Advisory Board & Reviewers

 

ISSN 2084-1043 (online) reference version

ADVISORY BOARD

Tadeusz GADACZ (Pedagogical University of Cracow) – Head of the Board

Seweryn BLANDZI (Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw)

Stanisław CZERNIAK (Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw)

Paweł DYBEL (Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw)

Markus ENDERS (University of Freiburg, Germany)

Jean GREISCH (École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France)

Mustafa GÜNAY (Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey)

Krzysztof KOSIOR (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin)

Roger MELIN (University of Dalarna, Falun, Sweden)

Jacek MIGASIŃSKI (Warsaw University)

Asha MUKHERJEE (Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India)

Joachim PIECUCH (Opole University)

Maria POPCZYK (University of Silesia)

Chakravarthi RAM-PRASAD (University of Lancaster, UK)

Wojciech SADY (Pedagogical University of Cracow)

Ludwig WENZLER (University of Freiburg, Germany)

Adam WĘGRZECKI (Cracow University of Economics)

 

Ethical principles and reviewing standards. We stick to the double-blind reviewing procedure, in which both authors and referees are anonymous. The external reviewers are specialists in the particular field and area the paper refers to. They all use a standardised Reviewer’s Form designed by the Editors to ensure clear and conclusive evaluation. The complete Board of Reviewers is published annually online (see below for details).

By submitting the paper to the Editors, the Author declares his or her authorship and originality of the text, reports possible co-authorship or co-operation of other subjects in the manuscript preparation, conforms the paper to the editorial standards accepted by the journal. For more details see notes to contributors. Besides, when submitting the paper the Author must accept the following reviewing procedure. The final decision about acceptance or rejection of the paper is usually taken within 8 weeks after submission. Editors maintain regular communication with authors throughout the process. Our transparent reviewing standards include the following steps:

  • The editors check the submission to judge whether it respects the academic and editorial standards and has some chance of ultimately being accepted.
  • The submitted paper is given an ID number which replaces the name of the author on the next steps of the reviewing process.
  • The editors select and invite two external reviewers being the specialists in the field to review the submission. The reviews are prepared according to a form sent by the editors, which makes the evaluation clear and conclusive.
  • The overall evaluation of the paper depends on meeting the following criteria: (1) subject area of the paper fits well to the profile of the journal; (2) paper is original, insightful, and it reveals a new aspect of the issue under question, it is thought-provoking, invites polemics and/or can inspire further research in the field; (3) paper discusses the subject matter diligently and thoroughly, it can serve as a good introduction to the issue under question, has a didactic value; (4) bibliography used in the paper is sufficient, it covers the most essential and up-to-date publications corresponding to the subject matter; (5) paper is well written, in good style proper for academic publications. Each decision on a submission falls into one of the following 3 categories:
  • Accepted” – no further revisions or review are required before the article appears in an upcoming issue of “Argument: BPJ”.
  • Accepted with requirement of some revisions” – if the authors complete the set of “minor revisions” that have been listed explicitly as such by the reviewers, the editors will check the revisions. If they are judged to be adequate, the revised article will appear in an upcoming issue of the journal.
  • Rejected” – the submission in the present shape is not acceptable. Therefore, the author is encouraged to submit a thoroughly rewritten version of the manuscript, taking into account all the critiques and suggestions of the reviewers and the editors.
  • Once the reviews have been received, the conclusion is sent to the corresponding author by email with the possible suggestions and criticisms serving to improve the submitted material (normally the corrections should be made within 1 week).
  • If the reviewers have no objections to the submission and when the author has complied with the requirements of the editors, the submitted paper is ultimately accepted for publication in the particular issue of the journal.

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The list of Reviewers is announced annually in December.

