Kirche und Recht

ISSN 0947-8094 (print)

ISSN 2366-6722 (online)

Founded: 1995

Publication frequency: biannual

Size: 17,0 x 24,0 cm

Annual number of pages: ca. 288

Languages: German

Review section: Yes

Validation: peer review

Published by Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, an imprint of Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH, Stuttgart (Germany)

Databases covering Kirche und Recht:

• Internationale Bibliographie der geistes- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur (IBZ)
• Internationale Bibliographie der Rezensionen geistes- und sozialwissenschaftlicher Literatur (IBR)
• Ulrichs web
• Google Scholar

Please send manuscript submissions to the editoral office. Submissions must be original articles (no translations) which must not be previously published. During the review process, manuscripts may not be submitted elsewhere. A manuscript submitted to the journal must be ready for publication, the editors do not accept partial or draft versions. In initial submissions, the citation rules of the journal do not have to be strictly followed. 

All submissions are subjected to peer review. The review process can result in acceptance, the recommendation of revisions or rejection of the manuscript. The author is informed of the decision by email. The editors attempt to reach a decision within 3 months of the submission of the manuscript.

If a manuscript is accepted, the editors request a file with the final version. Please follow the guidelines of publisher and editors provided below.

There are no fees for submitting and publishing an article in the journal.

You can download our general guidelines for articles in journals and the citation style for Kirche und Recht here:

Guidelines journal and yearbook articles

Please see our information on copyright, self-archiving rules and guidelines for the use of PDF reprints here:

• Copyright and self-archiving

For our publication ethics statement have a look here:

• Publication ethics

ISSN 2628-9520 (print)

ISSN 2628-9539 (online)

Founded: 2019

Size: 15,3 x 22,7 cm

Languages: German

Validation: peer review

Published by Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, an imprint of Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH, Stuttgart (Germany)

Please send manuscript submissions to our acquisition managers or to the editor-in-chief of the series. Submissions must be original texts (no translations) which must not be previously published. During the review process, manuscripts may not be submitted elsewhere. Monographs must be complete and fully finished. For multi-authored volumes contact us as early as possible with details of the planned contributions. In initial submissions, our publication guidelines or citation rules do not have to be strictly followed.

All submissions are subjected to peer review. The review process can result in acceptance, the recommendation of revisions or rejection of the project. You will be informed of the decision by email. We attempt to reach a decision within 3 months of the submission of the manuscript.

Your manuscript has been accepted for the series and you have the publishing contract in your hands? Then you are ready to prepare your manuscript for publication. Read in our authors' area what you should consider for the final touches to texts and images: 

• Manuscript preparation for books 

If you would already like to know what the next production steps up to the finished book look like, you can get an overview here: 

• Book production process 

Every project is different, however, and has its special challenges. So, if you have any questions, please write to us or give us a call.

Please see our information on copyright, self-archiving rules and guidelines for the use of PDF reprints here:

• Copyright and self-archiving

For our publication ethics statement have a look here:

• Publication ethics