About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Paedagogia Christiana (ISSN: 1505-6872; ISSN online: 2451-1951) is a pedagogical, international, peer-reviewed, open access, semi-annual journal aiming to contribute the development of the philosophy and theory of education inspired by the theory and practice of Christian education. Articles for publication should relate to philosophical, theological, psychological or sociological foundations of educational philosophy and theory. Empirical research articles are also accepted that relate to Christian education provided by churches, schools and religious movements and associations (in terms of both historical and contemporary practice). The PCh aims to promote a broader understanding of being human, in its humanistic, moral and personalistic dimensions, taking into account a dynamic, developmental and educational aspect of human existence, as well as different socio-cultural contexts in which education is provided. Articles that are accepted are national, international and transnational in scope. The journal is under the patronage of the Committee of Pedagogical Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

Peer Review Process

1. All texts sent to the editorial staff will be subject to the review procedure; the fact of sending the text constitutes the author's consent to review rules accepted by the editorial staff.  

2. Preliminary review, including formal and thematic evaluation, is conducted by the editorial staff. 

3. After the editorial staff's preliminary acceptance, for each publication, there are at least two independent reviewers appointed who are from outside the workplace of the author.    

4. The reviewing process is conducted according to double-blind review model – neither authors nor reviewers know each other's identity; in case this principle cannot be used, the reviewers signs the declaration of no conflicts of interest to disclose (the conflicts are present when there are direct personal relations between an author and a reviewer [family relationship, legal relationship, dispute], professional dependence, direct scientific cooperation within two years prior to the reviewing process).

5. Review is in a written form and it includes a definite conclusion on whether the article will be published or rejected.

6. The author of the text is informed on the results of the review – without disclosing the reviewer's name.

7. The final decision on accepting the text for publication is made by the editor-in-chief of the journal.

8. Names of reviewers of particular publications are not disclosed; the journal publishes a list of cooperating reviewers once a year on its website.

Open Access Policy

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The journal offers access to the contents in the open access system on the principles of non-exclusive license Creative Commons (CC BY-ND 3.0).

The Scientific Council

prof. dr Joaquim Azevedo - Universidade Católica Portuguesa de Porto
ks. prof. zw. dr hab. Jerzy Bagrowicz – Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
prof. dr Britt-Mari Barth - Catholic University of Paris
prof. dr. Bob Bowie - Canterbury Christ Church University
prof. dr. Italo Fiorin - LUMSA Università (Libera Università degli Studi Maria SS. Assunta di Roma)
prof. dr. Pádraig Hogan - The National University of Ireland, Maynooth
prof. dr. Stephen McKinney -  University of Glasgow
ks. prof. dr hab. Jarosław Michalski – Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
prof. dr. Giuseppe Milan - Università degli Studi di Trento
ks. dr hab. Bogusław Milerski, prof ChAT, prof. APS - Chrześcijańska Akademia Teologiczna w Warszawie
prof. dr Uto Meier - Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
prof. dr. Marisa Musaio - Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan
ks. prof. dr hab. Marian Nowak – Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
prof. dr hab. Katarzyna Olbrycht – Uniwersytet Śląski w Cieszynie
prof. dr Araceli del Pozo Armentia - The Complutense University of Madrid
prof. dr Martin Rothgangel - Universität Wien
prof. dr Richard Rymarz - The Australian Institute of Theological Education
prof. dr Juan Carlos Torre Puente - Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid
prof. dr. Julian Stern - Bishop Grosseteste University
prof. dr John Swinton - University of Aberdeen
prof. dr. hab.Vaiva Zuzevičiūtė - Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius

