“The Central European Nursing Review” is an interdisciplanary peer-reviewed academic journal, which publishes articles prepared at editorial board’s invitation, original works, case studies, review articles, opinion articles, commentaries to published works, summaries of world literature as well as other reports found substantive.      

General remarks

All texts are published in English. The journal “The Central European Nursing Review” comply with the standards recommended by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) concerning the criteria of authorship and/or who should be named as an co-author.  All information on the above-mentioned criteria can be found in the COPE report: publicationeticsics.org/files/2003pdf12_0.pdf .

The paper should be written succinctly, impeccably as regards the style, with proper nomenclature. The editorial remarks made by the editorial board are consulted with authors only when they concern substantive issues; in the rest of cases they are made without consultation. The authors are obliged to make a statement in the cover letter that the paper has not been released yet and it was not sent to publishing in another journal. The editorial board accepts for publishing only these papers which were recognized by the reviewers as compatible with the problematics of the journal as well as materially contributing to the progres in science and in clinical aspect. Authors’ signatures at the title page are tantamount to the declaration that:

• the paper is the work of all named authors;
• research results were not earlier published or accepted for publishing in other periodical;
• all authors named at title page expressed assent for publication of this paper in “The Central European Nursing Review”

Authors receive confirmation of acceptance of their papers for assessment. Articles are evaluated by reviewers and – if so needed – by the consultant to statistics.

The editorial board comply with the rules encompassed in the Declaration of Helsinki and absolutely requires the authors to conduct all researches with human participation in accordance with these rules as well as in accordance with ethical standards enacted by the appropriate ethical committee.

Patient’s data protection

The editorial board does not allow manipulations and implementation of changes in patient’s data which would be aimed at protection of his/her identity. The authors absolutely should guard patient’s privacy, publish merely data having scientific significance and not reveal any information which could anyhow enable his/her personal identification (for example, case record, initials of name and surname, photos of facial images, photos of test results on which patient’s data are positioned, etc.). Information regarding race, ethnic and cultural background, religious faith of descripted patient can be allowed exclusively if such information is relevant for science and impacts upon the course of treatment or disease.

Statement

An absolute requirement for paper’s acceptance to editorial process is submitting Authors’ Statement, which should be sent together with manusript advanced to publish. The lack of the above-mentioned document signed by all authors and sent to the editorial office in original explicitly excludes the paper’s acceptance.

Procedure of reviewing and accepting papers

The editorial board adheres to the rules of reviewing papers sent to “The Central European Nursing Review” in accordance with Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Sub-mitted to Biomedical Journals ICMJE and Ministry of Education and Science guidelines. Papers sent to the editorial office are initially assessed by the editor-in-chief and thematic editors. Manuscripts which do not meet the principal conditions of publication are rejected. Incomplete articles or articles prepared in a style inconsistent with the rules set out below are rejected by the editors without substantive evaluation. The main author of the paper is informed about it immediately, without initiating the review proces.

Other articles are peer-reviewed by independent reviewers, in a model in which authors and reviewers do not know their respective identities (so-called double-blind review proces). The maximum waiting time for a review is two months.

To evaluate each pre-qualified paper, the editorial board appoints independent reviewers, from outside the entity from which the authors come. In case of positive evaluation, the paper is qualified for release.

The review must be prepared in written form and contain the unequivocal motion for the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

 Reviewer’s remarks along with request for implementation of appropriate corrections the editorial board conveys to the author indicated in the paper as a person responsible for correspondence.

The ultimate decision to qualify the article for publication is taken upon the condition that the Author corrects the paper according to the guidelines included in the review.

Manuscript upload

The article should be sent to the editorial office in an electronic version (it involves tables, figures and photos). The manusript should bear a cover letter containing the full name and surname, address, telephone number as well as e-mail address of the corresponding author along with the declaration of manusript’s acceptance by all the authors.

The materials mentioned above should be send to the editorial office.

Preparation of manuscript

Original articles:

• Introduction – which should describe the substantive background of the research, summarizing the theoretical and empirical foundations of the study and its rationale;
• Purpose of the study – clearly stated, referring to the information contained in the introduction;
• Materials and methods – the description should be detailed enough to allow for replication of the study; the chosen statistical method should be indicated; if previously published methods are used, bibliographic references should be provided;
• Results – clear and concise, without detailed repetition of information contained in tables and figures;
• Discussion – should consider the significance of the research findings in the context of the literature;
• Conclusions – should reflect the purpose of the study and be closely based on the results obtained during the work and the discussion.
  In non-original articles, the text should be organized logically.

