Only original and previously unpublished articles in electronic or printed form are accepted for publication. Translations and reprints of prominent foreign works are exempted from this rule.
Submitted papers should fulfil all the requirements applicable to scholarly papers. In particular, submitting a paper that had been previously submitted to or published in another journal, a collective monograph, a post-conference publication, etc., or a translation thereof into a foreign language, is deemed unacceptable.
Articles submitted to the journal's Editorial Board undergo a formal editorial review. In deciding whether to pre-approve or decline a paper, the Editorial Board is guided by following criteria:
The Editorial Board rejects the submitted paper if:
The Editorial Board reserves the right to select the submitted papers for publication in subsequent volumes of the journal.
Submission of a paper for publication is tantamount to acceptance that the paper will be subjected to a review procedure and/or necessary linguistic, stylistic and editorial revisions, and that in the event of a positive evaluation it will be published.
Individuals interested in the review model used by the journal are encouraged to refer to the information published in the Responsible Journals database (Platform for Responsible Editorial Policies).
The Archeion journal does not charge any fees for publication of articles or article submission fees.
The paper/article should be delivered in electronic format, as a Microsoft Office file (.doc, .docx), via the Submissions Panel.
Papers should be submitted in Polish or English.
Papers should be carefully prepared in terms of language and in accordance with the Technical Requirements for Authors, available in electronic format below. The Editorial Board reserves the right to abbreviate and alter submitted papers (including titles).
NOTE! Please do not include your personal data in the paper (name, surname, affiliation, e-mail address). Furthermore, please remove the author information from the file's metadata.
Scholarly articles are subject to a peer review procedure. The review takes place prior to publication, after the Author submits the paper.
The purpose of the peer review is to provide constructive critique of all aspects of the submitted paper, serving to strengthen the factual basis, deepen the theses asserted or reasoning expressed.
Submissions other than scholarly articles, such as reviews and discussions of publications, conference reports, biographical notes of deceased persons, are not subject to peer review.
Submissions accepted for publication are subject to linguistic and editorial verification by the Editorial Board in consultation with the Author, for final acceptance of the paper for publication.
The Authors receive the edited paper for review and acceptance; after incorporating the editorial comments, the paper should be immediately returned via the Submissions Panel.
Once the paper has been accepted for publication, the Author grants the Publisher an author's licence in the form of the Author's Statement (see the "Forms and Contracts” tab). Granting the licence also constitutes permission for the article to be published on the eJournals Academic Journals Portal.
An Author, submitting for publication a paper with multiple Authors, shall submit an Author’s Declaration to the Editorial Board with information on the contribution of the individual Authors to the publication. All persons listed in the submitted work as Authors must have had an actual significant contribution to the creation of the paper (design, idea, planning, execution, interpretation of results). In addition, all persons who influenced the final form of the work should be listed as Co-Authors. The Author’s Declaration is available in electronic format in the “Forms and Contracts” tab.
Where more than one Author has contributed to an article, a contact person should be identified.
The order of Authors must be established and accepted by all Authors of the paper. The change of authorship or order in unpublished papers requires the consent of all Authors of the paper, Reviewers and the Editor-in-Chief, as well as an explanation of the reason for such changes.
When submitting a paper, the Authors provide information about the sources of funding for the publication and support of the published research by institutions, organizations or other individuals and entities.
The Authors are obligated to make every effort to comply with ethical standards and rules related to publication of articles.
Authors and co-authors publishing papers in the Archeion are encouraged to register in the ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) database. It is an open register of unique identifiers for scientists and researchers providing an unambiguous, unique identification of authors and their publications. Registration is free of charge and can be completed on the official website of the service: https://orcid.org/.
The main volume and the ‘Studies and materials’ sections contain scholarly articles or reports on ongoing research; in exceptional cases, also research briefs (short scholarly articles that aim to present an important issue in a concise format).
The body of scholarly articles should not exceed 80,000 characters.