The Reviewers

Reviewers of articles submitted in 2023:

dr hab. Anna Błasiak, prof. UI (Jesuit University Ignatianum in Kraków, Poland); dr hab. Stanisław Chrobak, prof. UKSW (Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland); dr Mariusz Chrostowski (The Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany); dr hab. Ewa Domagała-Zyśk, prof. KUL (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland); dr hab. Piotr Domeracki, prof. UMK (Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland); dr hab. Jarosław Gara, prof. APS (The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw, Poland); dr hab. Rafał Godoń, prof. UW (University of Warsaw, Poland); dr hab. Grzegorz Grzybek, prof. UR (University of Rzeszów, Poland); dr hab. Miłosz Hołda (The Pontifical University of John Paul II, Kraków, Poland); dr hab. Marcin Jewdokimow, prof. UKSW (Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland); dr hab. Paweł Kaźmierczak, prof. UI (Jesuit University Ignatianum in Kraków, Poland); dr hab. Danuta Kopeć, prof. UAM (The Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland); prof. dr hab. Piotr Kostyło (WSB Merito University in Toruń, Poland); dr hab. Mirosław Kowalski, prof. UZ (University of Zielona Góra, Poland); prof. dr. Kristján Kristjánsson (University of Birmingham, GB); dr hab. Joanna Król, prof. US (University of Szczecin, Poland); prof. dr. Blanka Kudláčová (University of Trnava, Slovakia); prof. dr hab. Roman Leppert (Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, Poland); dr Tomasz Leś (Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland); dr hab. Piotr Magier (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland); dr hab. Krzysztof Maliszewski, prof. UŚ (University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland); prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Marek (Jesuit University Ignatianum in Kraków, Poland); prof. dr hab. Paweł Mąkosa (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland); dr hab. Jacek Moroz (University of Szczecin, Poland); dr hab. Edward Nycz, prof. UO (University of Opole, Poland); dr hab. Monika Oliwa-Ciesielska, prof. UAM (The Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland); prof. dr hab. Elżbieta Osewska (University of Applied Sciences in Tarnow, Poland); prof. dr hab. Mirosław Patalon (Pomeranian University of Słupsk, Poland); dr hab. Kazimierz Pierzchała, prof. KUL (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland); prof. dr. Ivana Pirohová (University of Presov, Slovakia); prof. dr. Karine Porpino Viana (University of Oslo, Norway); dr Tomasz Raburski (The Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland); dr hab. Krzysztof Ratajczak, prof. UAM (The Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland); dr hab. Agnieszka Regulska, prof. UKSW (Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland); dr hab. Jan Rutkowski (University of Warsaw, Poland); doc. dr. David Rybák (Charles University, Prague, Czechia); dr hab. Leon Siwecki (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland); dr hab. Małgorzata Stawiak-Ososińska, prof. UJK (Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, Poland); dr Zuzanna Sury (Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland); prof. dr. Zuzana Svobodová (Charles University, Prague, Czechia); prof. dr hab. Andrzej Szahaj (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland); dr hab. Aleksandra Tłuściak-Deliowska, prof. APS (The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw, Poland); dr hab. Danuta Wajsprych, prof. UWSB (WSB Merito University in Gdańsk, Poland); dr hab. Anna Walulik, prof. UI (Jesuit University Ignatianum in Kraków, Poland); prof. dr hab. Andrew Wierciński (University of Warsaw, Poland); dr hab. Rafał Włodarczyk, prof. UWr (University of Wrocław, Poland); dr hab. Alina Wróbel, prof. UŁ (University of Łódź, Poland); prof. dr hab. Anna Zellma (University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland); prof. dr. Hans-Georg Ziebertz (University of Wuerzburg, Germany); dr hab. Alicja Żywczok, prof. UŚ (University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland)

Reviewers of articles submitted in 2022:

