Journal History
Development
- 1960: Established by cardinal Joseph Höffner as "Jahrbuch des Instituts für Christliche Sozialwissenschaften der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster". It was published by Regensberg, Münster.
- Volume Nine (1968): Renamed into "Jahrbuch für Christliche Sozialwissenschaften" (ISSN 0075-2584). From Volume 46/2005 on it is published by Aschendorff, Münster.
- Since Volume 52/2011: Peer Review process to guarantee the article’s quality; admittance of articles in English
- Autumn 2011: Repeated sponsorship by German Research Foundation for the expansion and transformation initially for three years (internationalization and electronic open access publication)
- Spring 2012: Opening of the yearbook’s e-journal website maintaining the print version
- Since Volume 57/2016: Section "Thinking and Doing Christian Social Ethics in Europe" is established
- Since Volume 61/2012: The online edition is published in full and without delay in open access
Publishers of Jahrbuch für Christliche Sozialwissenschaften
- 1/1960 – 6/1965: Joseph Höffner
- 7,8/1966,67 – 25/1981: Wilhelm Weber
- 26/1985 – 27/1987: Anton Rauscher
- 28/1987 – 38/1997: Franz Furger
- 39/1998: Antonio Autiero
- 40/1999 – 50/2009: Karl Gabriel
- since 51/2010: Marianne Heimbach-Steins
Editors of Jahrbuch für Christliche Sozialwissenschaften
- 29/1988 – 40/1999: Marianne Heimbach-Steins
- 41/2000 – 46/2005: Hermann-Josef Große Kracht
- 47/2006 – 50/2009: Christian Spieß
- 51/2010 – 54/2013: Alexander Filipović
- 55/2014 – 57/2016: Petr Štica
- 57/2016 – 59/2018: Anna Maria Riedl
- Since 60/2019: Claudius Bachmann