Focus and Scope

The principal role of the Administrative Law Review is propagating the results of the most recent scientific studies of high substantive standards and significance for the development of science  in order to introduce these results into the international circulation. The periodical constitutes a thought exchange forum on the contemporary administrative law. In the Administreative Law Review we publish scientific articles, glosses, polemics, reviews and information about the lawyers’ scientific movement in Poland and abroad. The periodical is addressed mainly to the representatives of administrative law doctrine, persons performing legal professions, legislators, administration employees and entrepreneurs.

Section Policies

Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

1. The editor in chief  or a thematic editor indicated by him, makes an initial, substantive selection of the submitted articles, after his approval the articles undergo reviewing procedure.
2. Each article is reviewed by at least two independent reviewers.
3. The reviewers are appointed by the editor in chied, if necessary, asking the thematic reviewers for opinion.
4. The reviewers are appointed from persons who have scientific achievements in a given field and enjoying the reputation of a reliable reviewer.
5. The following persons cannot be reviewers: a person affiliated at the same unit as the author, a member of the scientific council of the periodical; a person employed by the editorial section of the periodical, or by the subject where its editor in chief is  affiliated.
6. In case of articles written by persons affiliated at foreign institutions, at least one of the reviewers is affiliated at a foreign institution.
7. The authors and reviewers do not know their identities (the double-blind review process model).
8. The editors submit the description of article to the potential reviewer (title, number of characters etc.), as well as the abstract of it, leaving them totally free to decide whether to accept or reject the text to be reviewed.
9. List of scientific publications  is made available once a year on the periodical’s website and in its  printed issue.
10. Assessment criteria for the scientific publications, as well as the review form, are made available on the website of the periodical.
11. The review is in writing and ends with an explicit conclusion about admission of the article to be published or its rejection.
12. A positive conclusion of the review does not exclude the possibility of the reviewer specifying the range of indispensable corrections
13. If the review does not meet the substantive and formal requirements of a scientific review, the editor in chief fixes an additional deadline for review completion, or appoints another reviewer.
14. The decision about publishing the text is made by the editor in chief, on the basis of remarks and conclusions contained in reviews, having consulted the appropriate thematic editor.
15. Obtaining two positive reviews is the condition of admitting the article to be edited and published.
16. In case of divergences in the reviewers’ opinions the editor in chief appoints an additional reviewer.
17. In case the reviewers suggest corrections, the condition of publishing is that the author of the text will take them into consideration.
18. The author of the article is entitled to refer to remarks and postulates made in the review.
19. The editors reserve the right not to admit a given article to be published even when it obtains two positive reviews.
20. In cases of suspicion  or detection of scientific unreliability cases  (e.g. a duplicated publication, plagiarism, fabricating data, incorrect marking of authorship, undisclosed conflict of interests, lack of consent from the ethical commission, misappropriation of the author’s idea or data) the editors act according to the recommendations of  Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Publication Frequency

Articles for the issue for a given year can be submitted until the end of that year. If necessary, the call for texts may be carried out in subsequent months. The journal is published once a year by the end of November.

Open Access Policy

Administrative Law Review is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI (Budapest Open Access Initiative) definition of open access. The articles are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY).

Reviewers list

Vol. 7 (2024)

• Małgorzata Cilak, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland 
• Agata Czarnecka, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland 
• Krzysztof Dobieżyński, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Łukasz Dubiński, University of Szczecin, Poland
• Paweł Fajgielski, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Teresa Gardocka, SWPS University, Poland
• Ilona Grądzka, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Marta Grzeszczuk, WSEI University, Poland
• Joanna Jagoda, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
• Anna Kalisz, District Court for Warsaw-Wola in Warsaw, Poland
• Mirosław Karpiuk, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
• Monika Kępa, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Zbigniew Kmiecik, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Marcin Konarski, Warsaw Management University, Poland
• Magdalena Kuszmider, DBM Law Firm of Attorneys-at-Law, Poland
• Wojciech Lis, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Piotr Listos, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
• Michał Marszelewski, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland 
• Andrzej Niezgoda, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Jakub Polanowski, Voivodeship Administrative Court in Lublin, Poland
• Bartosz Rakoczy, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland 
• Karolina Rokicka-Murszewska, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland 
• Maciej Serowaniec, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland 
• Izabela Skoczeń, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland

Vol. 6 (2023)

• Adam Balicki, Complex of Vocational and General Education Schools in Biłgoraj, Poland
• Kazimierz Bandarzewski, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland
• Łukasz Dubiński, University of Szczecin, Poland
• Anna Fogel, District Chamber of Legal Advisors in Warsaw, Poland
• Ilona Grądzka, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Marta Grzeszczuk, WSEI University, Poland
• Anna Kalisz, District Court for Warsaw-Wola in Warsaw, Poland
• Monika Kapusta, University of Lodz, Poland
• Karolina Karpus, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland 
• Zbigniew Kmiecik, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Piotr Kobylski, Casimir Pulaski University of Radom, Poland
• Ewa Koniuszewska, University of Szczecin, Poland
• Jakub Kosowski, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Emilia Kudasik-Gil, District Chamber of Legal Advisors in Krakow, Poland
• Michał Leciak, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland 
• Wojciech Lis, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Katarzyna Miaskowska-Daszkiewicz, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Hubert Mielnik, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Agnieszka Piskorz-Ryń, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
• Jakub Polanowski, Voivodeship Administrative Court in Lublin, Poland
• Magdalena Pyter, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Michał Rudy, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland 
• Zofia Sokołowicz, University of Rzeszów, Poland
• Ewelina Streit-Browarna, Bar Association in Rzeszów, Poland
• Małgorzata Szalewska, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland
• Małgorzata Szreniawska, Jan Zamoyski College of Humanities and Economics in Zamość, Poland
• Piotr Szreniawski, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Piotr Szulc, District Chamber of Legal Advisors in Poznań, Poland
• Tomasz Woźniak, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Anna Wójcik, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
• Joanna Wyporska-Frankiewicz, University of Lodz, Poland

