Polish Journals Research Articles

Les études italiennes en Pologne à la lumière d’une analyse bibliométrique des publications des années 2000 à 2020

The paper off ers an analysis of the complete body of research writings produced between 2000 and 2020 by all Polish Italian Studies scholars currently affiliated with university faculties and departments of the two major disciplines of modern philology: linguistics and literary studies. The argument is based on the bibliometric data compiled as part of the research project “Bibliography of Italian Studies in Poland: Digital Repository, Text Digitization, Bibliometrics,” under which 2716 publications authored by 139 scholars from 19 Polish research institutions were analysed. The statistics presented in the paper cover the type of research publication, language, place of publication, the author’s affiliation relative to the place of publication and the number of authors. Our findings indicate that Polish Italian Studies scholars mainly choose to publish chapters in collected volumes (mostly conference proceedings), with their contributions being single-authored and written in Italian (meaning that their research is largely geared to an Italian-speaking readership, and collaborative research projects are very rare). Their research papers were as a rule published in Polish journals, often those published by university faculties, and the internationalisation of research (publishing in languages other than Polish) was only apparent. Slow changes in publishing practices have been observable in recent years as a consequence of the guidelines of the Ministry of Education and Science on the assessment of research performance and the promotion of publication in foreign journals and publishing houses.

Wybrane oceny przewodników po zasobach archiwów państwowych w polskich czasopismach naukowych z lat 1959–2017

This article focuses on selected reviews of state archive resource guides in Polish journals. The query was based on the following journals: „Archeion”, „Archiwa, Biblioteki i Muzea Kościelne”, „Archiwista Polski” i „Archiwa – Kancelarie – Zbiory”. In addition, the author uses singular reviews of archive resource guides found in „Zapiski Historyczne”, „Przegląd Zachodnio-Pomorski”, „Roczniki Dziejów Społecznych i Gospodarczych”, „Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej” and „Rocznik Biblioteki Narodowej”. A total number of 18 reviews of 11 archive resource guides, published in the years 1958–2016, were analyzed. The reviews themselves were published between 1959 and 2017. Analyzing archive resource guides, the author deals with very sensitive material which is very challenging to be assessed explicitly. Each time, the reviews resulted from extensive studies, which were often the result of time-consuming work performed by teams consisting of many experts. The question of whether there is still a place for traditional book guides to archive resources in the modern world will probably remain an open question for a long time. The analysis of guidebooks issued in the traditional form is always a unique moment and invariably constitutes a great challenge for all archives. Each time it is associated with the intensification of work; it allows for the improvement and unification of archival records. It also provides a greater precision of the existing information on the archive resources. The analyzed reviews of the state archive resource guides show how many possibilities there may occur to commit a mistake in the process of such an analysis.

The Blondes of Wisconsin

The Blondes of Wisconsin

The Construction of the Guatemalan Other in Andrzej Bobkowski's Letters

Abstract This article concerns the epistolary work of Andrzej Bobkowski (1913–1961), a Polish émigré writer. After leaving Poland in 1938 and staying in France during World War II, the author left Europe and lived in Guatemala from 1948 to 1961. From there, it was by means of written correspondence that he maintained contact with editors of Polish journals in exile, writers, friends, and relatives. The letters analyzed here were published in nine collections. This text focuses on a subjective image of Guatemala, an important topic in Bobkowski's correspondence, both personal and semi-official, as with Jerzy Giedroyc, the editor of the Paris-based monthly Kultura. He would describe Guatemala from the perspective of an educated white European male, brought up in the elite environment of the Second Polish Republic (1918–1939). Here Bobkowski's letters are characterized through four filters related to the identity of the author, that is, Eurocentrism, ethnocentrism, race, and favorite literature. Additionally, the article contains reflections on the change of the writer's status in Polish literature. From a peripheral author who was banned during the communist era, Bobkowski moved to the center of integrated Polish literature after 1989, gradually achieving the status of a canonical writer.

