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