Focus and Scope

New Horizons in English Studies publishes research in English-language literatures (English, Anglo-Irish, Anglo-Scottish etc. literature, British literature, American, Canadian, Australian etc. literature, to name just a few), English-language linguistics or comparative linguistics that contains an English-language element, and cultural studies, including media studies. Within these broad areas, focus can be placed on topical issues but also on historical matters relevant to an understanding of the shape and functioning of English in a variety of uses. By disseminating results of research in these fields, the journal will aid students, teachers, and academics dealing with the English language in its contextual richness.

Section Policies

Language and Didactics

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Literature

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Culture and Media

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

MigraMedia

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Reviews

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

1. All submissions to the journal are initially reviewed by the Section Editors. At this stage manuscripts may be rejected without peer review if it is felt that they are not of high enough priority or not relevant to the journal.  
2. The journal operates a double-blind peer review process, meaning that authors and reviewers remain anonymous for the review process.   
3. In most instances, authors can expect decisions on submissions within 60 days.
4. The Journal retains the right to make changes in accepted manuscripts that (in the opinion of the editor) do not substantially alter meaning as well as for grammatical, stylistic and space considerations. In case of more complex modifications suggested by the reviewers, the authors will be asked to prepare a modified version and re-submit it to the editors.   
5. In view of the recommendations of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education the following procedure is required:
   a. If a manuscript is co-authored, the authors must indicate in the footnote their specific contributions to the work (concept and thesis design, interpretation of data, methodology used in the preparation of a manuscript etc.). Ghost authorship (in which individuals who have made author-level contributions to the paper are not included in the author list) is not permitted for papers published in New Horizons in English Studies. Nor is guest or honorary authorship. The detection of such practices by the editors will result in immediate notification of the relevant actors (institutions employing the authors, societies, editors’ associations, etc.). Other individuals who have participated in generation of the research paper but who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in the acknowledgement section with a brief indication of the nature of their contribution.
   b. The authors should also specify (in a footnote) the funding sources related to the publication, such as national and international grants, grants from foundations, associations or commercial institutions.
   c. The author who submits the manuscript bears the responsibility for providing the required information.
6. Authors may appeal a rejection by sending an e-mail to the Editorial Office of the journal. The appeal must provide a detailed justification, including point-by-point responses to the reviewers’ and/or Editor’s comments. The Section Editor of the journal will forward the manuscript and related information (including the identities of the referees) to the Editor-in-Chief, or Editorial Board member. The academic Editor being consulted will be asked to give an advisory recommendation on the manuscript and may recommend acceptance, further peer-review, or uphold the original rejection decision. A reject decision at this stage is final and cannot be reversed.

Open Access Policy

CC-BY licensed articles (postprint versions) may be shared by authors with anyone, on any platform or via any communication channel provided they are attributed to New Horizons in English Studies as the original publisher.

 

Tasks of the Editorial Team

Devoted to presenting work of the highest quality in English literature, linguistics and cultural studies from the multidisciplinary and multicultural perspectives, our Editorial Team reflects the academic team spirit of our Alma Mater, University of Maria Curie-Skłodowska. We believe in dialogical and multivocal development of our respective fields within English Studies reflecting the specificity of Eastern-European perspectives matched with the cutting-edge research into English-speaking cultures carried out across the globe.

Roles of Editors:

Editor-in-Chief:

• Responsible for the whole journal content
• Selects, appoints and manages Section Editors and Editorial Board members
• Attracts high-quality manuscripts
• Oversees the timely publication of the journal
• Liaises with the publisher of the journal
• The changes suggested in the journal by the Editor-in-Chief will be considered as final

Section Editors:

• Assist EiC in getting manuscripts reviewed and published
• Handle articles by subject areas
• Regularly interact and co-ordinate the entire process of reviewing of articles with the peer reviewers 
• Promote the journal

 Editorial Board Members:

• Solicit articles/manuscripts for the journal
• Assist with peer review
• Encourage others to submit manuscripts
• Identify and suggest key topics to include in the journal and invite key authors on these topics to submit an article.

