ENERGY POLICY STUDIES
Information for Authors Submitting Articles for Publication

The journal Energy Policy Studies is an Open Access publication.
The journal is published under the Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

Energy Policy Studies (EPS) is a fully open access scientific journal, meaning that all articles are freely available on the Internet immediately upon publication. Users are granted the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full texts of the articles, as well as to use them for any lawful purpose, without the need to obtain prior permission from the publisher or the author. Non-commercial use and distribution in any medium are permitted, provided that proper attribution to the author and the source is given in accordance with the Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND).

Publication in Energy Policy Studies (EPS) allows authors to retain copyright to their work without any restrictions.
Detailed terms of the license are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.

Energy Policy Studies (EPS) does not charge any fees for publication or access to articles.
Authors retain copyright to their articles; however, they grant the Institute of Energy Policy the right to publish and distribute the articles in accordance with the Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND license.

To submit an article for publication in Energy Policy Studies, please contact the editorial office via email at eps@instytutpe.pl .

The publication procedure is as follows:

  1. The basis for publishing an article in Energy Policy Studies is a written agreement concluded between the Publisher and the Author. This agreement specifies the mutual rights and obligations of the Parties, the conditions and manner of their fulfillment, as well as the Author’s declarations, including, among others, confirmation of the independent creation of the Work, non-infringement of third-party rights, and consent to the publication of the article.
  2. The article, in electronic form, should be submitted by the deadline agreed upon by the Parties to the Publisher’s email address (eps@instytutpe.pl) in .doc or .docx format. The email should include the address details of the author(s), a telephone number, and an email address for correspondence.
  3. Upon receiving the article, the Publisher conducts a preliminary formal, linguistic, and thematic evaluation. The Publisher reserves the right to return the article to the Author for adjustments to meet the established publication requirements or to reject it outright.
  4. Within 7 days of receiving the article, the Publisher will inform the Author about the article’s referral to the peer review process. The review process will be conducted in accordance with the double-blind peer review procedure.
  5. As part of the peer review process, the article will undergo a formal and substantive evaluation by two independently acting individuals (double anonymous peer review), each possessing high qualifications in the research area to which the article is dedicated.
  6. The condition for accepting an article for publication is the receipt of two positive reviews. Should one negative review be received, the article may be referred to a third reviewer or rejected. The final decision in this matter is made by the Editor-in-Chief.
  7. In accordance with the agreement, the Author may be required to address the comments provided during the peer review process within 14 days of receiving the reviews or, alternatively, provide a justification for not incorporating them.
  8. After the relevant corrections and incorporation of the submitted comments, the article will be sent to the Author for authorial proofreading, which must be completed within 14 days.
  9. Following the acceptance of the article for publication, the Editorial Office will provide the Author with one copy of the Work in .pdf format.

 

Editorial Requirements

  1. The length of the article must not exceed 40,000 characters with spaces (including the title, abstract, keywords, main text, illustrative material—such as tables and charts—footnotes, and bibliography).
  2. The article should be written in Times New Roman font (12 pt); line spacing: 1.5 with 0 pt spacing between lines; margins: 2.5 cm, without bold formatting.
  3. The text must be prepared in English and include the following elements:

1) The author’s first and last name along with their affiliation;

2) Title;

3) Abstract;

4) Keywords;

5) Introduction;

6) Main body (including subheadings);

7) Summary/conclusion;

4. The author’s first and last name should be written in italics directly below the title. The affiliation (including academic title or degree, place of employment, and email address) must be placed in a footnote on the first page of the article (along with the ORCID number).

5. The abstract must not exceed 1,200 characters with spaces. It should be placed directly below the author’s name, before the main body of the text.

6. The number of keywords should range between 4 and 8 words.

 

Citation Style

Quotations, i.e., excerpts from other documents, source texts, or scholarly works, must be enclosed in quotation marks. Immediately following the quotation, the author’s surname should be provided in parentheses. Each quotation must be accompanied by an appropriate source footnote. If titles of works or documents are mentioned within the quoted text, they should be italicized.


Formatting of Formulas

Formulas used in the article should be centered on the page, placed on separate lines (with a 6 pt. spacing from adjacent lines), and labeled with a single formula number and title. If symbols are used in the formula, a legend explaining them must be included below the formula. If the formula originates from another work or document, its source must be cited beneath it.
Inclusion of Illustrative Material in the Text

All illustrative materials, such as tables, figures, charts, etc., should be centered on the page, placed on separate lines (with a 6 pt. spacing from adjacent lines), and labeled with a single material number and title. The source of the material must be provided below it (in 10 pt. Times New Roman font, italicized, with 1.5 line spacing). Whenever possible, materials should be prepared in shades of black and gray.
Footnotes

The article should use bibliographic footnotes inserted in round parentheses directly following the text fragment to which they refer (so-called Harvard-style references).

Footnote formats:

  1. Monograph: author’s/authors’ surname(s), year of publication, page – (Kowalski, Nowak 2016: 12);
  2. Journal article: author’s/authors’ surname(s), year of publication, page – (Nowak 2013: 33);
  3. Article in an edited volume: author’s/authors’ surname(s), year of publication, page – (Kowalski 2016: 14);
  4. Legal act – (Dz. U 1964: 16/93);
  5. Website article – (Nowak 2009: 4)

Bibliography

The bibliography, encompassing all sources referenced in the work, should be placed at the end of the article (in 10 pt. Times New Roman font, with 0 pt. line spacing).

Examples:

  1. Monograph – Kowalski K., Nowak N., The Economy of Poland, PWN Scientific Publishing House, Warsaw 2017.
  2. Edited volume – The Economy of Poland, ed. K. Kowalski, N. Nowak, PWN Scientific Publishing House, Warsaw 2017.
  3. Article in an edited volume – Kowalski K., The History of the Polish Economy, in: The Economy of Poland, ed. Kowalski, N. Nowak, PWN Scientific Publishing House, Warsaw 2017.
  4. Journal article – Kowalski K., The History of the Polish Economy, “World Economies” no. 1 (2017).
  5. Legal act – Act of 23 April 1964 – Civil Code (Journal of Laws 1964, no. 16, item 93, as amended).
  6. Website article – Wancerz M., Miller P., Analysis of Wind Farm Performance in the Context of Electrical Energy Quality Parameters, “Energy Market”, June 2017, http://www.cire.pl/pokaz-pdf-%252Fpliki%252F2%252F2017%252F03___wancerz_miller_ree17.pdf (accessed: 09.08.2017).
  7. Website – Chajewska: Cyberattack on Online Reputation?, biznesalert.pl/cyberatak-na-wizerunek-w-sieci/ (accessed: 09.08.2017).