dr hab. Anna Błasiak, prof. AIK (Jesuit University Ignatianum in Kraków, Poland); prof. dr. Sandra Bosacki (Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada); dr hab. Stanisław Chrobak, prof. UKSW (Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland); prof. dr. Folco Cimagalli (LUMSA University, Roma, Italy); dr hab. Piotr Domeracki, prof. UMK (Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland); dr hab. Lucyna Dziaczkowska, prof. USz (University of Szczecin, Poland); dr hab. Jarosław Gara, prof. APS (The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warszawa, Poland); prof. dr hab. Stanisłw Głaz (Jesuit University Ignatianum in Kraków, Poland); prof. dr hab. Romuald Grzybowski (University of Gdańsk, Poland); dr hab. Miłosz Hołda (The Pontifical University of John Paul II, Kraków, Poland); dr hab. Iwona Jazukiewicz, prof. US (University of Szczecin, Poland); dr hab. Marek Jeziorański (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland); dr hab. Janina Kamińska, prof. UW (University of Warsaw, Poland); dr hab. Jerzy Kochanowicz, prof. WSB (WSB University, Poland); prof. dr hab. Janina Kostkiewicz (Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland); dr hab. Mirosław Kowalski, prof. UZ (University of Zielona Góra, Poland); prof. dr. Sheryl A Kujawa-Holbrook (Willamette University, USA); dr Anna Lendzion (Akademia Bialska Nauk Stosowanych im. Jana Pawła II, Biała Podlaska, Poland); dr hab. Piotr Magier (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland); dr hab. Adam Maj, prof. KUL (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland); dr hab. Krzysztof Maliszewski, prof. UŚ (University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland); prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Marek (Jesuit University Ignatianum in Kraków, Poland); dr hab. Małgorzata Michel, prof. UJ (Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland); prof. dr Marisa Musaio (Catholic University of Sacred Heart of Milan, Włochy); prof. dr. Thseen Nazir (İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Istambul, Turkey); dr hab. Piotr Nowakowski, prof. UR (University of Rzeszów, Poland); dr hab. Danuta Opozda, prof. KUL (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland); prof. dr hab. Urszula Ostrowska (The Jacob of Paradies University, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland); prof. dr hab. Ewa Przybylska (Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland); dr hab. Krzysztof Ratajczak, prof. UAM (The Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland); dr hab. Aniela Różańska, prof. UŚ (University of Silesia, Cieszyn, Poland); dr hab. Elżbieta Rydz, prof. KUL (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland); dr hab. Witold Starnawski, prof. UKSW (Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland); dr hab. Dariusz Stępkowski, prof. UKSW (Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland); prof. dr. Zuzana Svobodová (Charles University, Prague, Czechy); prof. dr. Zenon Szabłowiński (Catholic Theological Institute, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea); dr. Sonja Mei Tin Huang (Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan); prof. dr. Katarína Valčová (Comenius University Bratislava, Słowacja); dr hab. Anna Walulik, prof. AIK (Jesuit University Ignatianum in Kraków, Poland); dr Małgorzata Wałejko (University of Szczecin, Poland); dr hab. Rafał Włodarczyk, prof. UWr (University of Wrocław, Poland); dr hab. Katarzyna Wrońska, prof. UJ (Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland); dr hab. Alina Wróbel, prof. UŁ (University of Łódź, Poland); dr Aldona Zakrzewska (University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland); prof. dr. Vaiva Zuzevičiūtė (Mykolo Romerio University, Kowno, Lithuania); prof. dr. Leehu Zysberg (Gordon College of Education, Haifa, Israel).

Reviewers of articles submitted in 2021:

prof. dr Bernhard Callebaut (Istituto Universitario Sophia, Loppiano, Italy); dr hab. Stanisław Chrobak, prof. UKSW (Poland); prof. dr. Folco Cimagalli (LUMSA, Roma, Italy);  prof. dr. Dries Deweer (Tilburg University, Netherlands); dr hab. Ewa Domagała-Zyśk, prof. KUL (Poland); dr hab. Lucyna Dziaczkowska, prof. US (Poland); prof. dr. Eileen FitzGerald (Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo” Unidad Académica Cochabamba, Bolivia); prof. dr Juan García Gutiérrez (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spain); dr hab. Anna Gaweł, prof. UJ (Poland); dr hab. Piotr Górecki, prof. UO (Poland); dr hab. Grzegorz Grzybek, prof. UR (Poland); dr hab. Marcin Hintz, prof. ChAT (Poland); dr hab. Miłosz Hołda (UP JP2, Kraków, Poland); dr hab. Iwona Jazukiewicz, prof. US (Poland); dr hab. Paweł Kaźmierczak, prof. AI (Kraków, Poland); prof. dr. Mary Keator (Westfield State University, Westfield, United States);  prof. dr hab. Jan Kochel (UO, Poland); prof. dr hab. Piotr Kostyło (UKW, Poland); dr hab. Mirosław Kowalski, prof. UZ (Poland); prof. dr. Ståle Kristiansen (University of Bergen, Norway); prof. dr. Sheryl A Kujawa-Holbrook (Willamette University, United States); prof. dr hab. Roman Leppert (UKW, Poland); dr hab. Piotr Magier (KUL, Poland); dr hab. Krzysztof Maliszewski, prof. UŚ (Poland); prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Marek (AI, Poland); dr. hab. Lidia Marszałek, prof. MUP (Płock, Poland); prof. dr. François Moog (Catholic University of Paris, France); prof. dr Marisa Musaio (Catholic University of Sacred Heart of Milan, Italy); dr hab. Monika Oliwa-Ciesielska, prof. UAM (Poland); prof. dr hab. Urszula Ostrowska (Akademia im. Jana Paradyża, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland); dr hab. Jan Rutkowski (UW, Poland); prof. dr. Richard Rymarz (The Australian Institute of Theological Education, Australia); prof. dr. Jove Jim Sanchez Aguas (University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines);  prof. dr. Thomas Spiegler (Friedensau Adventist University, Möckern, Germany); dr hab. Witold Starnawski, prof. UKSW (Poland); dr hab. Małgorzata Stawiak-Ososińska, prof. UJK (Poland); dr hab. Dariusz Stępkowski, prof. UKSW (Poland); prof. dr. Zuzana Svobodová (Charles University, Prague, Czechia); dr Jacek Tandej (Catholic Theological Institute, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea); prof. dr. Katarína Valčová (Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia); dr hab. Danuta Wajsprych, prof. DSW (Gdańsk, Poland); prof. dr hab. Edward Walewander (KUL, Poland); dr hab. Anna Walulik, prof. AIK (Poland); prof. dr hab. Krzysztof T. Wieczorek (UŚ, Poland); dr hab. Rafał Włodarczyk, prof. UWr (Poland); prof. dr Terrence C. Wright (St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, Denver, United States); dr hab. Katarzyna Wrońska, prof. UJ (Poland).

Reviewers of articles submitted in 2020:

prof. dr. Eva Alerby (Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden); prof. dr. Pablo Alzola Cerero (Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain); prof. dr Isabel Baptista (Portuguese Catholic University, Portugal); prof. dr. Charlie Barnao (The Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Italy); prof. dr William Bartley (University of Saskatchewan, Canada); dr hab. Tomasz Biernat, prof. WSB (Gdańsk, Poland); prof. dr. Sandra Bosacki (Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada); prof. dr Costica Bradatan (Texas Tech University, USA); prof. dr. Bernhard Callebaut (Istituto Universitario Sophia, Loppiano, Italy); dr hab. Sławomir Chrost, prof. UJK (Kielce, Poland); prof. dr. Folco Cimagalli (LUMSA, Roma, Italy); prof. dr. Richard E. Cleveland (Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, USA); prof. dr. Pierluigi Consorti (The University of Pisa, Italy); prof. dr. Michele De Beni (The University of Verona, Włochy); dr hab. Ewa Domagała-Zyśk, prof. KUL (Lublin, Poland); prof. dr. Dalibor Dolezal (University of Zagreb, Croatia); prof. dr. Eileen FitzGerald (Catholic University of Bolivia, Cochabamba, Bolivia); prof. dr. Leslie Francis (University of Warwick, Coventry, UK); dr hab. Piotr Górecki, prof. UO (Oople, Poland); dr hab. Justyna Gulczyńska, prof. UAM (Poznań, Poland); prof. dr. Maria James (St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London, UK); dr. Sarah James (University of Hull, Hull, UK); dr hab. Marcin Jewdokimow, prof. UKSW (Warszawa, Poland); dr hab. Paweł Kaźmierczak, prof. AI (Kraków, Poland); dr hab. Piotr Kostyło, prof. UKW (Bydgoszcz, Poland); prof. dr. Sheryl A Kujawa-Holbrook (Willamette University, USA); prof. dr. Alberto Lo Presti (Istituto Universitario Sophia, Loppiano, Włochy); prof. dr. David Luque (Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain); dr hab. Anna Murawska, prof. US (Szczecin, Poland); prof. dr. Thseen Nazir (İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Istambul, Turkey); prof. dr. Colin O’Connor (Leeds City College, Leeds, UK); dr hab. Danuta Opozda, prof. KUL (Lublin, Poland); prof. dr. Ivana Pirohová (University of Presov, Slovakia); dr. Anne Pirrie (University of the West of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK); prof. dr. Karine Porpino Viana (University of Oslo, Norway); prof. dr. Andrej Rajský (University of Trnava; Slovakia); prof. dr. Roberta Ricucci (University of Turin, Italy); prof. dr. Richard Rymarz (The Australian Institute of Theological Education, Australia); prof. dr. Rosemary Sheehan (Monash University, Caulfield East, Australia); dr. Gary Shepherd (York St John University, UK); dr hab. Ryszard Skrzyniarz, prof. KUL (Lublin, Poland); prof. dr. Flavia Stara (University of Macerata, Italy); dr hab. Dariusz Stępkowski, prof. UKSW (Warszawa, Poland); prof. dr. Zenon Szabłowiński (Catholic Theological Institute, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea); dr hab. Jacek Szczepkowski, prof. UMK (Toruń, Poland); prof. dr. Claire Thomson (University College London, UK); dr Katarzyna Uzar-Szcześniak (Wrocław, Poland); prof. dr. Susana Viegas (NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal); dr hab. Anna Walulik, prof. AIK (Kraków, Poland); dr hab. Katarzyna Wrońska, prof. UJ (Kraków, Poland); dr. Samuel Zinner (Ecole de langues, Casablanca, Morocco); prof. dr. Vaiva Zuzevičiūtė (Mykolo Romerio University, Kowno, Lithuania); prof. dr. Leehu Zysberg (Gordon College of Education, Haifa, Israel)

Reviewers of articles submitted in 2019:

prof. dr. Philippe Oliveira de Almeida (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazylia); prof. dr William Bartley (University of Saskatchewan, Kanada); dr hab. Tomasz Biernat, prof. WSB (Gdańsk, Polska); prof. dr Bernhard Callebaut (Istituto Universitario Sophia, Loppiano, Włochy); prof. dr Silvia Cataldi (Sapienza Universita di Roma, Włochy); dr hab. Stanisław Chrobak, prof. UKSW (Polska); dr hab. Sławomir Chrost, prof. UJK (Polska); prof. dr. Michele De Beni (Università di Verona, Włochy); dr hab. Ewa Domagała-Zyśk, prof. KUL (Polska); dr hab. Lucyna Dziaczkowska, prof. KUL (Polska); prof. dr. Eileen FitzGerald (Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo”, Unidad Académica Cochabamba, Boliwia); prof. dr. Kees de Groot (Tilburg University, Holandia); dr hab. Grzegorz Grzybek, prof. UR (Polska); prof. dr Juan García Gutiérrez (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madryt, Hiszpania); prof. dr. Michael Hainz (Universität Leipzig, Niemcy); prof. dr. Gennaro Iorio (University of Salerno, Włochy); dr hab. Iwona Jazukiewicz, prof. US (Polska); prof. dr hab. Łukasz Kamykowski (UP JPII, Kraków, Polska); prof. dr. Mary Keator (Westfield State University, Westfield, USA);  dr hab. Piotr Kostyło, prof. UKW (Polska); prof. dr hab. Roman Leppert (UKW, Polska); dr Tomasz Leszniewski (UMK, Polska); prof. dr. Alberto Lo Presti (Istituto Universitario Sophia, Loppiano, Włochy); prof. dr. David Luque (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Hiszpania); prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Marek (AI, Polska); dr hab. Danuta Opozda, prof. KUL (Polska); prof. dr. Roberta Ricucci (University of Turin, Włochy); prof. dr. José Luis Rodríguez Sáez (Universidad de Valladolid, Hiszpania); dr hab. Piotr Roszak, prof. UMK (Polska); prof. dr. Martin Rothgangel (Universität Wien, Austria); dr hab. Dorota Siemieniecka, prof. UMK (Polska); dr hab. Dariusz Stępkowski, prof. UKSW (Polska); prof. dr Jan Strassheim (Keio University, Japonia); prof. dr. Ondřej Stulík (University of West Bohemia, Czechy); prof. dr. Zenon Szabłowiński (Catholic Theological Institute, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea); dr Jacek Tandej (Catholic Theological Institute, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea); prof. dr. Stefan Tobler (Universitatea “Lucian Blaga” Sibiu, Rumunia); prof. dr. Pál Tóth (Istituto Universitario Sophia, Loppiano, Włochy); dr hab. Anna Walulik, prof. AIK (Polska); dr hab. Agnieszka Wałęga, prof. UMK (Polska); prof. dr hab. Krzysztof T. Wieczorek (UŚ, Polska); prof. dr. Andrzej Wodka (Akademia Alfonsjańska w Rzymie, Włochy); dr hab. Katarzyna Wrońska, prof. UJ (Polska)