Człowiek czy zwierzę? O dyskusjach wokół rodowodu ludzkości w polskim czasopiśmiennictwie drugiej połowy XIX wieku

Celem artykułu jest zobrazowanie dyskusji na ziemiach polskich na temat rodowodu ludzkości, których inspiratorem był Charles Darwin i kontynuatorzy jego myśli. Teoria ewolucji zmieniła sposób myślenia o człowieku, który traktowany był dotąd jako „korona stworzenia”. Główną oś niniejszego tekstu stanowi analiza recepcji prac Darwina poprzez pryzmat sporów nad rodowodem człowieka, tym samym więc rozwój nauki na ziemiach polskich w XIX wieku. Problematyka ta znalazła swoje odzwierciedlenie w naukowej (a także popularyzującej wiedzę) polskiej prasie doby zaborów. Przełom w myśleniu o człowieku polegał na odejściu od koncepcji kreacjonistycznej, uznającej wolę Stwórcy w powstaniu świata oraz na zakwestionowaniu dogmatu niezmienności gatunków. Pod wpływem teorii Darwina, nie bez polemik, wywiedziono wniosek o decydującej roli czynników naturalnych w powstaniu świata ludzkiego i jego zróżnicowania. Najbardziej kontrowersyjną tezą było uznanie pokrewieństwa człowieka z małpą. Budziła ona sprzeciw sfer konserwatywnych. Sam Darwin nie wyprowadzał tak bezpośredniego rodowodu. Natomiast jego następcy kusili się o często kontrowersyjne koncepcje, które również znalazły odzwierciedlenie w polskim czasopiśmiennictwie poprzez recepcję nauki zachodniej. Należy zaznaczyć, że pisma popularnonaukowe były ważnym źródłem informacji ze świata nauki i wywarły znaczący wpływ na postrzeganie teorii ewolucji pośród masowego odbiorcy. Często uprzystępniały one wiadomości na temat teorii Darwina oraz przedstawiały stan badań. Czyniły to w sposób wyważony i kompetentny. Ich autorami byli uznani polscy uczeni. W rezultacie więc, to całokształt dostępnych informacji zadecydował o upowszechnieniu teorii Darwina pośród polskiego społeczeństwa.

Wykaz czasopism historycznych oparty na nowym modelu ewaluacji czasopism

W artykule przedstawiono wyniki badań nad osiągnięciami techniczno-bibliometrycznymi czasopism polskich z dziedziny historia i archiwistyka, dyscyplina historia i porównano je z punktacją Wykazu czasopism naukowych i recenzowanych materiałów z konferencji międzynarodowych MEiN z dnia 21 grudnia 2021 r. Celem takich badań jest dokonanie zintegrowanej, transparentnej oceny techniczno-bibliometrycznej czasopism historycznych i stworzenie nowego Wykazu czasopism historycznych przygotowanego przez Pracownię Naukoznawstwa IHN PAN. Wszystkie zasady tego Wykazu będą wyraźnie określone i umożliwią redakcjom / instytucjom naukowym samodzielne wyznaczanie punktacji, a także pozwolą na poprawę działalności redaktorskiej i recenzyjnej oraz stworzenie przejrzystej strony internetowej czasopisma zawierającej wszelkie niezbędne dane dla ewentualnego autora i czytelnika.

The Lviv-based journal "Nafta" in 1893-1914

The article describes the Lviv-based journal “Nafta”, which was published between 1893 and 1914. The journal was published as a monthly or biweekly and its editorial board was composed of professors of Lviv universities and Galician economic activists. "Nafta" was not the first journal devoted to the issues of the oil industry – methods of its extraction, economic questions on this branch of the economy, information on the functioning of the oil industry in other countries or the actions of national and state authorities towards this industry. Such journals had already been published earlier in Gorlice and Krosno and, after the publication of "Nafta" began, also in Jasło (Pawłowski 1995: 366). However, these journals were ephemera, and the Lviv-based "Nafta", as the long-standing organ of the National Petroleum Society and earlier the Society of Petroleum Technicians, was published until the end of July 1914. Keywords: Galicia, Lviv, oil industry in Galicia, Polish journals in Galicia.