BOARD OF REVIEWERS in 2014

All articles considered by the Editors of the Argument: Biannual Philosophical Journal in 2014 were reviewed by the researchers listed below:

1. Ida BALWIERZ, Jagiellonian University (Poland)

2. Ankur BARUA, University of Cambridge (UK)

3. Andrzej CHMIELECKI, University of Gdańsk (Poland)

4. Karol CHROBAK, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW) (Poland)

5. Jonathan EDELMANN, Mississippi State University (USA)

6. Jan Bernd ELPERT OMFCAP, Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule Münster (Germany); European Academy of Science and Arts, Salzburg (Austria)

7. Elisa FRESCHI, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna (Austria)

8. Paweł GRAF, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań (Poland)

9. Maria GOŁĘBIEWSKA, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw (Poland)

10. Włodzimierz HEFLIK, Pedagogical University of Cracow (Poland)

11. Elżbieta KAŁUSZYŃSKA, emeritus University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn; Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw (Poland)

12. Rajesh KASTURIRANGAN, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore (India)

13. Blanka KNOTKOVÁ-ČAPKOVÁ, Metropolitan University of Prague & Charles University (Czech Republic)

14. Jarosław MERECKI SDS, Pontificia Università Lateranense, Roma (Italy)

15. Alexus McLEOD, Colorado State University (USA)

16. Anna MICHALSKA, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw (Poland)

17. Janusz MIZERA, Jagiellonian University, Kraków (Poland)

18. Marcel MUKADI SDS, Jordan University College (Tanzania)

19. Soumen MUKHERJEE, Presidency University, Kolkata (India)

20. Philip OBGONNA CMF, Imo State University Owerri (Nigeria), Jordan University College (Tanzania)

21. Adam OLECH, Jan Długosz Univeristy in Częstochowa (Poland)

22. Marek PEREK, Jan Długosz Univeristy in Częstochowa (Poland)

23. Jerzy POGONOWSKI, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań (Poland)

24. Tomasz PUCZYŁOWSKI, Warsaw University (Poland)

25. Maksymilian ROSZYK, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (Poland)

26. Neela B. SAXENA, Nassau Community College, New York (USA)

27. Marcin SELINGER, University of Wrocław (Poland)

28. Bartłomiej SKOWRON, President of the Academy of Young Scholars and Artists; The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków (Poland)

29. Andrzej TARNOPOLSKI, Jan Długosz Univeristy in Częstochowa (Poland)

30. Ithamar THEODOR, University of Haifa (Israel)

31. Irena TRZCIENIECKA-SCHNEIDER, University of Agriculture, Kraków (Poland)

32. Rafał URBANIAK, University of Gdańsk (Poland) and Ghent University (Belgium)

33. Jan WAWRZYNIAK, Pedagogical University of Cracow (Poland)

34. Maciej WOŹNICZKA, Jan Długosz Univeristy in Częstochowa (Poland)

In 2014 an average percentage of the rejected papers as the result of a double-blind peer reviewing procedure was 45%.

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BOARD OF REVIEWERS in 2013

1. Ida BALWIERZ, Jagiellonian University (Poland)

2. Bogdan BARAN, independent researcher and publisher, Warsaw (Poland)

3. Piotr BARTULA, Jagiellonian University, Kraków (Poland)

4. Brian BLACK, Lancaster University (UK)

5. Seweryn BLANDZI, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw (Poland)

6. Wojciech BUCHNER, Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow (Poland)

7. Mikel BURLEY, University of Leeds (UK)

8. Tabea DÖRFELT-MATHEY, Friedriech-Schiller-Universität Jena (Germany)

9. Janina FILEK, Cracow University of Economics (Poland)

10. Manfred GAWLINA, independent researcher, München (Germany)

11. Maria GOŁĘBIEWSKA, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw (Poland)

12. Joanna HAŃDEREK, Jagiellonian University, Kraków (Poland)

13. Jarosław JAGIEŁŁO, Pontifical University of John Paul II in Cracow (Poland)

14. Dariusz JURUŚ, University of Silesia, Cieszyn (Poland)

15. Marcin KARAS, Jagiellonian University, Kraków (Poland)

16. Piotr KONIECZNY, Hanyang University (Southern Korea)

17. Leszek KOPCIUCH, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin (Poland)

18. Iwona LORENC, Warsaw University (Poland)

19. Asha MUKHERJEE, Visva-Bharati University (India)

20. Kamilla NAJDEK, Warsaw University (Poland)

21. Katarzyna PACHNIAK, Warsaw University (Poland)

22. Piotr PASTERCZYK, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (Poland)

23. Jarosław ROLEWSKI, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń (Poland)

24. Piotr SKUDRZYK, University of Silesia, Katowice (Poland)

25. Paulina SOSNOWSKA, Warsaw University (Poland)

26. Antonino SPINELLI, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (Germany)

27. Rafał URBANIAK, Ghent University (Belgium) and University of Gdańsk (Poland)

28. Maria VENIERI, University of Crete (Greece)

29. Hanna WOJTCZAK, University of Silesia, Katowice (Poland)

In 2013 an average percentage of the rejected papers as the result of a double-blind peer reviewing procedure was 30%.

