We invite you to send scientific articles for publication in the journal ‘Studia Politicae Universitatis Silesiensis’ (SPUS). Our quarterly, currently affiliated with the
Institute of Political Science at the University of Silesia in Katowice, has been published since 2005 and occupies an important place on the map of Polish political journals. In
the journal we publish original and previously not submitted to other periodicals articles in the field of social sciences in the following disciplines:
- political and administrative studies,
- social communication and media science,
- security science,
- legal sciences.
Pursuant to the decision of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, these disciplines are assigned to ‘Studia Politicae Universitatis Silesiensis’.
The editors of the journal particularly prefer the issues of public policies (Evidence Based Policy). We are interested in forms and mechanisms of systemic solving
of key social problems by the state in consultation with representatives of various interest groups, especially at the local and regional level. First of all, the editors of the
journal will prefer articles with empirical dimension and undertaking theoretical problems in an original way. In the first and second quarter of the year volumes are
published in Polish, and in the third and fourth in other languages. The magazine provides immediate open access to its content on the basis of free public access
supporting global exchange of knowledge. SPUS is indexed in the following databases Arianta, BazHum, CEEOL (Central And Eastern Online Library), CEJSH (The Central European Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities), ERIH Plus, IC Journals Master List,
PBN (Polska Bibliografia Naukowa).

The whole editorial board systematically works on raising the rank of the journal. As the result of these efforts in March 2019, our journal received a recommendation in
the first edition of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education Support for scientific journals and was included in the list of 500 journals co-financed by the Ministry. This is primarily associated with the support of the application process to the Scopus database
and a score for each submitted article in the amount of 40 points.

Open Access Policy

The journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle of free public access to support global knowledge exchange. 

 

History of the journal:
In the past, members of the Editorial Board were also:

Piotr Dobrowolski, PhD, DSc, ProfTit, until August 2005.

Janusz Sztumski, PhD, DSc, ProfTit, until December 2013.

dr hab. Jan Iwanek, PhD, DSc, ProfTit, Editor in-chief from 2005 to 2019.

Olga Szura-Olesińska, PhD, (Editorial Assistant), until October 2009.

Rafał Glajcar, PhD, DSc, (Editorial Assistant), from October 2009 to January 2017.

Robert Radek, PhD, (Editorial Assistant), from January 2017 to September 2019.

Małgorzata Domagała PhD, (Theme Editor of Political Systems), until March 2019.

Tomasz Iwanek PhD, (Theme Editor of  National and International Security) until March 2019.

Zbigniew Kantyka PhD, (Theme Editor of  Theory of Politics, Political Thought), until March 2019.

Sebastian Kubas PhD, DSc, (Theme Editor of  Political Parties and Party Systems), until March 2019.

Tomasz Kubin PhD, DSc, (Theme Editor of  International Political Relations), until March 2019.

Magdalena Ślawska PhD, (Theme Editor of  Language in Media and Communication), until March 2019.

Mirosława Wielopolska-Szymura PhD, (Theme Editor of  Mass Media; Communication and Media Systems), until March 2019.

Natalia Stępień-Lampa PhD, (Theme Editor of  Social Policy), until March 2019.

Matylda Sęk-Iwanek PhD, (Theme Editor of  Cultural Studies, Intercultural Communication), until March 2019.