An exceptionally long line: 50 years of "Polymers in Medicine"

The history of "Polymers in Medicine" reflects not only the development of utilizing such materials in medicine and pharmaceutics, but also changes in Polish scientific journals - dissemination of results of scientific research and broader scientific activity always takes place in a specific linguistic and sociopolitical context. The paper presents a brief historical sketch of the journal, starting from the establishment of the information bulletin "Plastics in Medicine", through the 1st International Conference of the COMECON "Utilization of plastics in medicine", which took place in Warsaw in October 1969, and the founding of "Polymers in Medicine" in 1970-1971, until the present day. Subsequent editors-in-chief are introduced, along with transformations of the layout, and above all, the evolution of issues described in the published papers, which initially concerned chiefly polymer materials in general, orthotics and plastic medical equipment. The changing rhythm of publication of the journal is discussed on the background of economic transformations during the decline of Polish People's Republic and the early days of modern Poland. Languages in which articles and additional materials were published in "Polymers in Medicine" can be regarded as a symbol of changes in the globalizing world of science: between 1964 and 1986 four languages (Polish, English, Russian, and German), then three (without German) until 1997, then two (Russian also disappeared) and - since 2021 - one (English).

La traductologie polonaise en anglais ? Du « centre » et de la « périphérie » de la recherche traductologique en Pologne

The paper focuses on the growing role of English in translation and interpreting Studies in Poland and the possible consequences on communication within the Polish academic community in the country and abroad. Since more than two decades, as a rule, English has been used as a means of communication, with a growing number of publications in Polish journals and reviews, PhD theses defended in Polish universities and conferences held exclusively in English. As in other countries, English has become the main discussion subject in translation and interpreting studies. Consequently, a significant number of researchers who have a limited knowledge of English do not belong to the community of English studies scholars or use other languages as their means of communication and subject of research, are excluded from the scientific debate.Using a sociometric methodology, the paper draws a profile of research and researchers based on the output of their writings and research on translation and interpreting in the years 2015‒2019. It covers the evolution, the characterization of the field of research, the evolution of the Polish academic community, and finally, the dissemination of the Polish scholars’ studies. The survey ends with a reflection on possible perspectives for future sociometric analysis of translation and interpreting studies in Poland.

Epistemic lexical verbs in English-language economics articles by Polish and Anglophone authors

The study investigates cross-cultural variation in the use of epistemic lexical verbs (ELVs) in English research articles on economics written by Polish and Anglophone scholars. Two corpora of articles published in Polish and international journals are explored to analyze the frequency, prominence, distribution and phraseological behaviour of selected ELVs across the introductory, concluding and main body parts of the collected texts. The results demonstrate that Anglophone writers use more ELVs than their Polish counterparts, though both groups prefer judgement over evidential verbs and most frequently use ELVs in the combined Results and Discussion section. Cross-cultural differences are observed in the choice of the specific ELVs, their frequency rates and the recurrent phraseology in the distinct rhetorical sections. These results may have implications for novice writers aspiring to understand the motivations behind the specific rhetorical choices contributing to the effective announcement of new knowledge claims in English-language economics articles.

Ogólnopolskie czasopisma andragogiczne w okresie międzywojennym (1918–1939)

W tekście podjęto próbę ukazania roli czasopism andragogicznych w upowszechnianiu edukacji dorosłych w okresie międzywojennym. Scharakteryzowano sześć ogólnopolskich pism odzwierciedlających profil społeczno-ideologiczny państwa i organizacji, które je wydawały. Na ich łamach prezentowano opracowania teoretyczne oraz metodyczne ułatwiające pracę z człowiekiem dorosłym. Ich głównym zadaniem było wspieranie nauczycieli i oświatowców w pracy szkolnej i pozaszkolnej z dorosłymi. Podstawę do przygotowania tekstu stanowiła analiza treści periodyków.