Reviewers

2016

Ewelina Bańka (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin), Grzegorz Drożdż (University of Silesia), Grzegorz Maziarczyk (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin), Michał Szawerna (Philological School of Higher Education, Wrocław), Jacek Woźny (University of Wrocław)

2017

Rafał Augustyn (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Ewelina Bańka (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin), Agnieszka Bryła-Cruz (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Dorota Brzozowska (University of Opole), Christopher Garbowski (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Paweł Hamera (Pedagogical University of Cracow), Paweł Jędrzejko (University of Silesia), Anastazija Kirkova-Naskova (Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Macedonia), Ewa Klęczaj-Siara (University of Technology and Humanities, Radom), Hubert Kowalewski (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Anna Krawczyk-Łaskarzewska (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn), Karolina Majkowska (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Grzegorz Maziarczyk (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin), Katarzyna Molek-Kozakowska (University of Opole), Rainer Nagel (University of Mainz), Stankomir Nicieja (University of Opole), Barry Lee Reynolds (University of Macau, China), Oliver Martin Traxel (University of Stavanger) Natalya V. Watson (Northeastern University of Boston, USA), Angelina Żyśko (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin)

2018

Ilona Banasiak (University of Warsaw), Abby Bentham (University of Salford, UK), Łukasz Borowiec (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin), Stephen Dougherty (University of Agder, Norway), Joanna Durczak (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Paweł Hamera (Pedagogical University of Cracow), Joanna Jabłońska-Hood (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Julia Fiedorczuk (University of Warsaw), Daniel Karczewski (University of Bialystok), Robert Kiełtyka (University of Rzeszów), Ewa Klęczaj-Siara (University of Technology and Humanities, Radom), Karolina Kotorowicz-Jasińska (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Andrzej Kowalczyk (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Irena Księżopolska (Vistula University of Warsaw), Rafał Kuś (Jagiellonian University of Cracow), Karolina Majkowska (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Dominika Narecka (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin), Urszula Niewiadomska-Flis (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin), Sabina Nowak (Jagiellonian University of Cracow), Wojciech Nowicki (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Małgorzata Olsza (Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań), Elżbieta Pawlak-Hejno (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Serhiy Potapenko (Gogol Nizhyn State University, Ukraine), Małgorzata Rutkowska (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Urszula Terentowicz-Fotyga (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Irmina Wawrzyczek (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Agata Zarzycka (University of Wroclaw)

2019

Katarzyna Baran (Universitat Rovira i Virglil, Spain), Eliza Borkowska (SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw), Susan Erdmann (University of Agder, Norway), Christopher Garbowski (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Maria Garda (University of Turku, Finland), Paweł Hamera (Pedagogical University of Cracow), Marietta Izdebska (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin), Małgorzata Karczewska (Vistula University, Warsaw), Danuta Kępa-Figura (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Konrad Klimkowski (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin), Hubert Kowalewski (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Rafał Kuś (Jagiellonian University of Cracow), Mirosław Miernik (The University of Warsaw), Aleksandra Mochocka (Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz), Małgorzata Myk (University of Łódź), Victor Navarro-Remesal (CESAG Comillas Pontifical University, Spain), Wojciech Nowicki (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Elżbieta Pawlak-Hejno (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Vorachai Piata (Language Institute of Khon Kaen University, Thailand), Alicja Piechucka (University of Łódź), Serhiy Potapenko (Nizhyn Gogol State University, Ukraine), Magdalena Sawa (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin), Vasyl Starko (Lesya Ukrainka Volyn State University, Ukraine), Kathleen Staudt (Wesley Theological Seminary and Virginia Theological Seminary, USA), Willian Sullivan (University of Florida Gainsville, USA), Justyna Wierzchowska (University of Warsaw), Bryan Yazell (University of Southern Denmark)