Case Studies:

• Introduction – reason for interest in the case;
• Purpose of the study;
• Case description, discussion of characteristic symptoms, treatment results, etc.;
• Summary/Conclusions.

Review articles:

• Introduction;
• Subsequent chapters with concise titles and summaries;
• Summary/Conclusions – should include your own reflections based on the literature review.

Detailed editorial requirements:

1. Word processor – MS Word.
2. File type – doc, docx.
3. Font – Times New Roman 12 pt.
4. No page numbering.
5. Line spacing 1.5 cm.
6. Paragraph indentation 1.25 cm.
7. Text aligned to the right margin.
8. On the first page – in the upper left corner:
   • Author’s name and surname – regular font, 10 pt, bold; surname in uppercase; next to the name and surname – footnote containing author information – 10 pt, single-spaced; aligned to the right margin;
     • Country of origin – 10 pt, italic, bold; single-spaced.
9. Title of the work – 14 pt, centered, uppercase, bold. 10. Abstract (no more than 250 words) – 12 pt, italics, bold, starting from the left margin: after the colon in continuity – abstract text – 12 pt, italics, regular print.
10. Abstract (no more than 250 words) – 12 pt, italic, bold, starting from the left margin: after the colon, in continuous text – abstract text – 12 pt, italic, regular text.
11. Keywords – italic, bold, starting from the left margin: after the colon, in continuous text – 4-5 words (compliant with Index Medicus (Medical Subject Headings, MeSH), italic, regular text.
12. Chapter and subchapter titles – centered, 12 pt, regular text, bold.
13. Tables:
    • The number and title should be placed above the table (abbreviated as Table 1. Title), 12 pt, italic, not bold, starting from the left margin;
    • Below the table – a description of the table sources (Source: …), author’s commentary, footnote, etc., 10 pt, standard font, single-spaced, starting from the left margin;
    • Tables should be formatted using a grid, with all lines having the same width;
    • Text formatting in the Table header is permitted (bold, centered).
14. Diagrams, Figures, Charts, Illustrations:
    • The number and title should be placed below the diagram, figure, chart, or illustration (e.g., Fig. 1. Title), 12 pt, italic, not bold, starting from the left margin;
    • Under the number and title – description of sources (Source: …), author’s comment, footnote, etc., 10 points, standard print, single line spacing, starting from the left margin.
15. Text in tables, figures, graphs, and diagrams – 10 points, single line spacing.
16. Tables, figures, figures, graphs, and illustrations should be placed in the appropriate place within the text with a reference, e.g., (Table 1), (Fig. 1), using continuous numbering throughout the work.
17. Attached figures and diagrams from EXCEL and their graphic versions should be sent separately by email (format: JPG, GIF, PNG, etc.), ready for pasting into Word or the web, in separate, high-quality files.
18. Latin words in the text should be italicized.
19. Names of authors, politicians, and all other persons appearing in the text:
    • first name and surname;
    • second name and surname; alternatively, surname only or academic degree and surname.
20. No spaces are placed between first name initials (example: WB. Johnson).
21. No spaces are placed before the following characters: comma, period, colon, semicolon, opening and closing parenthesis, opening and closing quotation marks, and footnote references.
22. Titles of books, chapters, and articles placed in the body of the work should be in italics, without quotation marks.
23. Titles of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and research projects placed in the body of the work should be in quotation marks, in straight type.
24. “Quotes placed in the body of the work” should be in quotation marks, in straight type.
25. Sections of the work may be highlighted by boldface; underlining, italics, or spacing should not be used.
26. The automatic bullet point – the period – may be used to indicate bullet points, uniformly throughout the work.

Rules for creating footnotes in the article text

References are listed according to the Vancouver standard – footnotes are numbered in the text in the order they are cited, using numbers in square brackets. A bibliographic reference appears before all punctuation marks, except quotation marks, question marks, and parentheses. Once cited in the text, the reference retains its number for subsequent citations:

Text, text, text, text [1], text text text text [2]. Text text text text [1, 3]. Text, text, text text [2, 4]. Text text text text [5]. Text text text text [3, 6]. ……..

These numbers correspond to the full bibliographic descriptions, provided at the end of the work in chronological order cited in the text. Only essential items related to the work’s topic should be included, excluding textbooks and congress abstracts.

Rules for creating a bibliography:

The bibliography at the end of the paper must be arranged in the order of citation in the text (not alphabetically), following specific formatting rules.

Punctuation marks separating the entries are important: periods, colons, commas, and semicolons.

In Polish-language entries, Polish names and abbreviations are used in the bibliographic description, while in English-language entries, English names and abbreviations are used.

