INFORMATION FOR CONTRIBUTORS

1. Manuscripts for publication (exclusively in English) should be addressed to:
   Barbara Bokus
   Faculty of Psychology
   University of Warsaw
   Stawki 5/7
   PL-00183 Warsaw, Poland
   e-mail:
   bokus@psych.uw.edu.pl
   bokus@obta.uw.edu.pl

2. Manuscripts may be full-length articles (maximum 20-30 double-spaced pages typed on A4 paper including notes and references) or short communications (maximum 10 pages). These may include short articles, research reports, discussions, etc. Book reviews should not exceed 5 pages. Authors should submit an electronic copy and two paper copies of their manuscript (including copies of all illustrations and tables). All articles should be preceded by an abstract (maximum 150 words) and keywords. Each manuscript is submitted to three reviewers before acceptance.

3. Submissions should follow the style and referencing system recommended in the Sixth Edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. The authors are responsible for acquiring the rights to quote from other publications (text, tables, figures, illustrations).

4. Figures (photographs, drawings, diagrams) should be numbered consecutively in the text. Figure captions should be typed on a separate page. Photographs should be large prints with high contrast. Graphs and diagrams should be large enough to permit reduction to 10x10cm.

5. Tables should be numbered and referred to by number in the text. Each table should be submitted on a separate page with caption.

6. Please supply your name, affiliation, the mailing address to which requests for reprints should be sent, and phone/fax numbers and e-mail address on a separate page.

7. The editors wish to remind everyone that ghostwriting and guest authorship practices are a violation of academic integrity, and that it is the responsibility of the author submitting a manuscript to provide information about all persons contributing to that publication.

8. Authors will receive electronic proofs via email for final correction. These must be returned to the editor by the dates determined by the publication schedule.

9. 25 offprints of the article will be supplied to the contributor.

The review process for texts submitted to Psychology of Language and Communication

All submissions are sent out for assessment (to three reviewers) in a double-blind review process, i.e., the identities of authors and reviewers are not revealed.

Reviews assess the following aspects of a text:

1. Presentation of the research problem in the context of the literature (assessed as being unsatisfactory, satisfactory, exhaustive);

2. Clarity and logic of reasoning (assessed as being unsatisfactory, satisfactory, excellent);

3. Procedure of research and analysis of empirical material (assessed as being unsatisfactory, satisfactory, excellent);

4. Language correctness and formal aspects (assessed as being unsatisfactory, satisfactory, first-class).

A review must end with an unequivocal conclusion as to whether the submission should be accepted or rejected for publication:

• the manuscript should be rejected, it should not be published in Psychology of Language and Communication (when a manuscript is strongly incompatible with the periodical’s profile the reviewer may suggest that the author submit it to a different periodical),

• clarity and logic of reasoning (assessed as being unsatisfactory, satisfactory, excellent);

• procedure of research and analysis of empirical material (assessed as being unsatisfactory, satisfactory, excellent);

• language correctness and formal aspects (assessed as being unsatisfactory, satisfactory, first-class).

Only texts with three positive reviews (i.e., approved by three reviewers) are accepted for publication in Psychology of Language and Communication.