1) Submissions should be sent to the Managing Editor at kjurewicz@uafm.edu.pl.
Along with the article, please send a scan of the signed declaration
Submitted texts are initially assessed by the Managing Editor for compliance with the Security: Theory and Practice technical requirements. In case of any formal deficiencies the article will be returned to the author for correction/supplementation.

2) Articles that are complete and technically compliant with the Journal guidelines will be submitted for substantive review by the Editor-in-Chief and the Subject Editor, depending on the scientific discipline (Management and Quality Studies and Security Studies, possibly extended to include Political and Administrative Science and International Relations).

Article evaluation criteria:
• Conformity with the Journal’s objectives and scope
• Scientific nature of the study
• Conformity of the title to the content
• Correctness of the article’s structure
• Creative nature of the study
• Defining the study’s objectives and methodology
• Achieving the established objectives
• New findings and value for the scientific community
• Language quality – correctness, clarity, and precision
• Selection of literature and correct references
• Logic of the conclusions drawn and their originality

3) The accepted article is subjected to an anti-plagiarism system review
The system’s similarity report is analyzed in detail by Managing Editor. If it indicates only minor additions are necessary (e.g., quotation marks, adding references), it is sent to the author with a request for corrections. If plagiarism is detected, the Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University legal department is consulted.

4) The article is then reviewed by two reviewers. The identities of both reviewers and authors are concealed from each other throughout the review process (double-blind peer review). Before being sent to the reviewers, the materials are prepared for anonymized review in accordance with Elsevier’s recommendations

Details of the review procedure.
A review form is used.

Reviewers can:
• accept the manuscript without corrections,
• request necessary corrections (and possibly request a revised version of the article be sent to them for further review),
• reject the article as unsuitable for publication in Security: Theory and Practice (negative review).

5) The Editor-in-Chief and the Subject Editor (issue editor) consider the reviews, which are then sent to the authors in an anonymized form, with all data enabling the identification of the reviewers removed.

6) If the review indicates the need for changes, the authors are given a deadline in the correspondence to respond and submit a revised version of the file.

7) The author has the right to respond to the comments in the negative review. Each such case is considered individually by the Editor-in-Chief.

8) In the event of a single negative review, the Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision. They may reject the manuscript or refer it to a third reviewer, whose opinion will be decisive.

9) Two negative reviews mean the complete rejection of the manuscript. There is no procedure for amending the article after two negative reviews.

10) After the peer review process, the corrected article undergoes copyediting. The author will receive the final version of the manuscript with tracked changes for review and approval. The deadline for providing a response will be specified in the accompanying correspondence.

11) Texts submitted for publication are evaluated by the Editorial Office in terms of technical, formal, and substantive aspects. Issues such as race, gender, religion, ethnic origin, citizenship, or the political beliefs of the authors do not influence the evaluation of the articles. If the Author suspects that this rule has not been followed, they may submit a complaint to the Editor-in-Chief of the journal at achodynski@uafm.edu.pl.