright and Related Rights, in particular: copying and reproducing by print or digital technique, putting copies into circulation, and disseminating them in digital form.
Libri Gedanenses does not pay fees to authors. Authors receive one copy of the annual and a digital version of their publication (pdf).
Editorial guidelines
The Editors of
Libri Gedanenses kindly ask Authors to comply with the guidelines concerning the preparation and submission of texts and illustrations for publication that are presented below. Authors are required to specify their academic/professional title/degree, current place of work, and their e-mail address – or, if necessary, address for correspondence.
Texts should be prepared in WORD in the RTF format. Papers should not have more than 48,000 characters (spaces inclusive), and reviews no more than 12,000 characters (spaces inclusive). Text formatting: font Times New Roman 12, line spacing 1.5 points; formatting of footnotes: font Times New Roman 10, line spacing 1.5 points. Footnotes and bibliographies should be modelled on the ones published in the journal. An abstract of 800-1200 characters (spaces inclusive) and 5-7 keywords should be provided with every text.
Illustrations should be made in the TIFF format, 600 dpi. Every list of illustrations must contain information on who are the authors of scans/photos and copyright owners.
Texts and illustrations should be submitted in the digital form to
libri@bg.pan.pl (or, exceptionally, on a CD/DVD by post to: Libri Gedanenses, PAN Biblioteka Gdańska, 80-858 Gdańsk, ul. Wałowa 15).