Editorial board:
dr Krzysztof Symela, ŁUKASIEWICZ – ITeE (executive editor)
dr Jolanta Religa, ŁUKASIEWICZ – ITeE (deputy editor)
mgr Joanna Tomczyńska, ŁUKASIEWICZ– ITeE (editorial secretary)
dr hab. Henryk Bednarczyk, prof. Uniwersytetu Radomskiego (senior editor)

Board of scientific editors:
prof. dr hab. Ewa Przybylska – Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
prof. dr hab. Adam Zych – Uniwersytet Dolnośląski DSW we Wrocławiu
dr hab. Maciej Tanaś, prof. APS – Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej w Warszawie
dr hab. Fabian Andruszkiewicz, prof. UO – Uniwersytet Opolski
dr hab. Aleksander Marszałek, prof. URz – Uniwersytet Rzeszowski
dr hab. Eunika Baron-Polańczyk, prof. UZ – Uniwersytet Zielonogórski
dr hab. Urszula Jeruszka, prof. IPiSS – Instytut Pracy i Spraw Socjalnych
dr hab. Daniel Kukla, prof. UJD – Uniwersytet Jana Długosza w Częstochowie
dr hab. Michał Kwiatkowski, prof. APS – Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej w Warszawie
dr Paweł Śwital – Uniwersytet Radomski im. Kazimierza Pułaskiego
dr hab. Ewa Flaszyńska – Uniwersytet Warszawski
dr Marzena Walasik – Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz – Instytut Technologii Eksploatacji
dr Marian Piekarski – Politechnika Krakowska

Topic editors:
dr Andrzej Stępnikowski (ŁUKASIEWICZ – ITEE), dr Ireneusz Wożniak (ŁUKASIEWICZ – ITEE): work pedagogy, professional research and environmental education
dr Monika Mazur-Mitrowska (MSCDN), dr Mirosław Żurek (ŁUKASIEWICZ – ITEE): lifelong educational and career counseling, career development
dr Tomasz Kupidura (Łukasiewicz – ITEE): development of human resources, intellectual and social capital
mgr Małgorzata Kowalska (ŁUKASIEWICZ – ITEE), dr Ludmiła Walaszczyk (ŁUKASIEWICZ – ITEE): international initiatives and educational projects for adults
mgr Wojciech Oparcik (ŁUKASIEWICZ – ITEE): information technology and adult digital education

Language editors:
dr Małgorzata Kowalska – English (ŁUKASIEWICZ – ITEE)
dr hab. Irena Androszczuk, prof. APS – j. ukraiński (Akademia Pedagogik Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej w Warszawie)

Statistical editor:
dr Jacek Stańdo (Politechnika Łódzka – Centrum Nauczania Matematyki i Fizyki)

The reviewing process considers the recommendations of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education developed by the scientific ethics committee and presented in the publication “Good practices in review procedures in science” (2011).

Initial analysis

• the articles are subject to initial assessment by the editor-in-chief. In the event of non-compliance with the journal's profile or failure to meet the journal’s requirements, the articles are returned to the authors,
• articles pre-qualified for publication are sent to thematic editors, who organise the reviewing process,
• the editor-in-chief accepts the choice of two external reviewers that have no conflict of interest with the author/authors of the article,
• in case of articles in foreign languages at least one of the reviewers is affiliated with a foreign institution other than the nationality of the author,
• after obtaining the consent for peer-review, the secretary of the editorial board provides the reviewers with individual articles, sets of articles for a particular section or the entire issue together with the review form,

Reviewing process

• the double blind rule applies – the reviewer does not know who the author of the reviewed text is and the author does not know who is reviewing the text. It takes approximately 30 days,
• two positive reviews are required to qualify the article for publication,
• the review is submitted in writing or electronically. It must contain clear information about whether the article has been approved for publication or has been rejected. Review form in Polish and English,
• if an article requires significant changes, it is returned to the author and then peer reviewed by the same reviewer. In disputes, the editorial board appoints additional reviewers,
• the name of the reviewer is confidential; it may be disclosed at the author's request (only with the reviewer’s consent),

Cooperation with authors

• authors receive both reviews for inspection,
• authors should submit revised articles within 30 days of receiving the reviews,

Final comments

• names of all reviewers of the “Journal of Continuing Education” quarterly are published once a year in the paper and electronic form,
• if you wish to review an event or publication, please send your text to the "Conferences, reviews, information" section.

The scientific-research quarterly has been published since 1993.