2020

Emrah Atasoy (Cappadocia University, Turkey), Antonio Barcelona (University of Cordoba, Spain), Ali Bostancioglu (Iskenderun Technical University, Turkey), Joel Burnell (Evangelical School of Theology (EST) in Wroclaw), Michał Choiński (Jagiellonian University of Cracow), Ágnes Domonkosi (Eszterházy Károly University, Eger, Hungary), Mateusz Felczak (SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw), Dominika Ferens (University of Wroclaw), Sarah Gee (University of Windsor, Canada), Joan Gordon (Nassau Community College, USA), Ludmiła Gruszewska-Blaim (University of Gdańsk), Andrea Herrera (University of Colorado, USA), Marietta Izdebska (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin), Joanna Jabłońska-Hood (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Elżbieta Klimek-Dominiak (University of Wroclaw), Barbara Klonowska (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin), Andrzej Kowalczyk (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Rafał Kuś (Jagiellonian University of Cracow), Susanna Layh (Augsburg University, Germany), Dominika Lewandowska-Rodak (University of Warsaw), Przemysław Łozowski (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Zbigniew Mazur (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Glyn Morgan (Imperial College, London, UK), Merritt Moseley (University of North Carolina at Asheville, USA), Marek Paryż (University of Warsaw), Katarzyna Paszkiewicz (University of the Balearic Islands, Spain), Emma Rees (University of Chester, UK), Małgorzata Rutkowska (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin), Marzena Sokołowska-Paryż (University of Warsaw), Barbara Struk (Pope John Paul II State University of Applied Sciences in Biała Podlaska), Anna Warso (SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw), Joanna Ziarkowska (University of Warsaw), Jordan Zlatev (Lund University, Sweden)

2021

Emrah Atasoy (Cappadocia University, Turkey), Pamela Bedore (University of Connecticut, USA), Ewelina Bańka (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland), Anna Bugajska (Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow, Poland), Petr Chalupsky (Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic), Rebecca Feasey (Bath Spa University, UK), Jane de Gay (Leeds Trinity University, UK), Sabine Harrer (Uppsala University, Sweden), Joanna Hearne (University of Missouri, USA), Bartosz Hordecki (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland), Izabela Jarosz (Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Poland), Izabella Kimak (Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Poland), Ewa Klęczaj-Siara (Kazimierz Pułaski University of Technology and Humanities in Radom, Poland), Marta Kobylska (University of Rzeszów, Poland), Karolina Kotorowicz-Jasińska (Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Poland), Anna Krawczyk-Łaskarzewska (University of  Warmia and Mazury, Poland), Dragana Božić Lenard (University of Osijek, Croatia), Ivan Lenard (University of Osijek, Croatia), Kathleen Loock (Leibniz University Hannover, Germany), Zbigniew Mazur (Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Poland), Urszula Niewiadomska-Flis (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland), Róża Norström (University of Silesia, Poland), Stephanie Orme (Emmanuel College, USA), Joanna Pigulak (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland), Magdalena Podsiadło-Kwiecień (Jagiellonian University, Poland), Stefan Rabitsch (University of Graz, Austria), Mark A. Reid (University of Florida, USA), Catherine Roach (University of Alabama, USA), Justyna Stępień (University of Łódź, Poland), Josip Juraj Strossmayer (University of Osijek, Croatia), Barbara Struk (Pope John Paul II State University of Applied Sciences in Biała Podlaska, Poland), Klara Szmańko (University of Opole, Poland), Brandon Wallace (University of Maryland, USA), Justyna Włodarczyk (University of Warsaw, Poland), Piotr Zawojski (University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland)