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BOARD OF REVIEWERS in 2012

1. Sukla BASU, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan (India)

2. Sanjukta DASGUPTA, Calcutta University (India)

3. Geraldine FORBES, State University of New York OSWEGO (USA)

4. Swati GANGULI, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan (India)

5. Kris Van HEUCKELOM, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven (Belgium)

6. Urszula IDZIAK, Jagiellonian University (Poland)

7. Krzysztof JAKUBCZAK, Jagiellonian University (Poland)

8. Ana JELNIKAR, Presidency University, Kolkata (India)

9. Elżbieta KOŁDRZAK, University of Łódź (Poland)

10. Zbigniew KRÓL, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw (Poland)

11. Krzysztof ŁAPIŃSKI, Warsaw University (Poland)

12. Halina MARLEWICZ, Jagiellonian University (Poland)

13. Bijoy MUKHERJEE, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan (India)

14. Monika MURAWSKA, Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw (Poland)

15. Grzegorz NOWAK, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin (Poland)

16. Justyna NOWOTNIAK, Warsaw School of Econimics (Poland)

17. Jerzy OCHMANN, Jagiellonian University (Poland)

18. Viola PARENTE-ČAPKOVÁ, University of Turku (Finland)

19. Krzysztof PAWŁOWSKI, Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow (Poland)

20. Gonzalo POZO-MARTIN, King’s College, London (UK)

21. Małgorzata RADKIEWICZ, Jagiellonian University (Poland)

22. Chakravarthi RAM-PRASAD, Lancaster University (UK)

23. Paulina SOSNOWSKA, Warsaw University (Poland)

24. Antonino SPINELLI, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (Germany)

25. Przemysław SZCZUREK, University of Wrocław (Poland)

26. Marek SZYMAŃSKI, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin (Poland)

27. Hanna WOJTCZAK, University of Silesia, Katowice (Poland)

28 Wojciech WROTKOWSKI, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw (Poland)

29. Katarzyna ZECHENTER, University College London (UK)

30. Bogdan ZEMANEK, Jagiellonian University (Poland)

In 2012 an average percentage of the rejected papers as the result of a double-blind peer reviewing procedure was 27%.

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BOARD OF REVIEWERS in 2011

1. Seweryn BLANDZI, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw (Poland)

2. Paweł DYBEL, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw (Poland)

3. Tadeusz GADACZ, Pedagogical University of Cracow (Poland)

4. Katarzyna GURCZYŃSKA-SADY, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin (Poland)

5. Maria GOŁĘBIEWSKA, Polish Academy of Sciences, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities (Poland)

6. Jarosław JAGIEŁŁO, Pontifical University of John Paul II in Cracow (Poland)

7. Krzysztof JAKUBCZAK, Jagiellonian University, Kraków (Poland)

8. Krzysztof KOSIOR, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin (Poland)

9. Krzysztof MECH, Jagiellonian University, Kraków (Poland)

10. Peter NILSSON, University of Dalarna, Falun (Sweden)

11. Czesława PIECUCH, Pedagogical University of Cracow (Poland)

12. Joachim PIECUCH, Opole University (Poland)

13. Jarosław ROLEWSKI, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń (Poland)

14. Wojciech SADY, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin (Poland)

15. Marcin SELINGER, University of Wrocław (Poland)

16. Sven SELLMER, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań (Poland)

17. Rafał URBANIAK, Ghent University (Belgium), and University of Gdańsk (Poland)

18. Hanna WOJTCZAK, University of Silesia, Katowice (Poland)

In 2011 an average percentage of the rejected papers as the result of a double-blind peer reviewing procedure was 25%.