Journal profile · RELIGION
Kosciol i Prawo
ISSN 0208-7928 · eISSN 2544-5804 · Towarzystwo Naukowe Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego Jana Pawła II · Poland
Kosciol i Prawo: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kosciol i Prawo is published by Towarzystwo Naukowe Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego Jana Pawła II and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Theology and Canon Law Studies, Polish Legal and Social Issues and Catholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education, together about 61.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Kościół i Prawo is a biannual journal published by the Faculty of Law, Canon Law and Administration of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin in cooperation with the University's Learned Society.The thematic scope of the title covers canon law and the relationship between the state and the Church (including ecclesiastical public law). In particular, published topics related to church constitutional law, church matrimonial law, church property law, church criminal law, as well as history of law. Particular emphasis is laid on Polish particular law. Apart from scholarly articles, the Journal also publishes reviews of studies and reports from scientific conferences. Studies published here by Polish and foreign authors are submitted in Polish and in other congress languages. They enable the exchange of knowledge and experience on both the national and the international forum. The subject matter of the articles concerns both current legal and socio-economic phenomena and their historical-legal analysis. Kościół i Prawo [kursywa] was published by the Catholic University of Lublin in 1981-1998 under the scholarly editorship of Rev. Prof. Dr Hab. Józef Krukowski. It was reactivated in 2012 by the Society in cooperation with the Faculty with Rev. Prof. Dr. Hab. Mirosław Sitarz as Editor in Chief. The electronic version of the Journal is original. Pursuant to the decision of the Regional Court in Lublin, First Civil Division, of 7 August 2015, file ref. I Ns Rej. Pr. 74/15, the journal "Kościół i Prawo" was recorded in the register of daily and periodical publications, item no. Rej. Pr. 1431
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Editor-in-chief Józef KrukowskiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 5 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Theology and Canon Law StudiesArts and Humanities31.8%
- Polish Legal and Social IssuesSocial Sciences18.3%
- Catholicism, Bioethics, Media, EducationSocial Sciences11.2%
- Polish Law and Legal SystemSocial Sciences9.7%
- Classical Studies and Legal HistoryArts and Humanities7.2%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Education and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandArts and Humanities1.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 386 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 3 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 10 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 7 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | 33 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted3
- articlesThe published texts appear as articles, reviews or reports.Length not stated
- reportsThe published texts appear as articles, reviews or reports.Length not stated
- reviewsThe published texts appear as articles, reviews or reports.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Self-archiving
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) Model summary
Articles are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Copyright transferred to publisher Model summary
Author(s) shall transfer the copyright and publishing rights to the article(s) to Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL and Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Towarzystwo Naukowe Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego Jana Pawła II
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, French, German, Polish
- ISSN
- 0208-7928
- Electronic ISSN
- 2544-5804
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kosciol i Prawo
What CAS zone is Kosciol i Prawo in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Kosciol i Prawo is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Religion. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Kosciol i Prawo?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Kosciol i Prawo?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Chicago. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Kosciol i Prawo based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Kosciol i Prawo?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kosciol i Prawo is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Kosciol i Prawo open access, and what is the APC?
Kosciol i Prawo is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .