Author Guidelines

The requirements for manuscripts „Current Problems of Psychiatry” submitted for publication

Current Problems of Psychiatry is an open access journal. To publish in our journal all authors are required to pay an article – proccesing charge (APC) of 135 EURO. APC is paid after aceptance for publication. After accepting the work for printing and before printing it, the Author should pay a fee of PLN 600.00 or EUR 135 (including VAT, the fee is valid from March 1, 2024 for all articles accepted for publication) to the account:

Medical University of Lublin
Al. Racławickie 1
20-059 Lublin

in PLN 79 1140 1094 0000 4210 7800 1029 (new bank account)

The name of bank:

mBank SA
Spokojna Street 2,
20-074 Lublin

in EUR PL 50 1020 3147 0000 8202 0084 6253

PKO BP SA O/Lublin

Watykańska Street 7, 20-538 Lublin
SWIFT: BPKOPLPW

!!! with the note: Curr Probl Psychiatry – name and surname of the first author.

Preparing original papers

Manuscripts sent to the "Current Problems of Psychiatry" should be prepared in MS Word, using font 12 points (e.g. Arial, Times New Roman) and double line spacing. In case of papers in English or other congress language, the abstract in Polish is required.

Measurements and titers should be used in accordance with the international system of units (SI). Abbreviations should be explained at their first use in the text.

Abbreviations cannot be used in the abstract.

1) Figures, tables, photos:

Figures and tables should not be placed in the text, only their target location should be given, for example (Fig. 1), (Tab. 1). List of figures should be prepared on a separate page (after the list of references), and the tables should be placed at the end of the manuscript, following the list of figures, each on a separate page. Arabic number of the table and its title should be written above the table. Under the table in the footer, an explanation of acronyms used should be included.

Only high-quality prints will be accepted for print, i.e. in * .tif, or .jpg, with a resolution of 300 dpi, 8 cm (column) or 16 cm wide (two columns). Color photos should be made in CMYK, diagrams in Word, PowerPoint or Excel. Captions in photos should not be used but only symbolic markings, for example arrows, crosses, caves, which must be sufficiently large and easy to read. Their explanation should be included in the caption of figures. In case of submission of figures published in another journal, a written consent of the copyright owner for reusing is required.

2) Statistical Analyses:

The journal expects from the authors of original papers high level of applied statistical analyzes, i.e. avoidance of nominal variables, preparation of groups surveyed and analyzed variables in such a way as to allow the use of parametric methods (in line with the normal distribution), considering of effect size in the comparisons (not just the level p), controlling the results of the multivariate analysis regarding multiple comparisons, respect the methodology recommendations (assumptions) on the use of advanced methods of statistical analysis (e.g. regression analysis, MANOVA etc.). Result analysis using non-parametric methods is only permitted when the nature of variables makes it impossible to use parametric tests.

3) The layout of manuscripts:

Title page – the first page of publication – contains the title, the full names of the authors, personal ORCID identifier, their affiliations, including the name of the institution, the city and the country. Consecutive Arabic numerals put after the name as an upper index indicate affiliation, (affiliations should be sent in 2 language versions: Polish and English, an English version should not contain Polish diactritical marks) for example:

Anna Kowalska¹, Małgorzata Nowak²

¹ I Klinika Psychiatrii, Katedra Psychiatrii, Uniwersytet ...
² Zakład Genetyki Medycznej, Szpital ...

Information about personal ORCID identifier

Each name of the author should contain his/her personal ORCID identifier. That makes it possible to link an article with an author in databases. For more details, check: https://orcid.org

Address for correspondence should be placed below the affiliation. It should contain full details of the person authorized to correspondence along with the name, postal address, e-mail and telephone number.

Abstract – the second page of the publication – should contain in the original paper, review papers and case reports a minimum of 200 and a maximum of 250 words.