The structure of a scholarly article (IMRaD) should comprise four main parts: Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results and Discussion.
Papers should be accompanied by a title, abstract, keywords and bibliography. The abstract and keywords should be provided in Polish and English.
The title of an article should be a short and concise reflection of the content of the paper, clearly referring to the research focus being addressed. It should not be longer than 12 words.
The abstract is an important element of the paper as it is evaluated, published, searchable and co-determines citation. Therefore, the abstract should be informative and include:
The abstract should be between 800 and 1500 characters in length.
In addition, the paper should be accompanied by a maximum of 6 keywords relevant to the main issues raised in the paper. The Editorial Board reserves the right to verify the keywords and supplement them for the purpose of ensuring consistency and more accurate positioning of the paper.
The bibliographic description should include publications with a DOI identifier. A free online tool to automatically search for DOI numbers assigned in the Crossref database to bibliographic entries is Link References by Crossref. DOI numbers should be provided correctly in form of links.
Use of illustrations (photographs, tables and figures) is acceptable provided that the Editorial Board is provided the written consent of the copyright holder in advance. In case of reprographics (scans) of archival documents from the holdings of the State Archives, full document identifier must be provided. A detailed description is provided in the Technical Requirements for Authors, available in electronic format below.
Submission of a paper for publication is tantamount to acceptance that the paper will be subjected to a peer review procedure.
Upon completion of the review procedure, the Author will receive the Editorial Board's decision regarding acceptance or rejection of the paper, along with the anonymised content of the review. The Authors are obligated to make the best possible use of the reviews received. If the decision indicates a need for revisions, the Author should incorporate the reviewers' comments and recommendations in the revised version of the paper and, if rejected, address them in a message to the Editorial Board.
The Editorial Board also reserves the right to correct texts after they have been published, without informing Readers and Authors. This only applies to so-called minor revisions. Minor revisions include, for example, correction of formatting and spelling. These are not major corrections that would affect the reception or scope of the content presented. Submission of a paper for publication is tantamount to agreeing to submit it to the review procedure.
The ‘Discussions and Reviews’ section publishes discussions and reviews of foreign archival journals, the most important Polish and foreign compact publications and publishing series in the field of archival science, which are important for the development of science. The Editorial Board reserves the right to publish reviews of other publications provided that they contain themes related to archives and archival materials.
Discussions and reviews should cover works published within a period of up to three years prior to submission of the review for publication. The Editorial Board reserves the right to publish reviews of works published at an earlier date.
The title should be limited to:
The body of the discussion or review should not exceed 20,000 characters.
Page references to the publication being reviewed should be placed directly in the text in regular brackets, using the abbreviation ‘p.’. Footnotes (factual and source citations) to other publications should be made according to the Technical Requirements for Authors, available in electronic format below.
The submissions are not subject to a peer review procedure.
The ‘Scientific Chronicle’ section publishes articles reporting on scientific events (conferences, symposia, seminars, etc.) that are important for the development of science and whose primary focus is on archival science in its broadest sense. Information on scientific and educational activities of state archives is also published in this section.
Chronicles should cover events that took place in the same year.
The title should be limited to: the exact name of the event, its place and date.
The body of the text should not exceed 20,000 characters.
The texts are not subject to a peer review procedure.
The ‘In memoriam’ section publishes biographical notes to honour the memory of deceased persons.
Biographical notes should refer to persons whose careers were associated with archives and archival science.
The title should be limited to: the first name(s) and surname of the deceased person and the exact dates of life (in regular brackets).
Structure of the note should include the salient facts of the deceased's life and work, preferably with dates, other important information about the work/collaboration during the professional and/or scholarly career, a brief description of their research areas with the most important scholarly publications. The note should be concise, containing only key information.
The text should include a bibliography, providing the sources of the facts given.
Where appropriate, a bibliography of the deceased's publications should be included.
The body of the text should not exceed 20,000 characters.
The texts are not subject to a peer review procedure.