Reviewers of articles submitted in 2018:

prof. dr Isabel Baptista (Portuguese Catholic University, Portugalia); dr hab. Tomasz Biernat, prof. WSB (Gdańsk, Polska); dr hab. Beata Borowska-Beszta, prof. UMK (Polska); prof. dr Bernhard Callebaut (Istituto Universitario Sophia, Loppiano, Włochy); dr hab. Stanisław Chrobak, prof. UKSW (Polska); prof. dr Folco Cimagalli (LUMSA, Rzym, Włochy); dr Joanna Cukras-Stelągowska (UMK, Polska); dr Andrea Dessardo (Università Europea di Roma, Włochy); dr hab. Ewa Domagała-Zyśk, prof. KUL (Polska); prof. dr. hab. Ágnes Engler (University of Debrecen, Węgry); dr hab. Anna Gaweł (UJ, Polska); dr hab. Justyna Gulczyńska, prof. UAM (Polska); dr hab. Marcin Hintz, prof. ChAT (Polska); prof. dr. Gennaro Iorio (University of Salerno, Włochy); dr hab. Jerzy Kochanowicz, prof. DSW (Polska); dr hab. Danuta Kopeć, prof. UAM (Polska); dr hab. Hanna Kostyło, prof. UMK (CM UMK, Polska);  dr hab. Mirosław Kowalski, prof. UZ (Polska); dr hab. Dariusz Kurzydło (UKSW, Polska); prof. dr hab. Roman Leppert (UKW, Polska); dr hab. Krzysztof Maliszewski (UŚ, Polska); prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Marek (AI, Polska); dr hab. Anna Murawska, prof. US (Polska); dr hab. Danuta Opozda, prof. KUL (Polska); prof. dr hab. Urszula Ostrowska (Akademia im. Jana Paradyża, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Polska); prof. dr hab. Mirosław Patalon (AP, Słupsk, Polska); dr hab. Jan Rutkowski (UW, Polska); prof. dr. Richard Rymarz (The Australian Institute of Theological Education, Australia); dr hab. Witold Starnawski, prof. UKSW (Polska); prof. dr. Monika Scheidler (Technische Universität Dresden, Niemcy); prof. dr. Olena Vasylenko (NAIA of Ukraine, Kijów, Ukraina); dr hab. Agnieszka Wałęga, prof. UMK (Polska); dr hab. Anna Walulik, prof. AIK (Polska); prof. dr hab. Krzysztof T. Wieczorek (UŚ, Polska); dr hab. Katarzyna Wrońska (UJ, Polska)