Vol. 5 (2022)

• Oskar Bodanka, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Grzegorz Bzdyrak, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Monika Dudek, University of Lodz, Poland
• Mariusz Filipek, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Maciej Gapski, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Marta Grzeszczuk, WSEI University, Poland
• Jacek Janowski, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
• Anna Kalisz, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Rafał Kamiński, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
• Zbigniew Kmiecik, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Grzegorz Krawiec, Pedagogical University of Krakow, Poland
• Paweł Majka, University of Rzeszów, Poland
• Katarzyna Mełgieś, Casimir Pulaski University of Radom, Poland
• Andrzej Paduch, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
• Jakub Polanowski, Voivodeship Administrative Court in Lublin, Poland
• Karolina Rokicka-Murszewska, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland 
• Piotr Ruczkowski, Pedagogical University of Krakow, Poland
• Marcin Sala-Szczypiński, Regional Chamber of Legal Advisers in Cracow, Poland
• Dorota Semków, University of Rzeszów, Poland
• Ewelina Streit-Browarna, Bar Association in Rzeszów, Poland
• Wojciech Włoch, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland 

Vol. 4 (2021)

• Justyna Batkowska, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
• Krzysztof Dobieżyński, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Anna Drywa, University of Gdańsk, Poland
• Agnieszka Franczak, Cracow University of Economics, Poland
• Mariusz Krawczyk, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland
• Magdalena Michalak, University of Lodz, Poland
• Hubert Mielnik, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Maciej Mikliński, University of Gdańsk, Poland
• Szymon Obuchowski, University of Gdańsk, Poland
• Jakub Polanowski, Voivodeship Administrative Court in Lublin, Poland
• Grzegorz Smyk, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Paweł Szczęśniak, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Jakub Szremski, University of Bydgoszcz, Poland
• Małgorzata Szreniawska, Jan Zamoyski College of Humanities and Economics in Zamość, Poland
• Katarzyna Twarowska-Mól, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Wojciech Wytrążek, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland

Vol. 3 (2020)

• Tomasz Budzyński, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Lesia Danyliuk, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ukraine
• Krzysztof Dobieżyński, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Mariusz Filipek, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Maciej Gapski, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Joanna Jagoda, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
• Robert Kędziora, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
• Magdalena Kisała, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Zbigniew Kmiecik, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Nadiia Kobetska, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ukraine
• Katarzyna Kokocińska, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
• Grzegorz Koksanowicz, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Marcin Konarski, Warsaw Management University, Polska
• Wojciech Konaszczuk, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Marian Masternak, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland
• Andrzej Niezgoda, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Wojciech Piątek, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
• Maciej Podleśny, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Krzysztof Prokop, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Polska
• Agata Przylepa-Lewak, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Piotr Rączka, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland 
• Karolina Rokicka-Murszewska, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland 
• Piotr Ruczkowski, Pedagogical University of Krakow, Poland
• Wojciech Sawczyn, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
• Robert Sawuła, WSPiA University of Rzeszow, Poland
• Delaine Swenson, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Dorota Sylwestrzak, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland 

• Anna Daniluk-Jarmoniuk, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Krzysztof Dobieżyński, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Anna Fermus-Bobowiec, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Mariusz Filipek, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Maciej Gapski, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Olena Hafurowa, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
• Nina Kamenska, Poltava University of Economics and Trade, Ukraine
• Robert Kędziora, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
• Monika Kępa, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Zbigniew Kmiecik, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Nadiia Kobetska, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ukraine
• Jarosław Kostrubiec, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Katarzyna Mełgieś, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Katarzyna Miaskowska-Daszkiewicz, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Andrzej Niezgoda, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Paweł Nowik, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
• Wojciech Piątek, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
• Piotr Ruczkowski, Pedagogical University of Krakow, Poland
• Michał Zalewski, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
• Agnieszka Żywicka, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland

• Tomáš Alman, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia
• Justyna Batkowska, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
• Taras Gurzhii, Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics, Ukraine
• Olena Hafurova, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
• Radosław Pastuszko, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland

Indexing

Plagiarism check

To maintain high standards of scholarly integrity, all texts proposed for publication in Administrative Law Review are subject to plagiarism check. The editorial board uses Quetext software as a plagiarism checker.

Fees for publication

The authors are not charged any fees to be paid to the editorial board. Publishing in Administrative Law Review is completely free of charge.

Archiving policy

According to regulations applicable in the territory of the Republic of Poland, the publisher shall transfer copies of Administrative Law Review to authorised libraries. The National Library in Warsaw and the Jagiellonian Library in Krakow are given two copies each, one of which is to be archived for perpetuity.

The digital version of the journal is also subject to archiving. All the materials sent to the editorial board and their final versions published on-line are stored on the OJS platform with no temporal restrictions. In addition, the full versions of articles published in Administrative Law Review along with their metadata are archived permanently in many repositories, including the Digital Library of UMCS, which renders its digital resources accessible to all interested Internet users.

Repository policy

The editorial board allows authors to deposit all versions of their articles in  repositories of their choice. This applies to both pre-publication and post-publication versions. If a pre-publication version is posted (e.g. a typescript, version without formatting used by the editorial board, without editorial corrections, before reviews), it should be clearly specified in the content of the article that it is a pre-publication version. When depositing the published version of the article, the title of the journal must be specified.