2022

Mike Alvarez (University of New Hampshire, USA), Ammar Benabed (Ibn Khaldoun University, Tiaret, Algeria), Lori Beckstead (Ryerson University, Canada), Eliza Borkowska (SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland), Tom Bradstreet (University of South-Eastern Norway), Michał Choiński (Jagiellonian University (UJ), Poland), Jan Domaradzki (Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland), Anne Fernald (Fordham University, USA), Kenneth Hanshew (University of Regensburg, Germany), Ewa Klęczaj-Siara (Kazimierz Pułaski University of Technology and Humanities in Radom, Poland), Tatiana Konrad (University of Vienna, Austria), Krzysztof Kotuła (Maria Curie-Sklodowska University (UMCS), Poland), Manuel M. Martín-Rodríguez (University of California Merced, USA), Anna Krawczyk-Łaskarzewska (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (UWM), Poland), Rafał Kuś (Jagiellonian University (UJ), Poland), Zbigniew Mazur (Maria Curie-Sklodowska University (UMCS), Poland), Małgorzata Myk (University of Łódź, Poland), Urszula Niewiadomska-Flis (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland), Izabela Olszak (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland), Michał Palmowski (Jagiellonian University (UJ), Poland), Alina Resceanu (University of Craiova, Romania), Michelle Ryan-Sautour (University of Angers, France), Naima Sahli (Ibn Khaldoun University, Tiaret, Algeria), Ilana Shiloh (Tel Aviv University, Israel), Katarzyna Sokołowska (Maria Curie-Sklodowska University (UMCS), Poland), Johannes Thimm (German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin), Justyna Włodarczyk (University of Warsaw, Poland), Grażyna Zygadło (University of Łódź, Poland)

2023

Małgorzata Krzemińska-Adamek (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland), Emmanuel Adeniyi (Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria), Ghayth Al-Shaibani (UCSI University, Malaysia), Antonio Barcelona (University of Córdoba, Spain), Jorge Bastos da Silva (University of Porto, Portugal), Mikaela Bobiy (Dawson College, Canada), Mathias Bonde Korsgaard (Aarhus University, Denmark), Barbara Braid (University of Szczecin, Poland), Katherine Byrne (University of Ulster, Ireland), Martin Charvát (Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic), Michał Choiński (Jagiellonian University, Poland), Kamil Chrzczonowicz (University of Warsaw, Poland), Susan Erdmann (University of Agder, Norway), Carlos Gil Gandia (University of Murcia, Spain), Janet Ho (Lingnan University, Hong Kong), Marietta Izdebska (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland), Ferit Kilickaya (Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Turkey), Andrzej Kowalczyk (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland), Chris McDonald (Cape Breton University, Canada), Teresa Marrero (University of North Texas, USA), Marta Miquel-Baldellou (University of Lleida, Spain), Courtney Elkin Mohler (Boston College, USA), Jopi Nyman (University of Eastern Finland, Finland), Žaneta Pavlíková (University of Economics, Slovakia), Anna Pochmara (University of Warsaw, Poland), Magdalena Pypeć (University of Warsaw, Poland), Małgorzata Rutkowska (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland), Teresa Sádaba (University of Navarra, Spain), Matthew Sorrento (Rutgers University–Camden, USA), Barbara Struk (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland), Paula Wieczorek (University of Rzeszów, Poland), Anna Wyrwa (Commission of National Education University in Kraków, Poland), Winnie Zeng (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong).