Arrangement of abstract of all kinds of papers, including review papers, needs to contain clearly distinguished parts:

• introduction
• material and methods
• results
• discussion and conclusions

In the case of review papers, only those having the structure of meta-analyses or structured review, are permitted, i.e. works having a clearly presented purpose and justification of the selection of the analyzed literature that generate new knowledge. Theoretical works that are only unstructured literature review not leading to the generation of new information, will not be published because they do not meet the rules of the original creative contribution.

In the abstract describing a case, in addition to a brief description and history of the disease, the conclusion should be included, i.e. information about the clinical significance of the presented case. The abbreviations are not used in the abstract.

Keywords: below the abstract, 3-5 key words should be placed, based on a catalog of Index Medicus – Medical Subject Headings  (https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/).

List of references: only those references should be put down that are cited in the text in square brackets in the order of citation. Each reference should be written in a new line, preceded by a number, and should include (standard Vancouver):

A record for the article in the journal: the authors' names, initials, article title, journal title (according to Index Medicus), year, volume, pages.

Example: Kowal N., Nowak A. Piętno schizofrenii. Bad. nad Schizofrenią, 2006; 33(1): 210-223.

If the article has been written by more than six authors, after the sixth author et al. is entered.

Example: Guilbert TW, Morgan WJ, Zeiger RS, Mauger DT, Boehmer SJ, Szefler SJ, et al. Long-term inhaled corticosteroids in preschool children at high risk for asthma. N Engl J Med. 2006;354(19):1985–97.

In case of articles written in languages other than English full name of the language of the article is given in English.

Example: Forneau E, Bovet D. Recherches sur l'action sympathicolytique d'un nouveau dérivé du dioxane. Arch Int Pharmacodyn. 1933;46:178-91. French.

Websites:

Example: Drug-interactions.com [home page on the Internet]. Indianapolis: Indiana University Department of Medicine; 2003 [updated May 17, 2006; cited May 30, 2006]. Accessible at: http://medicine.iupui.edu/flockhart/

A record for book reference: the authors' names, initials, title, place of publication, publisher, year of publication.

Example: Kowal Z.G. Psychiatria. Lublin; Press: 1923.

A record for the chapter from the book: authors' names, initials, title, IN: the surnames and initials of the editors of the volume, title, place of publication, publisher, year, pages.

Example: Nowak B.M. Stany psychotyczne. W: Kowal A.M, Głogowski P. red., Podręcznik Psychiatrii. wyd. 2. Lublin; Ananke: 1972: 203-230.

Statement of Human and Animal Rights

All experimental studies involving people or animals require the approval of the ethics committee (with regard to medical research involving human subjects the authors apply the principles contained in the Helsinki Declaration, and with regard to animal experiments – guidelines for Interdisciplinary Principles and Guidelines for the Use of Animals in Research, Testing, and Education, published by the New York Academy of Sciences – Ad Hoc Committee on Animal Research). Opinion on the consent of the ethics committee and its number should be included in the section Material and methods.

Statement of Informed Consent

In the case of studies involving people, their written informed consent is needed. A phrase stating that patients gave written informed consent to participate in the study, should be included in the section Material and methods, in accordance with the World Medical Association – the Declaration of Helsinki. In the text and illustrative material (figures, tables) do not use names, initials, numbers, medical history or any data that would allow identification of patients.

Scientific reliability

Editors of "Current Problems of Psychiatry," point out that the transparency of information on entities that contribute to the creation of publications (technical input, material, financial, etc.), is the evidence of ethical attitude of researcher and the highest editorial standards, which is not only a manifestation of good manners, but also of social responsibility.

We would like to indicate that the authors of the publication are required to present the results of their research in a transparent, honest and fair way. Specific manifestations of misconduct are called ghostwriting and guest authorship:

• we deal with the phenomenon of ghostwriting when the authors do not disclose the person who has made a significant contribution to publication – and he/ she is not mentioned as one of the authors or in the acknowledgments in the publication;
• unethical attitude of guest authorship takes place when the contribution of an author is little or none, and yet he/she is the co-author of publication;
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not the author. Authors of submitted manuscripts are obliged to disclose whether and to what extent AI was used in the process of developing the manuscript. The editors reserve the right to reject manuscripts whose authors do not disclose the use of AI or where the extent of the contribution of AI use remains unclear.