Wideokonferencja „Polskie czasopisma z historii i filozofii nauki oraz naukoznawstwa: Jak dostać się do Scopus, WoS, ICI, DOAJ oraz ERIH+? Dlaczego warto to zrobić?” (Kraków – Warszawa – Toruń, 16 kwietnia 2020, godz. 10.00–15.00)

Artykuł szkicuje tematykę i przebieg pierwszej w dziejach Polskiej Akademii Umiejętności i Instytutu Historii Nauki PAN Wideokonferencji pt. „Polskie czasopisma z historii i filozofii nauki oraz naukoznawstwa: Jak dostać się do Scopus, WoS, ICI, DOAJ oraz ERIH+? Dlaczego warto to zrobić?” (Kraków – Warszawa – Toruń, 16 kwietnia 2020, godz. 10.00–15.00). Konferencję zorganizowano z okazji 20-lecia Komisji Historii Nauki PAU i powołania Pracowni Naukoznawstwa IHN PAN, aktualnie jedynej placówki naukoznawczej w Polsce. Videoconference “The Polish journals on the history and philosophy of science and the science of science: How to get to Scopus, WoS, ICI, DOAJ and ERIH+? Why is it worth doing?” (Kraków – Warsaw – Toruń, Poland, April 16, 2020, 10.00–15.00) The article sketches the subject matter and the course of the first videoconference in the history of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Institute of the History of Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences: “The Polish journals on the history and philosophy of science and the science of science: How to get to Scopus, WoS, ICI, DOAJ and ERIH+. Why is it worth doing?” (Krakow – Warsaw – Toruń, 16 April 2020, 10.00–15.00). The conference was organized on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Commission on the History of Science at the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences, and to mark the establishment of the Laboratory for the Science of Science at the Institute for the History of Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, currently the only one (!) unit for the science of science in Poland.

Sprawa „Wniosku o korektę punktacji czasopisma Studia Historiae Scientiarum z 20 punktów na 70 punktów”

Artykuł przedstawia fakty dotyczące nierozpatrzonego dotąd „Wniosku o korektę punktacji czasopisma Studia Historiae Scientiarum z 20 punktów na 70 punktów” (z 9 września 2019 i 15 stycznia 2020 r.) skierowanego do Komisji Ewaluacji Nauki MNiSW. Analizuje on publicznie dostępne informacje na temat obecności polskich czasopism z dyscyplin „historia”, „historia nauki” oraz „historia i filozofia nauki” w bazach indeksacyjnych lub biblioteach czasopism i ich wskaźników bibliometrycznych. Informacje te są porównane z przyznanymi punktami w ministerialnej ewaluacji czasopism z 2019 r. Ponieważ ministerialna punktacja nie ma związku z rzeczywistym dorobkiem czasopisma Komisji Historii Nauki PAU, podniesiono kwestię pilnej zmiany punktacji tego czasopisma. The case of the “Complaint calling for a correction of the score given to the journal Studia Historiae Scientiarum from 20 to 70 points” The article presents facts about the hitherto pending “Complaint calling for a correction of the score given to the journal Studia Historiae Scientiarum from 20 to 70 points” (of September 9, 2019 and of January 15, 2020) addressed to the Science Evaluation Commission of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Polish Government. It analyzes publicly available information on the presence of Polish journals on ‘history’, ‘history of science’ and ‘history and philosophy of science’ in indexation databases or journal libraries and their bibliometric indicators. This information is compared with the scoring awarded in the ministerial evaluation of journals in 2019. Since the ministerial scoring is not related to the actual achievements of the journal of the Commission on the History of Science, Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences, urgent change in the scoring of this journal has been demanded.

Zapalenie przyzębia u kobiet ciężarnych z cukrzycą i jego kliniczne implikacje – problem wielodyscyplinarny. Przegląd piśmiennictwa

Periodontitis is a multifactorial bacterial infection that causes destruction of tissues surrounding the tooth. Its relationship with numerous systemic diseases was confirmed in vast studies. Concerns of maternal and fetus wellness are raised by gestational diabetes mellitus and prepregnancy diabetes causing need for regular periodontal control. The paper is a review of available literature published in medical databases (PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE) and in Polish dental journals in the years 1999-2018. Diabetes is one of the risk factors for periodontitis occurrence and its exacerbation. In pregnant women there may be an exacerbation of the already existing periodontal disease. Periodontitis in pregnant patients with diabetes is associated with the risk of many complications for both the mother and the fetus. Pregnant women with diabetes should be under constant control of a gynecologist, diabetologist and dentist. Periodontal care in such patients should focus on rapid diagnostics of periodontal diseases and the implementation of appropriate treatment. Future mothers should be educated that oral health can affect pregnancy, childbirth and the health condition of mother and the child.