2024

Agnieszka Adamowicz-Pośpiech (University of Silesia, Poland), Agnieszka Bryła-Cruz (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland), Christopher Ballengee (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland), Júlia Ballagó (Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Hungary / Jagiellonian University, Poland), Gregory Betts (Brock University, Canada), Ilias Ben Mna (Humboldt University, Germany), Lavina Bhaskar (National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi, India), Daniel Kofi Brako (University of Cape Coast, Ghana), Stephen Cain (York University, Canada), Melissa Dinsman (York College, CUNY, USA), Mandy Elliott (University of Manitoba, Canada), Kirsty Fairclough (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK), Justyna Galant (University of Gdańsk, Poland), Ágnes Hámori (Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, Hungary), Fiona Handyside (University of Exeter, UK), Petr Hans (Masaryk University, Czech Republic), Erin Harrington (University of Canterbury, New Zealand), Henryk Kardela (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland), Ignas Kalpokas (Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania), Ewa Klęczaj-Siara (Kazimierz Pułaski University of Technology and Humanities in Radom, Poland), Shweta Kishore (RMIT University, Australia), Justyna Kiełkowicz (Jagiellonian University, Poland), Małgorzata Krzemińska-Adamek (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland), Klára Lancová (Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic), Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk (Academy of Applied Sciences in Konin, Poland), María Jesús Llarena-Ascanio (Universidad de La Laguna, Spain), Małgorzata Mączko (Jagiellonian University, Poland), Kara McBride (World Learning, USA), Sabrina Mittermeier (Universität Kassel, Germany), Ariana Mohammadi (University of Florida, USA), Urszula Niewiadomska-Flis (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland), Elżbieta Pawlak-Hejno (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland), Žaneta Pavlíková (University of Economics, Bratislava, Slovakia), Elisa Pesce (University of Glasgow, Scotland), Brygida Pudełko (University of Opole, Poland), Jorge Diego Sánchez (University of Salamanca, Spain), Eszter Éva Skrobák (Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Hungary), Jerzy Skwarzyński (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland), Magdalena Smoleń-Wawrzusiszyn (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland), Karyn Stapleton (Ulster University, UK), Paweł Szudarski (University of Nottingham, UK), Małgorzata Waśniewska (SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland), Robert Westerfelhaus (College of Charleston, SC, USA), Paula Wolfe (University of West London, UK), Ben Winsworth (University of Orleans, France).

Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement

New Horizons in English Studies is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and integrity in accordance with the Core Practices guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE; https://publicationethics.org/core-practices) and other relevant professional bodies. The following policies guide our editorial and publishing practices:

1. Editorial Responsibilities and Decision-Making

The editorial team of New Horizons in English Studies is committed to maintaining the highest standards of ethical conduct and professional integrity throughout the publication process. Editors are responsible for ensuring that all submitted manuscripts are assessed fairly, objectively, and without bias. Editorial decisions are made solely on the basis of a manuscript’s scholarly quality, originality, clarity, and its relevance to the journal’s scope. Personal characteristics or beliefs of the authors—including race, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, citizenship, ethnic background, or political views—have no bearing on the editorial evaluation.

Editors are also accountable for ensuring that each manuscript complies with legal and ethical standards, including those related to libel, copyright, and plagiarism. Suspected violations will be handled according to COPE guidelines.

All manuscripts submitted to the journal are treated with strict confidentiality. Editorial staff must not disclose information about a submission to anyone other than the corresponding author, assigned reviewers, editorial board members involved in the editorial process, or the publisher, when necessary. Communication about manuscripts is conducted discreetly and professionally at all stages of peer review and editorial evaluation.

Editors and members of the editorial board must avoid conflicts of interest. If a manuscript under consideration poses a potential conflict—whether professional, financial, or personal—editors are required to recuse themselves from the decision-making process. In such cases, editorial duties are reassigned to ensure impartiality and transparency.

Unpublished materials and ideas disclosed in submitted manuscripts must not be used by editors or editorial board members for their own research without the express written consent of the author(s). All editorial decisions and processes are designed to uphold the principles of academic freedom, author rights, and the integrity of the scholarly record. COPE Council. COPE Guidelines: editorial board participation — English. https://doi.org/10.24318/F3lrGybw © 2021 Committee on Publication Ethics (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) https://publicationethics.org

2. Authorship and Originality

Authors submitting to New Horizons in English Studies are expected to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity. All submissions must be the result of original research or scholarship and should not have been previously published or be under consideration elsewhere. Any use of external sources, whether quoted directly or paraphrased, must be appropriately cited to acknowledge the intellectual contributions of others. Submissions must not include any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism or uncredited use of generative AI without meaningful human oversight and critical engagement.

Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the work they present. Research articles should offer a truthful account of the methods, data, and findings, and provide sufficient detail to allow for the replication or verification of results. The inclusion of fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate information constitutes a serious breach of publishing ethics.