The number of bibliographic entries should not exceed 30 for original works and case studies, and 60 for review articles.

Examples

Legal Act:

Name of the act, Journal of Laws (Dziennik Ustaw – PL) or other collection of legal acts, year, item (separated by commas, as the PubMed standard does not apply to legal acts; the abbreviation for Dziennik Ustaw is DzU)

1. Regulation of the Minister of Health of November 10, 2023, amending the regulation amending the regulation on guaranteed benefits in the field of hospital treatment, Journal of Laws of 2023, item (Rozporządzenie Ministra Zdrowia z dnia 10 listopada 2023 r. w sprawie zmiany rozporządzenia zmieniającego rozporządzenie w sprawie świadczeń gwarantowanych z zakresu leczenia szpitalnego, DzU 2023, poz. 2464)

Article in a periodical publication

Serial publications are all publications published within a specified period and numbered – quarterlies, annuals, etc.; if there are more than two authors, the first author should be listed, followed by the abbreviation: et al. (et al.); separated by periods, the year followed by a semicolon, and the number (single or double) by a colon (year; page number – no spaces):
Author. Article title. Name of the serial publication using the current abbreviations from the Index Medicus (Medical Subject Headings, MeSH) database. Year; page number (or electronic article number)

2. Rodriguez F, Harrington RA. Cholesterol, cardiovascular risk, statins, PCSK9 inhibitors, and the future of LDL-C lowering. JAMA. 2016;316:1967-1968
3. Martinez JL. Do bacteria have sex? Nature. 1991;352(6333):288-291
4. Luc G, et al. Lipoprotein (a) as a predictor of coronary heart disease: the PRIME Study. Atherosclerosis. 2002;163:377-384
5. Kowalski J, Nowak J. Nozologiczne aspekty bólów głowy. J Med. 2007;1:12-27
6. Hollinworth H et al. Professional Holistic Care for a Person with a Stoma: Online Learning. Br J Nurs. 2004;13:1268-1275
7. Smith J, Doe J. Advances in cancer therapy. J Oncol. 2020;15(3):123-130
8. Bień A et al. Factors affecting the quality of life and the illness acceptance of pregnant women with diabetes. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016;13:1-13

Article (chapter) in a collective publication

In the case of collective works that are not serial publications, the article (chapter) title is separated from the collective work title with the symbol W: (Polish-language publications) or In: (English-language publications); similarly, the edition is abbreviated as Ed. The volume is designated as Volume. The editorial office is designated as Editor or Editor/Editors. Author. Title of the article (chapter). W: Editor of the collective work. Title of the collective work. Edition (optional). Volume (optional). Place of publication: publisher; date of publication

9. Flemming R. Gonorrhea in Antiquity. In: Szreter S, editor. The Hidden Affliction: Sexually Transmitted Infections and Infertility in History. Ed. 2. Rochester: University of Rochester Press; 2019
10. Mroczkowski TF, Woźniacka A. Opryszczka narządów płciowych. W: Mroczkowski TF, redakcja. Choroby przenoszone drogą płciową. Wyd. 4. Tom 2. Lublin: Wydawnictwo Czelej; 2022
11. Grodzicki T, Kocemba J, Skalska A., Redakcja. Geriatria z elementami gerontologii ogólnej. Podręcznik dla lekarzy i studentów. Gdańsk: Wydawnictwo Via Medica; 2007
12. Butler JM. Sample collection, DNA extraction, and DNA quantitation. In: Butler JM, editor. Forensic DNA typing: biology, technology, and genetics of STR markers. Burlington-London: Elsevier; 2005

Monograph

Author. Title of publication. Place of publication: publisher; date of publication

13. Zarkower D. Somatic sex determination. WormBook; 2006
14. Błajet P. Zdrowie i seks seniorów. Toruń: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika; 2018
15. Barański J. 2000, Śmierć i zmysły. Doznania, wyobrażenia, przemijanie, Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Astrum; 2000

Websites

Author, title of the website or portal (if possible). Retrieved from: website address, [accessed: date of website use]

16. Sommers-Flanagan J, Clinical interviewing [e-book]. 5th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons; 2015. Available from: https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.libproxy.murdoch.edu.au/lib/murdoch/detail.action?docID=2056179, [dostęp: 5.01.2025]
17. Amrhein V, Greenland S, McShane B, Scientists rise up against statistical significance. 2019. Available from: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00857-9, [dostęp: 19.08.2019]
    or
18. https://www.nfz.gov.pl/zarzadzenia-prezesa/zarzadzenia-prezesa-nfz/zarzadzenie-nr-1722023dsoz,7725.html, [dostęp: 5.01.2025]