Studia Humana

For Authors

Studia Humana welcomes original, high-quality contributions that have been neither published in nor submitted to any journals or refereed conferences. Submission of a manuscript implies that its publication has been approved by all coauthors, if any, as well as by the responsible authorities at the institute where the work has been carried out and that the manuscript will not be published elsewhere in any language without the consent of the copyright holder. The editors at Studia Humana only accept articles in English of from 5- to 20-pages length in normalized typewritten font (Times New Roman, 12pt) in Microsoft Word or LaTeX.

The applicable citation style is APA 7th edition style, so we ask authors of submitted articles to adapt their texts to APA 7th. Below are the style guidelines:

Print article

Elements of the reference
Author(s) of journal article – family name and initials, use & for multiple authors. (Year). Title of journal article. Journal name – italicised, Volume – italicised(Issue or number), Page number(s).

In-text reference
(Lowrie & Diezmann, 2009)
Lowrie and Diezmann (2009) have found that ....

Reference list
Lowrie, T., & Diezmann, C. M. (2009). National numeracy tests: A graphic tells a thousand words. Australian Journal of Education, 53, 141-158.

EndNote reference type
Journal article

One author

Elements of the reference
Author(s) of journal article – family name and initials, use & for multiple authors. (Year). Title of journal article. Journal name – italicised, Volume – italicised(Issue or number), Page number(s). DOI address OR Web address (if no DOI available)

In-text reference
(Osman, 2010)
OR
Osman (2010) thought that….

Reference list
Osman, M. (2010). Controlling uncertainty: A review of human behavior in complex dynamic environments. Psychological Bulletin, 136(1), 65-86. http://doi.org/10.1037/a0017815
The volume number is in italics

EndNote reference type
Journal article (print)
Electronic article

Two authors

Elements of the reference
Author(s) of journal article – family name and initials, use & for multiple authors. (Year). Title of journal article. Journal name – italicised, Volume – italicised(Issue or number), Page number(s). DOI address OR Web address (if no DOI available)

In-text reference
(Kerrigan & Kingdon, 2010)
Kerrigan and Kingdon (2010) mentioned that ....

Reference list
Kerrigan, A. M., & Kingdon, C. (2010). Maternal obesity and pregnancy: A retrospective study. Midwifery, 26, 138-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2008.12.005

EndNote reference type
Journal article

Three to twenty authors

Elements of the reference
Author(s) of journal article – family name and initials, use & for multiple authors. (Year). Title of journal article. Journal name – italicised, Volume – italicised(Issue or number), Page number(s). DOI address OR Web address (if no DOI available)

In-text reference
(Skenderian et al., 2008)
Skenderian et al. (2008) stated that ....

Reference list
Skenderian, J. J., Siegel, J. T., Crano, W. D., Lac, A., & Alvaro, E. E. (2008). Expectancy change and adolescents' intentions to use marijuana. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 22, 563-569. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0013020

EndNote reference type
Journal article

21 authors or more

Elements of the reference
Author(s) of journal article – family name and initials for first 19 . . . Last Author family name, initial(s). (Year). Title of journal article. Journal name – italicised, Volume – italicised(Issue or number), Page number(s). DOI address OR Web address (if available)

In-text reference
(Nath et al., 2008)
Nath et al. (2008) have said that ....
Use only the first author’s last name followed by et al., for every use of the reference.

Reference list
Nath, A. P., Ritchie, S. C., Grinberg, N. F., Tang, H. H., Huang, Q. Q., Teo, S. M., Ahola-Olli, A. V., Wurtz, P., Havulinna, A. S., Santalahti, K., Pitkanen, N., Lehtimaki, T., Kahonen, M., Lyytikainen, L. P., Raitoharju, E., Seppala, I., Sarin, A. P., Ripatti, S., Palotie, A., . . . Inouye, M. (2019). Multivariate genome-wide association analysis of a cytokine network reveals variants with widespread immune, haematological, and cardiometabolic pleiotropy. American Journal of Human Genetics, 105(6), 1076-1090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.10.001
List all authors up to 19 names.
For 21 or more authors, include the first 19, then an ellipsis - ... - followed by the last author's name.

EndNote reference type
Journal article

No author

Elements of the reference
Title of article. (Year). Title of journal - italicised, Volume - italicised(Issue or number), Page number(s). DOI OR Web Address (if no DOI available)

In-text reference
("Vitamin K for Newborns", 2016)
Use the first words of the article title.
Use double quotation marks around the article title.

Reference list
Vitamin K for newborns. (2016). Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 61(5), 675-676. http://doi.org/10.1111/jmwh.12550

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Journal article

Advance online publication

Elements of the reference
Author(s) of journal article – family name and initials, use & for multiple authors. (Year). Title of journal article. Journal name – italicised. Advance online publication. DOI address OR Web address (if no DOI available)

In-text reference
(Allan, 2010)
Allan (2010) found that ....

Reference list
Allan, H. (2010). The perils facing nurse education: A call for leadership for learning. Nurse Education Today. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2010.01.002

EndNote reference type
Journal article
Add Advance online publication to Article Number field

Article in press

Elements of the reference
Author(s) of journal article – family name and initials, use & for multiple authors. (in press). Title of journal article. Journal name – italicised. DOI address OR Web address (if no DOI available)

In-text reference
(Baldwin & Keefer, in press)
Baldwin and Keefer (in press) stated that ....

Reference list
Baldwin, M., & Keefer, L. A. (in press). Being here and now: The benefits of belonging in space and time. Journal of Happiness Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-019-00214-7

EndNote reference type
Journal article
Add in press in Year field

Each submission should contain abstract, keywords (up to 5 terms), short bio (up to 3 sentences), and your recent photo.

Articles submitted without adhering to these rules will be returned for correction.

Please submit articles electronically after registration at https://studiahumana.wsiz.edu.pl/journal/public/

Contact by e-mail: Studia.Humana@gmail.com

The editors reserve the right to suggest the change of titles and sub-titles or making other changes.

Peer review

The journal uses double-blind review, which means that both the reviewer and author identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa. After a preliminary assessment of the submitted article, made by the editors, if it meets the requirements of the journal, it is sent anonymously to two experts in the subject of the article.

Article Processing Charge (APC)

The journal does not have article processing charges (APC's) nor article submission charges.

Plagiarism policy

The editorial board is participating in a growing community of Similarity Check System's users in order to ensure that the content published is original and trustworthy. Similarity Check is a medium that allows for comprehensive manuscripts screening, aimed to eliminate plagiarism and provide a high standard and quality peer-review process.

Open Access License

This journal provides immediate open access to its content under the Creative Commons BY 4.0 license. Authors who publish with this journal retain all copyrights and agree to the terms of the above-mentioned CC BY 4.0 license

Open Access Statement

The journal is an Open Access journal that allows a free unlimited access to all its contents without any restrictions upon publication to all users.