Authors may be asked to supply the raw data underlying their findings for editorial review. When feasible, such data should be made publicly available, ideally through institutional or field-specific repositories, provided that confidentiality and legal constraints are respected. Data should be retained for a minimum of ten years after publication to support transparency and reproducibility.

Proper authorship attribution is essential. Only those who have made substantial contributions to the conception, research design, execution, or interpretation of the work should be listed as authors. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to ensure that all qualifying contributors are included as co-authors and that no individuals are named who did not participate meaningfully in the research or writing. The corresponding author must also confirm that all co-authors have reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript and consented to its submission for publication.

Simultaneous submission of the same manuscript to more than one journal, or submission of previously published content without appropriate acknowledgment, is considered unethical. All authors retain copyright of their work, and by publishing in New Horizons in English Studies, they agree to make their work available under the terms of a Creative Commons CC-BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which allows for sharing and reuse with proper attribution to the journal as the original source. COPE Council. COPE Discussion Document: Authorship. September 2019. https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.3.3 © 2019 Committee on Publication Ethics (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) https://publicationethics.org

3. Plagiarism and Similarity Checks

All manuscripts are subjected to a plagiarism check using anti-plagiarism software provided by the University prior to peer review. The editorial team actively screens for duplicate submissions, unattributed content reuse, and other forms of misconduct. Submissions found to breach originality standards will be rejected. COPE Council. COPE Discussion Document: How should editors respond to plagiarism? April 2011. https://doi.org/10.24318/EHhRmBWV © 2011 Committee on Publication Ethics (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) https://publicationethics.org

4. Corrections and Retractions

The journal recognizes its responsibility not only to disseminate high-quality scholarly work, but also to maintain the accuracy and integrity of the scholarly record. Therefore, New Horizons in English Studies follows a clear process for managing errors or ethical breaches in published articles. If a serious error or academic misconduct is identified post-publication, the editors and publisher will issue a correction, expression of concern, or retraction as appropriate. These notices will be clearly identified, accessible, and linked to the original publication. Editorial and publisher responsibility for maintaining scholarly accuracy will be exercised in all such cases.

We have clear procedures for handling corrections and retractions.

• Corrections (errata) will be issued in cases where an honest error has been identified that affects the article's interpretation but not its overall findings. These may be initiated by the authors, editors, or readers.
• Retractions will be issued for serious breaches such as data fabrication, plagiarism, duplicate publication, or unethical research practices. Retraction notices will clearly state the reason and will be linked to the original article.
• Responsibility for initiating retractions or corrections rests with:

1. Authors, who are obliged to promptly notify the editors of significant errors they discover.
2. Editors, who have the authority to initiate investigations and act independently when misconduct or errors are suspected.
3. Publisher, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Press, which supports the editorial team in ensuring transparency, provides oversight where needed, and ensures that retraction or correction notices are permanently accessible and properly indexed.

All such notices will be published openly, free of charge, and in a timely manner. Our policies follow the COPE Retraction Guidelines COPE Council. COPE Guidelines: Retraction Guidelines. November 2019. https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.1.4 © 2019 Committee on Publication Ethics (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) https://publicationethics.org

5. Conflicts of Interest

All participants in the publication process must disclose any financial or non-financial conflicts of interest that could influence their objectivity.

For Authors:
Authors must declare any relationships or funding sources that could be perceived as influencing the content of the manuscript. This includes grants, consultancy roles, personal relationships, or affiliations that could create a conflict of interest. A conflict of interest statement must be included upon submission and will be published with the article.

For Reviewers:
Reviewers must decline to review any manuscript in which they have a competing interest—personal, professional, or financial—that might affect their impartiality. This includes collaborations with the authors in the past three years, shared affiliations, or personal relationships. Reviewers must remain anonymous and objective.

