1. Submission Requirements
• We accept only electronic and editable versions of articles:
o Files in RTF, DOC, DOCX formats created in Microsoft Word.
o The article, apart from the main text, should include an abstract, keywords, a short biographical note, footnotes, and a bibliography at the end of the article – following the detailed guidelines presented below.
o Articles should be submitted via the journal's website (Authors are required to create an account and submit their text through the OJS platform). In justified cases, we accept articles via email.
o Email contact: bibliotekarzredakcja@ksiaznicapodlaska.pl

2. Text Formatting
• Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt, line spacing 1.5, margins 2.5 × 2.5 cm.
• Length of Texts:
o Articles: about 8–12 pages (up to 40,000 characters including spaces).
o Reviews and reports: about 5–6 pages (up to 12,000 characters including spaces).
o The editorial team reserves the right to shorten texts.
• Text Highlights:
o Short quotes (one or two sentences) – enclosed in double quotation marks (" ").
o Longer quotes (more than two sentences) – separated from the main text, 10 pt font, single spacing (1.0).
o Titles of books, films, broadcasts, articles – in italics (e.g., With Fire and Sword).
o Titles of journals and newspapers – in double quotation marks (e.g., “Bibliotekarz Podlaski”).
o Second-level quotation marks: « » (e.g., “As he said: «It is always worth writing better»”).
o Author’s comments in square brackets with initials (e.g., [2015 – note by R. S.]).
o Omissions in quotations are marked as […].

3. Punctuation and Style Guidelines
• Foreign words and phrases should be written in italics (e.g., stricte).
• Names:
o The first occurrence of a literary character or author’s name should include the full name.
o In footnotes, only the last name is required.
• Em dash “–” vs. hyphen “-”
o Em dash: Used for page numbers and date ranges (e.g., pp. 26–28).
o Hyphen: Used in compound surnames (e.g., Rydz-Śmigły).
• Text justification is mandatory.

4. Abstract and Biographical Note
• Each article must include an abstract (approx. 250 words) in Polish or English.
• If the text is not in Polish, a Polish abstract must be provided.
• Author’s biographical note must include:
o Full name
o Academic degree
o ORCID number
o Institutional affiliation
o One key publication with publication year

5. Footnotes and Bibliography
• Footnotes are placed at the bottom of the page.
• Each footnote must end with a period.
• The footnote number in the text is placed before the punctuation mark (e.g., “…indicated a new meaning of the concept”¹).
• Footnote formatting:
o Initial of the author’s first name
o Last name
o Title (in italics)
o Editor, translator (if applicable)
o Place and year of publication
o Page number

• We follow the English academic citation system, using abbreviations such as ibid., idem, eadem, op. cit., see, compare (cf.).
• Footnote formatting:
o No paragraph indentation.
o The footnote number is separated by a space from the text (without tabs).
• Numbering and bullet points should be inserted using Word’s built-in function:
o Format → Bullets and Numbering.
• The bibliography must be in alphabetical order based on authors' last names.
• All entries must use the Latin alphabet.
❗ Cyrillic is not allowed, even for articles written in Slavic languages.
• Each source must end with a period.

The detailed rules for creating footnotes and the reference bibliography are presented below.

6. Numbers and Dates
• Dates:
o Full month names (e.g., May 12, 2001).
o The words century and year should be spelled out in full (e.g., in the 20th century, in the year 1998).
• Decades:
o In the 1840s (not: in the ‘40s or 40s-style).
o Abbreviated form: in the 1840s.
• Numbers should be written out in words (e.g., thirty-three), except for statistical data.
• Percentages should be written in full (e.g., fifty percent).

7. Editing and Proofreading
• No “hard spaces” should be used.
• Removing double spaces is recommended using the Find and Replace function.
• Spacing in initials:
o No spaces between an author's initials (e.g., Ł.P. Prawdziwy).
o Space between an initial and last name in author’s notes (e.g., [– note by A. E.]).

8. Illustrations, Charts, and Diagrams
• Figures, photos, charts, and maps should be inserted in the text and sent as separate files.
• Each image must be clearly labeled with a title and caption.
• Graphics should be sent in separate files.
• Non-standard fonts, symbols, and characters should be provided as separate attachments.
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DETAILED FOOTNOTE SYSTEM
1. General Rules
• Footnotes are placed at the bottom of the page.
• Each footnote must end with a period.
• The footnote number in the text is placed before the punctuation mark (e.g., “…indicated a new meaning of the concept¹.”).
• Footnote formatting:
o Initial of the author’s first name
o Last name
o Title (in italics)
o Editor, translator (if applicable)
o Place and year of publication
o Page number
• Example:
Cz. Miłosz, Traktat poetycki, [in:] idem, Poezje wybrane, ed. Z. Łapiński, Wrocław 2013, p. 112.

