Instructions for the Authors

General information

Materials submitted to the "Intellectual Property Law Review" should be original works that have not been previously made available to the public. Materials can be written in Polish or English. Submitted texts are subject to preliminary evaluation by the Editorial Board and are subject to the anti-plagiarism procedure. In the case of initial acceptance of the material by the Editorial Board, the material is sent for anonymous review by two independent reviewers in the so-called double-blind review system. After receiving the review, the Editorial Board may decide to reject the text, require revisions or accept the material for publication. The final decision to accept the material for publication in each case rests to the Editorial Board and depends in particular on:

  • the innovativeness of the subject matter undertaken by the author,

  • the topicality of the issues raised,

  • the scientific level of the study,

  • the importance of the study for the science and practice of law,

  • the level of originality of the study.

Authors are obliged to comply with generally applicable laws and ethical principles of science. In particular, the Editorial Board does not accept materials that are manifestations of plagiarism, self-plagiarism, ghostwriting and guest authorship (see: PUBLISHING ETHICS). Any violation of applicable laws or ethical standards shall be notified by the Editorial Board to the relevant institutions or state authorities.

Editorial and technical guidelines

Materials submitted by authors should meet the following editorial and technical requirements. Materials that do not meet the editorial or technical requirements may be rejected.

Word limit

The editors of the Intellectual Property Law Review generally accept papers of 20,000-40,000 characters with spaces, including footnotes.

Required components of the paper

The study should be accompanied by:

  1. an abstract,

  2. key words,

  3. an appendix bibliography (a self-contained list of the literature on the subject relied on in the paper),

  4. information about the author (name and surname, academic degree or title, position or function held, affiliation, ORCID number, contact details).

Structure of the paper

The submitted materials should consist of the following parts:

  • introduction,

  • numbered chapters and subchapters (using the numbering according to the following formula: 1. Chapter; 1.1. Subchapter; 1.1.1 The next lower-level unit),

  • summaries/conlusions.

Technical requirements

  • File format compatible with MS Word 2007 or later word processor.

  • Font typeface: Times (New Roman), basic text size: 12 points, text size in footnotes: 10.

  • Line spacing: 1.5 lines.

  • Margins: 2.5 cm on each side.

Guidelines for bibliographic descriptions

  1. 1. First citation:

    1. book :

      • M. Filiciak, J. Hofmokl, A. Tarkowski, Obiegi kultury. Społeczna cyrkulacja treści , Warszawa 2012, p. …;

      • S. Stokes, Art and Copyright , London 2001, p. …;

    2. chapter in a book:

      • I. Matusiak [in:] Ustawa o prawie autorskim i prawach pokrewnych . Komentarz , ed. P. Ślęzak, Legalis 2017, art. 17, p. …;

      • G. R. Nemogá-Soto, Case Study in Peru: Registry of collective knowledge associated with biodiversity , [in:] Six Case Studies in Latin America and the Caribbean: Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing , eds. M. Ríos, A. Mora, Quito 2013, p. …;

    3. article in a journal:

      • E. Laskowska, Konstytucyjne podstawy ochrony prawnoautorskiej , „Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego”, nr 130/2015, p. …;

      • S. Collins, Copyright and folklore in Ghana: a question of national treatment , „Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property”, Vol. 12 No. 1, p. …;

    4. internet sources:

      • Author (if known), title (if any), URL, access: ..., e.g.: M. Cichoński, Wither, nie Wiedźmin. Zyskaliśmy markę rozpoznawalną na całym globie , https://forsal.pl/artykuly/1445518,netflix-witcher-wiedzmin-zyskalismy-marke-znajlna-na-calym-globie.html, access: October 31, 2023;

      • J. Harrington, H. Deacon, Traditional Knowledge and Culture Expressions Act 2016 , https://katibainstitute.org/traditional-knowledge-and-culture-expressions-act-2016/, access: February 8, 2024.

  2. A consecutive reference to the same publication:

    1. book:

      • S. Stokes, Art… , p. …;

    2. chapter:

      • G. R. Nemogá-Soto, Case… , p. …;

    3. article:

      • S. Collins, Copyright… , p. …;

    4. internet sources:

      • Author, first word of the title….