Reviewers of articles submitted in 2017:

dr hab. Beata Borowska-Beszta, prof. UMK; dr hab. Stanisław Chrobak, prof. UKSW; dr hab. Sławomir Chrost, prof. UJK; dr hab. Lucyna Dziaczkowska, prof. KUL; dr hab. Anna Gaweł (UJ); dr hab. Grzegorz Grzybek, prof. UR; dr hab. Justyna Gulczyńska, prof. UAM; dr hab. Iwona Jazukiewicz, prof. US; dr hab. Jerzy Kochanowicz, prof. DSW; prof. dr hab. Janina Kostkiewicz (UJ); dr hab. Hanna Kostyło, prof. UMK (CM UMK); dr hab. Piotr Kostyło, prof. UKW; dr hab. Dariusz Kurzydło (UKSW); dr hab. Krzysztof Maliszewski (UŚ); dr. hab. Lidia Marszałek, prof. Pedagogium WSNS; dr hab. Anna Murawska, prof. US; dr hab. Danuta Opozda (KUL); prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Pilarczyk (UJ); dr hab. Jan Rutkowski (UW); dr hab. Kazimierz Skoczylas (UMK); dr hab. Ryszard Skrzyniarz, prof. KUL; dr hab. Witold Starnawski, prof. UKSW; dr hab. Dariusz Stępkowski, prof. UKSW; dr hab. Agnieszka Wałęga, prof. UMK; dr hab. Anna Walulik, prof. AIK; dr hab. Wacław Wierzbiniec, prof. UR; dr hab. Katarzyna Wrońska (UJ)

Reviewers of articles submitted in 2016:

dr hab. Stanisław Chrobak, prof. UKSW; dr hab. Sławomir Chrost, prof. UJK; dr hab. Lucyna Dziaczkowska, prof. KUL; dr hab. Anna Gaweł (UJ); dr hab. Grzegorz Grzybek, prof. URz; dr hab. Iwona Jazukiewicz (USz); prof. dr hab. Janina Kostkiewicz (UJ); dr hab. Hanna Kostyło, prof. UMK (CM UMK); dr hab. Krzysztof Maliszewski (UŚ); prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Marek (AI); dr. hab. Lidia Marszałek, prof. Pedagogium WSNS; dr hab. Anna Murawska, prof. USz; dr hab. Danuta Opozda (KUL); dr hab. Jan Rutkowski (UW); dr hab. Ryszard Skrzyniarz, prof. KUL; ks. dr hab. Dariusz Stępkowski, prof. UKSW; dr hab. Katarzyna Wrońska (UJ)

Reviewers of articles submitted in 2015:

ks. dr hab. Stanisław Chrobak, prof. UKSW; dr hab. Lucyna Dziaczkowska, prof. KUL;  dr hab. Grzegorz Grzybek, prof URz; dr hab. Iwona Jazukiewicz (USz); prof. dr hab. Janina Kostkiewicz (UJ); dr hab. Hanna Kostyło, prof. UMK (CM UMK); dr hab. Lidia Marszałek, prof. Pedagogikum WSNS; dr hab. Krzysztof Maliszewski (UŚ); dr hab. Anna Murawska, prof. USz; dr hab. Danuta Opozda (KUL); dr hab. Jan Rutkowski (UW); dr hab. Ryszard Skrzyniarz, prof. KUL; dr hab. Witold Starnawski, prof. UKSW; ks. dr hab. Dariusz Stępkowski, prof. UKSW; dr hab. Katarzyna Wrońska (UJ)

Reviewers of articles submitted in 2012-2014:

prof. dr hab. Alicja Kicowska; ks. dr hab. Jerzy Kostorz, prof. UO; ks. dr hab. Zdzisław Pawlak, prof. UMK; prof. dr hab. Janina Rutkowiak; dr hab. Andrzej Sowiński, prof. PWSZ (Gorzów Wielkopolski); prof. dr hab. Włodzimierz Tyburski; ks. prof. dr hab. Edward Walewander - oraz recenzenci z roku 2015

Principles of Publication Ethics

The journal Paedagogia Christiana has adopted and applies the ethical principles specified in the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). We distinguish:

Editors’ responsibilities

1. To act in a balanced, objective and fair way while carrying out their expected duties, without discrimination on grounds of gender, sexual orientation, religious or political beliefs, ethnic or geographical origin of the authors.