2. Repeated References to the Same Author
• If citing another work by the same author:
o Idem (for male authors), Eadem (for female authors).
• Examples:
1. Cz. Miłosz, Traktat poetycki, [in:] idem, Poezje wybrane, ed. Z. Łapiński, Wrocław 2013, p. 112.
2. Idem, Niemoralność sztuki, [in:] idem, Życie na wyspach, selection and ed. J. Gromek, Kraków 1998, p. 16.

3. Repeated Citations of the Same Source
• If the same work is cited again:
o Cz. Miłosz, op. cit., p. 113.
o Alternative: Cz. Miłosz, Traktat poetycki, p. 113.
• If multiple works by the same author are cited:
o Cz. Miłosz, Traktat poetycki…, p. 126.
• If two consecutive citations refer to the same source:
o Cz. Miłosz, Traktat poetycki, [in:] idem, Poezje wybrane, ed. Z. Łapiński, Wrocław 2013, p. 112.
o Ibidem, p. 114.

4. Collective Works
• Citing an edited volume:
o Postmodernism: An Anthology of Translations, ed. R. Nycz, Kraków 1997.
• Article in an edited volume:
o J. Baudrillard, The Procession of Simulacra, [in:] Postmodernism: An Anthology of Translations, ed. R. Nycz, Kraków 1997, p. 176.

5. Journal Articles
• E. Lévinas, Meaning and Sense, trans. S. Cichowicz, “Literatura na Świecie” 1986, no. 11-12 (184-185), p. 258.
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6. Reference List (Bibliography)

Bibliography Formatting Guidelines
1. General Rules
• The bibliography must be in alphabetical order based on authors' last names.
• All entries must use the Latin alphabet.
❗ Cyrillic is not allowed, even for articles written in Slavic languages.
• Each source must end with a period.
• Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt, line spacing 1.5.
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2. Formatting Examples for Different Types of Publications
Monographs (Authored Books)
Structure:
Author’s last name, Initial(s). Title of the book. Translator (if applicable). Place of publication, Year.
Examples:
Bauman Z., Płynna nowoczesność, trans. T. Kunz, Kraków 2006.
Bednarska-Ruszajowa K., Biblioteki w literaturze polskiej, Kraków 2006.
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Edited Books (Collective Volumes)
Structure:
Title of the book. Editor(s) (ed.). Place of publication, Year.
Example:
Postmodernizm. Antologia przekładów, ed. R. Nycz, Kraków 1997.
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Journal Articles
Structure:
Author’s last name, Initial(s). Title of the article. “Title of the Journal” Year, Issue number.
Examples:
Grochowski G., (Nie)widzialne miasta, “Teksty Drugie” 2008, no. 4.
Lévinas E., Znaczenie a sens, trans. S. Cichowicz, “Literatura na Świecie” 1986, no. 11–12 (184–185).
???? If the journal title is well-known, include the city of publication in parentheses:
“Gazeta Polska” (Lwów).
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Chapters in Edited Books
Structure:
Author’s last name, Initial(s). Title of the chapter. [In:] Title of the book. Editor(s) (ed.). Place of publication, Year.
Examples:
Miłosz C., Niemoralność sztuki, [in:] Życie na wyspach, trans. J. Gromek, ed. J. Gromek, Kraków 1998.
Osiński D. M., Ciało w bibliotece, [in:] Bibliotheca mundi. Studia bibliologiczne ofiarowane Janowi Leończukowi, eds. J. Ławski, Ł. Zabielski, Białystok 2016.
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Online Sources
Structure:
Author/Editor. Title of the printed version. Edition (if applicable). Place of publication: Publisher, Year. Title of the online version. Access information: URL [Access date].
Examples:
Bailey J. C. W., Google Books Bibliography, http://www.digital-scholarship.org/gbsb/ [accessed March 2, 2018].
Siewicz K., Otwarty dostęp do publikacji naukowych. Kwestie prawne, Warsaw 2012, https://repin.pjwstk.edu.pl/files/Otwarty_dostep_do_publikacji_naukowych.pdf [accessed March 2, 2018].
Google Books, n.d., https://books.google.com/intl/pl/googlebooks/history.html [accessed March 2, 2018].
???? For websites without a publication date, use “n.d.” (no date).
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3. Additional Information
• The editorial team selects the main theme for upcoming issues, subject to approval by the Editor-in-Chief.
• The editorial team reserves the right to edit and standardize bibliographic entries according to journal guidelines.
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