“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:

RULES FOR PREPARING MANUSCRIPTS FOR THE JOURNAL

Central European Nursing Review

Part I: General Editorial Requirements

Central European Nursing Review is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes articles prepared at the invitation of the Editorial Board, original research papers, case studies, review articles, opinion pieces, commentaries on published works, summaries of international literature, as well as other reports deemed substantively relevant.

Authors are kindly requested to comply with the editorial requirements, paying particular attention to the rules for preparing references, bibliographies, and illustrative materials, which will significantly facilitate the preparation of the manuscript for publication. Submissions that do not meet these requirements will be categorically rejected.

Guidelines for Writing Articles – Required Structure of the Manuscript.

Original Articles:

• Aim of the study – clearly defined and referring to the information presented in the introduction;
• Material and methods – the description should be sufficiently detailed to allow the study to be replicated; the applied statistical method should be specified; in the case of using previously published methods, appropriate bibliographic references must be provided;
• Results – clear and concise, without detailed repetition of information already included in tables and figures;
• Discussion – should address the significance of the authors’ own results in the context of the relevant literature;
• Conclusions – should reflect the aim of the study and be strictly based on the results obtained during the research and the discussion conducted.

For articles other than original research papers, a logical structure of the text should be maintained.

Case studies:

• Introduction – the reason for interest in the case;
• Aim of the study;
• Case description – discussion of characteristic symptoms, treatment outcomes, etc.;

Summary / Conclusions.

Review articles:

• Introduction;
• Subsequent sections – with concise titles, including summaries for each section;
• Summary / Conclusions** – should include the author’s own reflections, derived from the conducted literature review.

In justified cases, it is recommended to seek the assistance of a statistician when compiling data.

Part II: Editorial Requirements

1. Text editor – MS Word.
2. File type – doc, docx.
3. Font – Times New Roman, 12 pt.
4. No page numbering.
5. Line spacing – 1.5.
6. Paragraph indentation – 1.25 cm.
7. Text alignment – justified to the right margin.
8. On the first page – top left corner:

• Author’s full name – plain text, 10 pt, bold; surname in uppercase; include a footnote with author information – 10 pt, single line spacing; right-aligned;
• Country of origin – 10 pt, italic, bold; single line spacing.

9. Title of the work – 14 pt, centered, uppercase, bold.
10. Abstract (no more than 250 words) – 12 pt, italic, bold; starting from the left margin: after a colon, continuous text – 12 pt, italic, regular.
11. Keywords – italic, bold; starting from the left margin: after a colon, 4–5 words (according to Index Medicus (Medical Subject Headings, MeSH), italic, regular.
12. Chapter and subsection titles – centered, 12 pt, regular, bold.
13. Tables:

1. Number and title above the table (e.g., Tab. 1. title), 12 pt, italic, not bold, starting from the left margin;
2. Below the table – source description (Source: …), author’s comment, footnote, etc., 10 pt, regular, single line spacing, starting from the left margin;
3. Tables should be formatted using a grid with uniform line thickness;
4. Text in table headers may be formatted (bold, centered).
5. Diagrams, figures, charts, illustrations:

• Number and title below the diagram/figure/chart/illustration (e.g., Fig. 1. title), 12 pt, italic, not bold, starting from the left margin;
• Below the number and title – source (Source: …), author’s comment, footnote, etc., 10 pt, regular, single line spacing, starting from the left margin.

15. Text within tables, figures, charts, and diagrams – 10 pt, single line spacing.
16. Tables, diagrams, figures, charts, and illustrations should be placed in the appropriate location in the text with references, e.g., (tab. 1), (fig. 1), using continuous numbering throughout the paper.
17. Attached figures and diagrams from EXCEL and their graphic versions should be sent separately via email (format: JPG, GIF, PNG, etc.), ready to insert into Word and web, in separate high-quality files.
18. Latin words in the text should be italicized.
19. Names of authors, politicians, and all other people mentioned in the text:

1. First mention – full name;
2. Subsequent mentions – initials and surname, or only surname, or academic title and surname.

20. Do not place spaces between initials (example: WB. Johnson).
21. Do not place spaces before the following punctuation marks: comma, period, colon, semicolon, opening and closing parentheses, quotation marks, footnote references.
22. Titles of books, chapters, and articles in the text – italic, without quotation marks.
23. Titles of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and research projects in the text – in quotation marks, plain text.
24. „Quotes placed in the text” – in quotation marks, plain text.
25. Text sections may be highlighted in bold, do not use underline, italics, or l e t t e r s p a c i n g.
26. For bullet points, use automatic bullet (dot), applied consistently throughout the text.

Part III: Rules for Creating In-Text Citations

References according to the Vancouver standard – citations are numbered in the text in the order they are cited, using numbers in square brackets. The in-text reference is placed before all punctuation marks, except quotation marks, question marks, and parentheses. A source cited once in the text 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 entries, which are placed at the end of the article in the chronological order of citation in the text. Only references essential to the topic of the article should be included; textbooks and congress abstracts should be omitted.

Part IV: Rules for Creating the Bibliography

The bibliography at the end of the article must be arranged according to the order of citation in the text (not in alphabetical order), following specific formatting rules.

Punctuation marks separating entries – periods, colons, commas, semicolons – are of particular importance.

In Polish-language entries, Polish names and abbreviations should be used; in English-language entries, English names and abbreviations should be used.

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

Examples

Legal Act:

Name of the act, Journal of Laws 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 10 November 2023 on the amendment of the regulation amending the regulation on guaranteed services in the field of hospital treatment, DzU 2023, item 2464

Article in a serial publication (serial publications are those issued at regular intervals and numbered – quarterly journals, yearbooks, etc.); if there are more than 2 authors, list the first author followed by the abbreviation *et al.*; separate elements with periods, place a semicolon after the year, and a colon after the issue number (single or double):

Author. Title of the article. Name of the serial publication using the standard abbreviations according to the Index Medicus (Medical Subject Headings, MeSH). Year;issue:pages (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 – for collective works that are not serial publications, the title of the article (chapter) is separated from the title of the collective work by W: (for Polish-language publications) or In: (for English-language publications); similarly, edition is indicated by Wyd. or Ed., volume by Tom or Volume, and editors by Redakcja/Redaktor 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; year 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 the publication. Place of publication: Publisher; year 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 online material or portal (if identifiable). Retrieved from: URL, [accessed: date of access]

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

16. https://www.nfz.gov.pl/zarzadzenia-prezesa/zarzadzenia-prezesa-nfz/zarzadzenie-nr-1722023dsoz,7725.html, [dostęp: 5.01.2025]