2. To admit to the proceedings original articles which have not been previously published in full or in part and do not contain borrowings from another work such that this would violate the rights of third parties and put the journal at risk of undermining its credibility; the editorial board may use appropriate software (CrossCheck powered by iThenticate) to check for possible plagiarism.

3. Not to disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

4. To require the authors of the publication to disclose, in the first footnote, the input of all the individuals who have made a contribution to the publication (stating their affiliation and contribution). In particular, information on the identity of the author(s) of the concepts, assumptions, methods, protocol, etc. used in the publication should be provided.

5. Not to allow practices such as: ghost-writing (the making of a significant contribution to the creation of a publication by a person who does not disclose his or her participation as an author) or guest authorship (assigning co-authorship to a person whose contribution to the creation of the work was negligible or non-existent); these practices are considered to be evidence of scientific unreliability. To require the authors to fulfil and sign the declaration concerning ghost-writing and guest authorship. To notify to the relevant entities (the institutions employing the authors, also scientific societies, associations of scientific editors, etc.) any cases of such practices which are discovered. To publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when needed.

6. To document all manifestations of scientific unreliability, in particular breaches and violations of the ethics prevailing in science; after the discovery of such, it is the duty of the editor-in-chief either to include a correction or to remove the article from the electronic and paper edition— depending on the nature and seriousness of the violated rules. To present information about any such removal, with the reasons for this, in the chronologically nearest issue possible. The editorial board reserves the right to notify the institution employing the author(s) and/or financing their research of any evidence of scientific unreliability.

7. To accept an article for publication or to reject it after consultation with two external reviewers who evaluate the content of the text without knowing the identity of the author(s); the identity of the reviewers of a given article is also not disclosed (double-blind review); an article may be rejected by the editorial board without consulting reviewers if it is inconsistent with the journal’s profile or of low substantive level.

8. To demand disclosure of information regarding the sources of funding for the publication/research, and the financial contributions made by research institutions, associations and other entities (financial disclosure), if any, and information regarding any possible sources of conflict of interest (this also applies to co-authors who have not been responsible for the submission of the paper for publication).

Reviewers’ responsibilities

1. To make an objective and timely assessment of the manuscript, to provide the editor with a basis for making decisions regarding the acceptance or rejection of the manuscript, as well as the conditions that must be met for the acceptance of the text.

2. To inform the editor about content substantially similar to other published or submitted articles, if noticed.

3. To inform the editor of any potential conflicts of interest between the reviewer and author that may affect the objective evaluation of the manuscript and, if so, not to review the article.

4. To maintain the confidentiality of any information supplied by the editor or author. To not retain or copy the manuscript.

Authors’ responsibilities

1. To submit only original manuscript and to acknowledge the work of others, and also to cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

2. To submit articles that have not been sent at the same time to the editorial board of another periodical or that have not been prepared for inclusion as a chapter in a publication of another publishing house.

3. To familiarise themselves with the ethical principles of the journal and to ensure they have complied with these principles.

4. To ensure that any studies involving human or animal subjects conform to national, local and institutional laws and requirements and confirm that approval has been sought and obtained where appropriate. Authors should obtain express permission from human subjects and respect their privacy.

5. To obtain the consent of any co-authors regarding the submission of the article to the journal before submitting it, as well as the consent of the institution financing the project, if required.

6. To sign a Licence Contract and Authors Declaration Form, which is the statement that all data in their article are real and authentic.

7. To maintain accurate records of data associated with their submitted manuscript, and to supply or provide access to these data, on reasonable request.

8. To declare any potential conflicts of interest (e.g. where the author has a competing interest (real or apparent) that could be considered or viewed as exerting an undue influence on his or her duties at any stage during the publication process).

9. To notify promptly the journal editor if a significant error in their publication is identified and to cooperate with the editor to publish an erratum, addendum, corrigendum notice, or to retract the paper, where this is deemed necessary.

10. To participate in the peer review process and cooperate fully by responding promptly to editors’ requests for raw data, clarifications, and proof of ethics approval, patient consents and copyright permissions.

Article Processing Charges and Submission Charges

The Paedagogia Christiana welcomes article submissions and does not charge a submission or publication fees.