About the Journal

“Ethos, or freedom guided by truth…” (John Paul II).

Ethos. Kwartalnik Instytutu Jana Pawła II KUL is a scholarly quarterly that discusses philosophical problems emerging in contemporary culture in monographic issues. The contributors take various approaches in discussing such issues, analyzing them in the light of the humanities and social studies, especially philosophy and, more specifically, philosophical anthropology and ethics. The themes of the forthcoming issues are published on the Journal’s website at a year’s notice.

The conceptual and editorial framework of Ethos. Kwartalnik Instytutu Jana Pawła II KUL is elaborated by the John Paul II Institute at the Faculty of Philosophy, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. Each issue starts with an editorial followed by an excerpt from a text by John Paul II from which the issue takes its theme. Apart from the main section featuring articles, the Journal publishes papers in a regular section titled “Karol Wojtyła—John Paul II: Inspirations”, presenting works that are independent of the theme of the particular issue. The section aims to present scholarly research revolving around the philosophical thought of Karol Wojtyła—Pope John Paul II. The Journal also features other sections: “Thinking of the Fatherland...,” “Notes and Reviews,” “Reports,” “The Pontificate in the Eyes of the World,” “Bibliography,” and the editorial column “Through the Prism of the Ethos” concluding the volume. Our quarterly also publishes translations of important foreign language texts pertinent to the themes of its individual issues and non-academic texts of special significance.

Submissions are tested for originality using the anti-plagiarism software iThenticate. Having regard to the highest academic and ethical standards, all submissions are subject to external double-blind peer review. Starting with issue 105, articles are assigned DOIs.

As a quarterly, Ethos appears four times a year in both paper and electronic form by 31 March, 30 June, 30 September, and 31 December.

Ethos. Kwartalnik Instytutu Jana Pawła II KUL is indexed in the following databases:

• ERIH PLUS (European Reference Index For the Humanities and Social Sciences)
• EBSCO (Central & Eastern European Academic Source) 
• The Philosopher’s Index
• CEEOL (Central and Eastern European Online Library)
• CEJSH (The Central European Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities)
• ANVUR
• PBN (Polska Bibliografia Naukowa)
• Arianta (Naukowe i branżowe polskie czasopisma elektroniczne)
• MOST Wiedzy/Bridge of Knowledge

Pursuant to Press Law Act of 26 January 1984, the Journal was entered by the Regional Court in Lublin in the Register of Dailies and Periodicals under no. 39.

The score given to the Journal by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education is 100.