Technical Guidelines

1. General requirements

  • The manuscript should be prepared in any version of Microsoft Word and submitted to Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska (ROS) as one file containing the complete text, tables and figures.
  • ROS accepts manuscripts written exclusively in English.
  • Page size: A4 (21 × 29.7 cm).
  • Mirror margins: top – 2.0 cm, bottom – 2.0 cm, inside – 2.0 cm, outside – 2.0 cm.
  • Header: 1.0 cm; footer: 1.0 cm.

2. Text formatting

Element of the textFont sizeStyleLine spacingAlignmentSpacingIndentationHyphenation
Normal text 11 pt regular single justified none first line 0.5 cm on
Manuscript title 12 pt bold single center before 12 pt none off
Authors’ first and last names 12 pt italic single center before 6 pt; after 6 pt none off
Authors’ affiliations 10 pt italic single center none none off
Abstract 9 pt regular single justified before 6 pt left 1 cm; right 1 cm on
Keywords 9 pt regular single left before 3 pt none off
Chapter title 12 pt bold single left before 12 pt; after 6 pt none off
Subsection level 1 title 11 pt bold single left before 6 pt; after 6 pt none off
Subsection level 2 title 11 pt italic single left before 6 pt; after 6 pt none off
Table caption 10 pt regular single left after 6 pt none off
Figure caption 10 pt regular single left before 6 pt none off
Footnotes 10 pt regular single left none none off
References 10 pt regular single justified none hanging 0.75 cm on

Use Times New Roman throughout the manuscript.

3. First-page layout

At the beginning of the manuscript, provide the title, authors’ names, affiliations and ORCID identifiers. Clearly indicate the corresponding author and provide their e-mail address.

Article Title

Name Surname1*, Name Surname2

1Affiliation of the first Author (Department, Faculty, Institution),
https://orcid.org/0000-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx

2Affiliation of the second Author (Department, Faculty, Institution),
https://orcid.org/0000-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx

*corresponding author’s e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Provide an abstract of no more than 150 words, approximately 1000 typographic characters, followed by keywords.

Abstract: Text of the abstract.

Keywords: the first keyword, the second keyword…

4. Structure and numbering

The manuscript should be divided into chapters and subsections. Their titles should be numbered using Arabic numerals and should not end with a full stop.

1. Chapter title

1.1. Subsection title

1.1.1. Subsection title

  • Paragraphs should be marked using a first-line indent set in the paragraph formatting options. Do not create paragraph indents with spaces.
  • Avoid non-breaking spaces and remove double spaces between words.
  • For numerical ranges, use a hyphen, for example 10-20.
  • Use an en dash as an inter-word character with spaces on both sides.

5. Equations

Equations should be centered. Equation numbers should be aligned with the right margin using a right-aligned tab stop.

a + b = c(1)

where:

a – …,
b – …,
c – ….

6. Figures and tables

  • Figures and tables should fit within the page in portrait or landscape orientation.
  • Their width should not exceed 170 mm.
  • Tables should be black and white and should not contain shading.
  • Figures and tables should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals throughout the manuscript.
  • The figure number, caption and possible source should be placed below the figure as a separate paragraph.
  • The table number and caption should be placed above the table.
  • Explanations and the possible source should be placed below the table.
  • Figure and table captions should not end with a full stop.

Fig. 1. Figure caption

Table 1. Table caption

7. Citations

Each citation in the text should include an appropriate reference prepared according to the APA 6th style. The author’s surname and year of publication should be placed in parentheses.

(Kowalski et al. 2012, Nowak & Wiśniewski 2009, Wiśniewski 2013)

8. References

The final, unnumbered chapter of the manuscript should be titled References. Entries should be arranged alphabetically according to the first author’s surname.

Titles of publications written in languages other than English should be translated into English. The original language should be indicated in parentheses at the end of the reference. Authors’ names and journal titles must be entered accurately because they are essential for citation indexing.

8.1. Journal article

Surname, A., Surname, A. B. & Surname, C. (year). Manuscript title. Journal Title, volume(issue), page from-page to. https://doi.org/10.xxxxx/xxxx

8.2. Monograph

Surname, A., Surname, A. B. (year). Book title. Place of Publishing: Publishing House.

8.3. Chapter in a monograph

Surname, X. (year). Chapter title. In: Y. Surname & Z. Surname (Eds.), Monograph title (pp. page from-page to). Place of Publishing: Publishing House. https://doi.org/10.xxxxx/xxxx

8.4. Internet source

Surname, X. (year). Manuscript title. Journal Title or domain name, volume(issue), page from-page to. Retrieved from: web page address (date of access). https://doi.org/10.xxxxx/xxxx

8.5. Examples

Sówka, I., Badura, M., Pawnuk, M., Szymański, P., Batog, P. (2020). The use of the GIS tools in the analysis of air quality on the selected University campus in Poland. Archives of Environmental Protection, 46(1), 100-106. https://doi.org/10.24425/aep.2020.132531

Szkarowski, A. (2020). Gaseous fuels. Warsaw: WN PWN. (in Polish)

Staš, D., Jarošová, E., Folta, M., Zapletal, F. (2022). Sustainability Attitude of Automotive Suppliers. Rocznik Ochrony Środowiska, 24, 326-344. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2022.023

Pavlenko, A., Koshlak, H. (2019). Heat and mass transfer during phase transitions in liquid mixtures. Rocznik Ochrony Środowiska, 21(1), 234-249. Retrieved from: http://ros.edu.pl/images/roczniki/2019/014_ROS_V21_R2019.pdf

9. General Rules for Preparing the Manuscript

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