Zoon Politikon uses the American Psychological Association (APA) style of reference.

In-text references: (Park, 1931, p. 130) (Park & Burgess, 1921; Park, 1931)

Reference list (examples):

1. Books: Goldberg, D. T. (1990). The anatomy of racism. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.
2. Chapters: Goar, C. (2008). Experiments in black and white: Power and privilege in experimental methodology. In T. Zuberi & E. Bonilla-Silva (Eds.), White logic, white methods: Racism and methodology (pp. 153-163). Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.
3. Journal papers: Harper, S., Davis, R., Jones, D., McGowan, B., Ingram, T. & Platt, S. (2011). Race and racism in the experiences of black male resident assistants at predominantly white universities. Journal of College Student Development, 52(2), 1543-3382. https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2011.0025  
4. Websites: Batty, D. (2019). Universities failing to address thousands of racist incidents. The Guardian. Retrieved November 10, 2019, from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/23/universities-failing-to-address-thousands-of-racist-incidents 

For further examples and explanations concerning APA referencing style visit https://apastyle.apa.org/or use short guidelines APA for Academic Writing [available for download below].

Please prepare a bibliography (in alphabetical order) according to the following formula.

We remind you of the requirement to include the DOI number for each publication in the bibliography for which it has been assigned. Authors can use a free online tool: Link References, https://search.crossref.org/search/references, which allows you to automatically search for DOI numbers assigned in the Crossref database to bibliographic items in an article's bibliography. All you need to do is:

1. paste the bibliography into the text window of the application available here: Reference Match service by Crossref. Each bibliography item must be on a separate line.
2. Click the "Match DOIs" button.
3. done! The application will display the DOIs found in the database. Note: It is worth checking the correctness of the DOI numbers returned by the tool by clicking on the DOI number hyperlinks.

Citing persons: please expand the initial/s of the names of people mentioned in the text for the first time; in subsequent citations we use only names (no initials) Abbreviations: please minimise the use of abbreviations.

Titles in the text: The titles of all publications in the text should be given without quotation marks, in italics (except for the names of legal acts – no italics).

Footnotes: please use footnotes only for explanations or comments (not as a form of bibliographic references).

Equations, tables, figures: they should be included in the text, centred, numbered and described; texts: Calibri, size: 8-9 pt depending on the number of columns, single spacing. The width of tables and other graphic materials must not exceed 12 cm.

Equations in the text should be marked with a continuous numbering, Arabic numbers in parentheses on the right margin. Complex statistical models (eg. hierarchical regression models) should be saved also in the form of equations where possible.

Tables should be numbered with continuous numbering in the order in which they appear in the text. They should include a title indicating the contents of the table, as well as column and row headers. General markings used in this table should be explained under the table in the form of a note specifying for example, the markings of the levels of significance. Type of used statistical tests (single-sided/ double-sided) should also be indicated in the specification table. Relevance test values of p> 0.05 should not be regarded as significant. Vertical lines between the columns and horizontal lines should be avoided, except the line above the first and below the last row of the table and the line below the column headings. In tables presenting distribution of frequency or interest rates the margin values or values indicating the total amount should be included.

The rules of the presentation of research methodology: texts presenting the results of empirical studies should include a section showing the methodology of the completed research. The secondary data analysis should pinpoint the source and extent of empirical data. Description of the research methodology should indicate the size and method of sample selection, as well as evaluation of its representativeness in relation to the population (in case of surveys). In case of qualitative research the criteria for selection of cases and the way of its conducting should be indicated (eg. the subjects). In texts based on data derived from surveys the Authors should indicate the questions which are the indicators of analysed hidden variables and the method of construction of complex measures, together with an assessment of their validity and reliability.

Authors are asked to prepare texts in accordance with the following guidelines

Each submission should include:

(1) An anonymized manuscript containing the title, abstract, 4 to 6 keywords, references, notes, and any tables in .doc or.docx file format.

Word limit: Submitted text should have between 6,000 and 10,000 words in length (3,000 to 6,000 for reviews), including references and notes.

Abstract: up to 700 signs in length should include research question/thesis, identify author’s data, and give some indication of the findings/conclusions. The abstract should be concise and complete without reference to the body of the article.

(2) In a separate file, the title page according to the template containing: (a) the title of the article (in Polish and English), (b) the names of the authors, (c) their full (without abbreviations) affiliations, (d) their ORCID numbers, (e) their e-mail addresses; (f) an abstract (max. 750 characters); (g) 4 to 7 keywords; (h) a biographical note (max. 500 characters); (i) contribution information; (j) funding information (if applicable). The title page template can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.

Contributions. The editors require the authors of the publication to disclose the contribution of each author to the publication (with their affiliation and contribution, i.e., information on who authored the concept, assumptions, methods, analysis, etc. used in the preparation of the publication), with the primary responsibility of the author submitting the manuscript. All persons listed in the submitted paper as authors or co-authors should actually have a significant contribution to the text (design, idea, planning, execution, interpretation of results). Also, all persons who influenced the final form of the paper should be listed as co-authors. It is the responsibility of the author submitting the text for publication to make sure that those who contributed to the article accept its final form.

The submission should be sent via the Editorial Panel. Authors in the registration process will be asked to provide their email address and ORCID number..

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* Submission of a manuscript implies commitment to publish in Zoon Politikon. Previously published papers and papers under review by another journal are not acceptable (see: Zoon Politikon Statement by the Author in tab "Contacts & Forms).

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