A qualitative–quantitative study of science mapping by different algorithms: The Polish journals landscape

By applying different clustering algorithms, the author strived to construct the best visual representation of scientific domains and disciplines in Poland. Journals and their disciplinary categories constituted a data set. A comparative analysis of maps was based on both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Complex patterns of eight maps were evaluated taking into account both the local proximity of disciplines and the whole structure of presented domains. Final clustering quality value was introduced and calculated in reference to the knowledge domains. The authors underlined the role of quantitative and qualitative methods in combination in the mapping evaluation. The best results were obtained with the T-distributed stochastic neighbour embedding (t-SNE) algorithm. This youngest technique may have the biggest potential for semantic information studies and in the scope of broadly understood semantic solutions.

„Wykazy czasopism MNiSW 2017 i 2019”, „ICI Journal Master List 2014–2017” a polskie czasopisma z historii nauki, historii, filozofii nauki oraz naukoznawstwa

W artykule przedstawiono wyniki ewaluacji czasopism z historii nauki, historii, filozofii nauki oraz naukoznawstwa na podstawie „Wykazu czasopism MNiSW 2017”, „Wykazu czasopism MNiSW 2019” oraz „ICI Journal Master List 2014–2017”. Dodano także komentarz do tych wyników. Zwrócono uwagę na następujące fakty: a) fakt istnienia ujemnej korelacji między oceną czasopisma w „Wykazie czasopism MNiSW 2019” a oceną czasopisma na „ICI Journal Master List 2014–2017” dla czasopism z historii i historii nauki; b) fakt, że obecność czasopisma w DOAJ nie podniosła oceny ministerialnej czasopisma; c) fakt, że ocena czasopisma w bazie danych Scopus nie wpłynęła w znaczący sposób na wzrost oceny ministerialnej: ocena ta zależy od dyscypliny i subdyscypliny; d) fakt, że czasopisma z listy programu ministerialnego „Wsparcie dla czasopism naukowych 2019–2020” (WCN 2019–2020) oraz ERIH+ otrzymały od 20 do 70 punktów; ich ministerialna ocena zależy od dyscypliny i subdyscypliny. Ponadto wyrażono nadzieję, że dla dobra polskiej nauki w krótkim czasie usunięte zostaną pewne błędy „Wykazu czasopism MNiSW 2019”, gdyż niektóre czasopisma otrzymały nieadekwatne oceny (stwierdzenie to wynika z porównania dokonań czasopism, w tym wskaźników bibliometrycznych). “Lists of journals of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland 2017 & 2019”, “ICI Journal Master List 2014–2017”, and the Polish journals on the history of science, history, philosophy of science and science of science Abstract The article presents the results of the evaluation of the Polish journals from the history of science, history, philosophy of science, and science of science, based on the “List of journals of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland 2017 & 2019” and “ICI Journal Master List 2014–2017”. A comment has also been added to these results. The following facts were noted: a) the fact that there is a negative correlation between the journal’s rating in the “List of journals MNiSW 2019” and the journal’s ratings in the “ICI Journal Master List 2014–2017” for journals from the history and history of science; b) the fact that the presence of the journal in the DOAJ does not raise the ministerial rating of the journal; c) the fact that the evaluation of the journal in the Scopus database has not significantly affected the increase in the ministerial rating: the rating depends on the discipline and sub-discipline; d) the fact that journals from the ministerial program “Support for scientific journals 2019–2020” (WCN 2019–2020) and ERIH+ received 20 to 70 points; their ministerial ratings depend on discipline and sub-discipline. In addition, it was hoped that for the good of Polish science, some errors of the “List of journals of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Polish Republic 2019” would be removed in a short time, as some magazines received too low marks (this statement results from a comparison of journals’ achievements, including bibliometric indicators).

