Dear Authors,
Our journal uses the Open Journal System, which offers more efficient, automated management of the process of preparing texts for publication and metadata for scholarly registers. Therefore we would like you to use this system, which will facilitate our mutual cooperation.
1. Please register as an author:
http://avant.edu.pl/ojs/index.php/avant/user/register
2. Then use the manuscript submission form:
http://avant.edu.pl/ojs/index.php/avant/author/submit/1
3. In the case of a solicited/post-conference manuscript, please write information about it in the space designed for comments to the editors.
4. In the case of an unsolicited manuscript, please write a short cover letter.
5. We have adopted the APA style for citations and reference lists. As we currently are in the transitional period of introducing this system, please do not worry about possible discrepancies, as they will be corrected by the editors. References should include DOI numbers (if available).
6. If the manuscript has more than one author, only the corresponding author enters the manuscript, including the data of co-authors in the appropriate fields.
7. If you are sending a manuscript version that has been already subjected to reviews and revisions, please write ”Revised Version” or (in the case of an accepted version after language revision) “Final Version” in the space designed for comments to the editors, and add “RV” or “FV” to the manuscript title.
8. If there are any technical issues, please contact biuro @ avant.edu.pl
RULES OF COOPERATION
I. General informations
1. We accept manuscripts that match the aims and scope of the journal, described at the page Profile. Manuscripts should be written in correct English. They cannot contain personal data of the author.
2. All manuscripts have to be submitted online (see: procedure described above).
3. The editors acknowledge of receipt and their fit to peer review. The peer reviewing process usually takes up to three months (solicited papers). The written peer reviews are sent to the authors.
II. Article processing charges
There are no charges for submission and publication of articles in Avant.
III. Authorship
The texts have to be original, not published and should not be sent simultaneously to peer review nor publishing to other journals. The prevention of publication malpractice is first the responsibility of the authors and our editors. The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding the texts submitted for review and publication. In cases where the authors refer to their original research, the editors will issue a request for a statement regarding the financing of said research. Our publication ethics is mainly based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines.
IV. The peer reviewing process
1. Copies of the manuscript without author’s personal data are sent to two or more external peer reviewers. The peer reviewing process is double-blind.
2. The peer review process in Avant is done by strict specialists in the disciplines. They are outside of the Editorial Board, Advisory Board, publisher and place of affiliation of the author. They declare no conflicts of interest. We have the international Peer Review Board, but in many cases we ask external specialists.
3. The anonymous peer reviews (in written form) include an evaluation of the manuscript and eventual suggestions of amendments.
V. Further Requirements
1. If the author wants to use copyrighted material (photographs, graphics, etc.) he should obtain the official permission from the respective copyright holder.
2. The final PDF file of the article will be sent to author.
3. The copyright remains with the author. The standard licence is CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.
EDITORIAL GUIDELINES
I. General notes
1. The journal publishes following types of peer-reviewed texts:
* Book Reviews (1 500 – 5 000 words; see information for book reviewers).
* Mini-Reviews (2 000 – 4 000 words; minimum 20 bibliographic items).
* Full Length Analysis and Reviews (6 000 – 20 000 words; for Reviews: minimum 50 bibliographic items).
* Opinions, Comments and Discussions (1 000 – 7 000 words).
* Original articles adequate to the profile of the Avant journal (3 000 – 12 000 words).
The required length not includes references.
2. The submission should include the following elements:
A. Manuscript, i.e. the main document (anonymised), containing: a list of keywords (minimum five), an abstract (up to 300 words), the main text of the article, a references, as well as information where figures or tables and should appear (for example [insert Figure 1.]). Section titles (if applicable) should be numbered. Manuscripts should be submitted preferably as .doc, .docx or .odt document. Upload it to the system as the main file.
B. Title page, which includes: title of the article; headline (abbreviation of the title); full details of the authorship, name and surname, affiliation, e-mail address, short biographical note of the author (up to 100 words), ORCID iD (if applicable), information on the source of funding (if applicable). Upload it to the system as an auxiliary file.
C. Cover letter (it does not apply to solicited papers). Upload it to the system as an auxiliary file.
D. Figures, tables etc. (extension: .png, .jpg, .tiff, .gif, .bmp; minimal resolution: 300 dpi). Upload them to the system as auxiliary files.
II. References, citations and bibliography
According to current APA guidelines.