Editors declare that authors of the publication bear full responsibility for it, and all detected cases of misconduct will be revealed. In the Covering letter attached to the manuscript the Authors are requested to disclose the contribution of authors to the creation of publication, with the main responsibility born by the author submitting the manuscript.

Information about financing sources

In the case of obtaining funds for realisation of a research project, it is necessary to give information concerning financing source under the references.

Reviewing procedure

The procedure for reviewing the articles in the journal is based on the recommendations of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education published the document Best practices in reviewing procedures in science.

Manuscripts submitted for publication in "Current Problems of Psychiatry" are evaluated by reviewers in terms of form and content. Editors make use of so called “double blind” review, which means that authors do not know the reviewers identities and vice versa. Editorial Office reserves the right to make changes in the sent article (e.g. proofreading, changes resulting from editorial rules or language culture).

At first, papers are evaluated from the formal requirements point of view by a managing editor. Authors are obliged to mark with red font all parts of the manuscript in which they made changes according to the reviewers recommendations. This rule applies also to any new fragments of papers.

Sending manuscripts to the Editors

The Editors of Current Problems of Psychiatry use the internet platform to register new articles.

The authors should submit papers for the journal Current Problems of Psychiatry via the internet platform: https://www.editorialsystem.com/cpp_pl/

The authors after submission of manuscripts will receive an acknowledgement notice, which is not tantamount to accepting the manuscript for publication.

The manuscripts that do not meet the requirements of regulations will be returned to authors for redrafting and will not be considered meritoriously before bringing them into the formal correctness. The papers not accepted for publication will be returned to the author.

The condition for start of editorial work on the paper is delivery of the following original documents which needs to be filled, signed by all the authors and sent in paper form to editors (ul. Głuska 1, 20-439 Lublin):

1. publishing contract (2 copies)
2. license to publish (1 copy)
3. declaration: 1) of no conflict of interests, 2) about the sources of funding the research work, 3) identifying the contributions of individual authors in the creation of the manuscript and 4) that the work was submitted for publication only to “Current Problems of Psychiatry” (1 copy).

The scans of documents will not be accepted by editors.

Short guidelines for authors

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Medical University of Lublin journals - guidelines for authors regarding use of AI tools

1. Author's responsibility: Content creation tools based on AI such as ChatGPT, Copilot, and other language models, may be used to support individual work on an article, but under no circumstances can they substitute author's personal input. Authors are fully responsible for the contents fo the article, including legitimacy of any information supplied by the AI tools and proper references to credible sources used to support claims in the article. The author(s) are solely responsible for any potential copyright violations resulting from the use of an AI tool.
2. Transparency of use: If an AI tool was employed at any stage and any capacity during the writing process, its use must be described in a transparent and precise manner. It is recommended to fully detail the extent of support the AI tool has provided in the writing process in order to ensure full transparency for readers and editors. The description should list the AI tools and prompts used to generate content.
3. Breadth of use: AI-based tools may be used to help at different stages of the writing process such as correction, contnent suggestion, or bibliography, but cannot function as independent authors. AI tools are not considered a legal person, nor can they be a copyright owner, therefore it is not possible to list these tools as co-authors.
4. Criteria of use: Using AI tools exclusively to correct spelling or grammar mistakes and in a broader context of text editing does not require a specific disclosure in the article. However, more advanced usage of AI tools necessitates following proper disclosure as delineated in previous paragraphs.
5. Editorial decision: Each case of AI tools use will be individually evaluated by the editorial board of the selected journal. Final decision on whether the specific use and/or specific AI tool is acceptable belongs to the editorial board and is determined by the character of each individual article and the editorial policy of the selected journal.