ISSN 1507-6563
e-ISSN 2391-8020

The mission of the journal is to disseminate relevant and current information in the field of work pedagogy, andragogy and other scientific disciplines concerned with work environment. The journal’s profile matches authors from Poland and abroad who participate in research projects and focus on theoretical considerations as well as on the practical dimension of lifelong learning, adult education and vocational education for the labour market.

The journal is addressed to academics, lecturers, teachers, trainers, career counselors, HR departments, public employment services, students of pedagogy and providers of formal and non-formal education.

The authors of the articles are scientists from Polish and foreign universities and research institutes. They are experienced vocational education researchers as well as young scientists who begin their academic careers. J. Półturzycki, T. Nowacki, Z. Wiatrowski, Zb. Kwieciński, T. Lewowicki, S. M. Kwiatkowski, T. Aleksander, B. Bartz, A. Bielajeva, Samlowski, N. Greger, L. Mats, N. Niczkało, H. Schmidt, W. Höhn, E. Kreker, M. Auer have published in the journal so far.

Articles are peer reviewed. They have summaries and keywords in English. 1/3 of all articles are in English. Journal scoring for Polish researchers – 40 points.

Indexing: Our journal is indexed in the following services:
ERIH-PLUS The European Reference Index for the Humanities and the Social Sciences
CEJSH The Central European Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
CEEOL Central and Eastern European Online Library
JBC Jagiellońska Biblioteka Cyfrowa
DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journal

Auspices and cooperation:
European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA)
International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP)
Europäischen Verbandes Beruflicher Bildungsträger (EVBB)
National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine – Institute of Pedagogical and Adult Education
Sekcja „Pedagogiki Pracy” Komitetu Nauk Pedagogicznych PAN
Stowarzyszenie Doradców Szkolnych i Zawodowych Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

Publisher:
Łukasiewicz – Institute for Sustainable Technologies

Executive editor:
dr Krzysztof Symela PhD,  Head of the Centre for the Research and Development of Vocational Education, Łukasiewicz – Institute for Sustainable Technologies

The editorial board of the Journal of Continuing Education invites authors from Poland and abroad to submit articles for publication. The journal is a scientific quarterly (40 points on the ministerial list of journals), appearing in printed and electronic form at www.edukacjaustawicznadoroslych.eu

The mission of the journal is to disseminate relevant and current information in the field of vocational education and work environment that promotes international cooperation and exchange of good practices.

The journal is published in open access and it is indexed in databases: ERIH PLUS, DOAJ, CEJSH, CEEOL, JBC. Please be advised that by submitting the article for publication you consent to place your article in those databases.

We publish only peer-reviewed, original articles dealing with research problems of continuing vocational education in the field of andragogy, work pedagogy, and comparative pedagogy. The articles undergo initial assessment, if they are in compliance with the journal's profile and requirements, they enter the review process.

Authors submit the following statements to the editorial board:

1) Author Form which confirms that the article has not been previously published and is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. The statement contains information on the percentage contribution of individual authors to the publication (link to the statement)

2) Author details (link to the statement)

Please submit PDF/JPG files of signed and scanned statements.

Authors are obliged to provide the editorial office with their ORCID number. 

Each of the submitted articles is subject to the anti-plagiarism procedure. We counteract cases of ghost-writing and guest authorship as they are examples of scientific dishonesty.

The journal is published in accordance with the principles of open access (CC BY license), which means that works described under this license may be freely read, downloaded, copied, distributed, printed, searched or quoted without the prior permission of the publisher or author. The only condition being that information about the author (licensor) of the work, its source and license have to be provided.

The editorial board follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

The editorial board reserves the right to make abbreviations and change titles without consulting the authors.

Authors are neither charged nor compensated for the publication of their articles.

Authors assign and transfer to the publisher all rights, title, and interest in and to the copyright in their work.

Authors are asked to adjust their articles to the following requirements. 

Articles that do not meet the following criteria will not be accepted for publication:

1. Use Word software. Font format: Times New Roman 11. Single line spacing. Please do not format the text in editorial terms (do not use hard spaces, do not break the text, etc.);
2. The editorial board accepts articles of 8 to 12 pages long (including Bibliography);
3. Articles should include an abstract in Polish and English (max. 15 lines);
4. Provide 4-6 keywords in Polish and English.
5. All tables, figures and charts should be numbered and titled. A reference in the text and information about the source are required for each drawing, graph or table.
6. Articles should be sent to the editorial office by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.