The Contribution of ”Folia Turistica” to the Development of Research on Marketing in Tourism

Purpose. The aim of the work is to indicate the impact of publications from the “Folia Turistica” journal on the development of knowledge on marketing in tourism in Poland. Method. The article analyses citability (as of 20 Oct. 2018) of articles published in the journal, addressing marketing issues. However, the article cannot be treated as a typical bibliometric study, because the most important conclusions were derived by deduction. Findings. From among the very numerous articles published in the “Folia Turistica” issues, those devoted to the problem of marketing in tourism, or at least aspects related to it, are not very numerous. The contribution of this journal to the development of knowledge on marketing in tourism does not result from a large number of publications, but mainly from the publication of several items whose frequency of quoting makes them considered as very important publications (from those published in Poland) in the development of understanding the essence marketing in tourism. Research and conclusions limitations. In the bibliometric research, the Google Scholar database was used, which although indexes the largest number of Polish scientific journals, is still very incomplete. Practical implications. The text is an analysis of scientific publications and contains only a few guidelines for practitioners. Such a suggestion may be an indication of particularly scientifically influential texts on marketing in tourism, which may be of interest to economic practitioners. Originality. So far, this type of analysis has not been conducted in Poland, not only in the case of “Folia Turistica”, but also for other scientific journals related to research in the tourism industry. Type of work. The article is of review nature.

THE CONTRIBUTION OF ”FOLIA TURISTICA” IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH ON MARKETING IN TOURISM

Purpose. The aim of the work is to indicate the impact of publications from the "Folia Turistica" journal on the development of knowledge on marketing in tourism in Poland. Method. The article analyses citability (as of 20 Oct. 2018) of articles published in the journal, addressing marketing issues. However, the article cannot be treated as a typical bibliometric study, because the most important conclusions were derived by deduction. Findings. From among the very numerous articles published in the "Folia Turistica" issues, those devoted to the problem of marketing in tourism, or at least aspects related to it, are not very numerous. The contribution of this journal to the development of knowledge on marketing in tourism does not result from a large number of publications, but mainly from the publication of several items whose frequency of quoting makes them considered as very important publications (from those published in Poland) in the development of understanding the essence marketing in tourism. Research and conclusions limitations. In the bibliometric research, the Google Scholar database was used, which although indexes the largest number of Polish scientific journals, is still very incomplete. Practical implications. The text is an analysis of scientific publications and contains only a few guidelines for practitioners. Such a suggestion may be an indication of particularly scientifically influential texts on marketing in tourism, which may be of interest to economic practitioners. Originality. So far, this type of analysis has not been conducted in Poland, not only in the case of "Folia Turistica", but also for other scientific journals related to research in the tourism industry. Type of work. The article is of review nature.

Two Twelfth-Century Kite Shields from Szczecin, Poland

The Polish city of Szczecin, located on the Odra river in north-west Poland, has a complex history which is reflected in its excavated material culture. The most remarkable artefacts among the numerous finds of arms and armour from the city are two late twelfth century kite shields found in the area of the early medieval stronghold. Based on our current state of knowledge, these are the only surviving examples of such shields in the world. Of the two shields recovered from Szczecin, the painted example has been published several times in Polish journals and yet it remains largely unknown to the wider European audience. The unpainted shield, however, was only recently identified and its importance fully appreciated. As such this study aims to update the information on the painted shield based on the latest research, and integrate it and the unpainted shield into the wider European archaeological context.

Warunki i strategie działalności naukowej polskich akademiczek na niwie pedagogiki i psychologii w latach 1918–1939

The article is connected with the conditions and strategies of the Polish psychologists’ and pedagogues’ scientific work in the interwar period. None of them pursued the ‘classical’ academic path, in terms of official employment status and promotion within a university. Most of them worked in the Wolna Wszechnica Polska. Women who were distinguished by their activity in the field of research were Helena Radlińska, Maria Grzegorzewska, Józefa Joteyko, Ludwika Karpińska-Woyczyńska. They attended the internal and transnational scientific life taking part in conferences and conventions, publishing scientific papers in Polish and foreign scientific journals. The significant strategy of the women handling the science was also their participation in the social and learned societies.