For Editors:
Editors must recuse themselves from handling manuscripts where they have a conflict of interest, including submissions from current or recent collaborators, close colleagues, institutional affiliations, or personal relationships. Editorial decisions must be based solely on the academic merit of the submission, and the editorial team must disclose any potential conflicts to the publisher.

Conflicts of interest—when identified—will be handled in accordance with COPE’s guidelines: Undisclosed conflict of interest in a submitted manuscript. https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.6 © 2021 Committee on Publication Ethics (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) https://publicationethics.org // COPE Council. COPE Discussion Document: Handling competing interests. https://doi.org/10.24318/ElTeSLhp © 2016 Committee on Publication Ethics (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) https://publicationethics.org

6. Data Sharing and Reproducibility

Authors are encouraged to share data, methods, and supplementary materials to support transparency and reproducibility. If data sharing is restricted, authors must provide a justification.

7. Ethical Oversight of Research Involving Humans

For studies involving human subjects, authors must provide evidence of approval from an appropriate ethics committee and confirm that participants gave informed consent. Identifying information should be anonymized unless essential to the research and explicitly approved.

8. Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to New Horizons in English Studies are subject to a rigorous double-blind peer review process. This means that the identities of both authors and reviewers are concealed to ensure impartial evaluation. Reviewers are selected for their academic expertise and familiarity with the subject matter of the submission. Their assessments play a vital role not only in guiding the editorial board’s publication decisions but also in helping authors improve the quality, clarity, and scholarly contribution of their work.

Reviewers are expected to maintain confidentiality throughout the review process and to refrain from sharing or discussing the manuscript with others without prior editorial approval. They are also asked to notify the editors promptly if they are unable to complete a review due to lack of expertise or time constraints.

Objectivity and fairness are essential to our review process. Reviewer feedback should be constructive, respectful, and free of personal bias. In addition to evaluating the originality and scholarly merit of the submission, reviewers are encouraged to identify any significant gaps in referencing or instances where source material has not been properly acknowledged. In such cases, they are asked to alert the editorial team to ensure academic integrity is maintained. COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers. Version 2 September 2017 https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.1.9 © 2020 Committee on Publication Ethics (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) https://publicationethics.org

9. Misconduct and Complaints Procedure

The journal investigates allegations of misconduct (e.g., plagiarism, falsification of data, ghost authorship) following COPE guidelines. Complaints regarding editorial processes, reviewer behavior, or publication ethics are handled by the editorial board and escalated to the publisher if necessary.

10. Use of AI-Generated Content

Authors must disclose if generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Bard) have been used in the creation of any part of their submission. AI tools may assist with language editing, grammar correction, or formatting, but they must not be used to generate original research content, critical analysis, or scholarly argumentation. Authors bear full responsibility for the integrity and accuracy of all content submitted.

AI tools cannot be credited as authors, as they do not meet authorship criteria. This position aligns with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidance on authorship and the use of AI in scholarly publishing (COPE Council. COPE Position Statement: Authorship and AI. https://doi.org/10.24318/cCVRZBms). New Horizons in English Studies also follows the broader COPE Focus guidelines on artificial intelligence in academic publishing: https://publicationethics.org/cope-focus/cope-focus-artificial-intelligence.

11. Journal Ownership of Policies

All editorial policies have been developed internally by the editorial board of New Horizons in English Studies in line with COPE recommendations. COPE DOAJ OASPA WAME. Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing — English. https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.1.12 2022 COPE, DOAJ, OASPA, WAME 

These policies are periodically reviewed and updated to ensure compliance with the evolving standards of academic publishing.

Indexing

The journal is indexed in:

ERIH+

MLA International Bibliography

DOAJ (Direcory of Open Access Journals)

CEEOL (Central and Eastern European Online Library)

CEJSH (The Central European Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities)

MIAR (Spain)

BazHum (Polish Humanities Journals)

Pol-Index (Polska Baza Cytowań)

Arianta

ICI World of Journals (Index Copernicus

ISSN: e-ISSN 2543-8980