About the Journal

Obnovljeni Život is a scholarly journal of the Faculty of Philosophy and Regligious Studies of the University of Zagreb, and of the Philosophical–Theological Institute of the Society of Jesus in Zagreb. It was first published in 1919 under the title Život which makes it one of Croatia’s oldest journals. Publication was interrupted after World War II, but was restarted in 1971 and the title altered to Obnovljeni Život. It enjoys a longstanding tradition and is a reputable journal both in Croatia and abroad. Obnovljeni Život is issued quarterly, and it publishes categorised scholarly and expert papers from the fields of philosophy and religious studies. Also, it publishes short non–categorised papers such as critiques and reviews ( a maximum of 9000 characters with spaces). Obnovljeni Život is on the A1 list of domestic publications which are taken into consideration in evaluating papers of candidates to be selected for scholarly pursuits in the Humanities. Areas of coverage: Humanities; Philosophy; Theology; Religious sciences (interdisciplinary field).

Obnovljeni Život publishes original research papers, as yet unpublished and which are not undergoing the review process elsewhere. Scholarly and expert papers are categorised through the peer–review process. The editor may reject an article without an external review provided that it is clearly inappropriate in regard to content, quality or the technical propositions of the journal. The periodical is referenced in: ERIH PLUS, SCOPUS, EBSCO, The Philosopher’s Index, ATLA Religion Database, Religious & Theological Abstracts (Myerstown, U.S.A.)

The journal does not charge authors for the review procedure, nor does it charge for publishing expenses or other expenses involved in ensuring articles are available on the internet. Authors receive no remuneration for published articles, and article authors are given one free copy of the issue in which their article was published. Obnovljeni Život is an open access journal, and published papers may be used according to licence CC BY–NC 4.0 (Creative Commons Attribution– NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence), which is available at: https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by–nc/4.0/. By submitting an article to Obnovljeni Život authors confirm that they are familiar with and accept the publishing terms and conditions described and also usage policies for published works as outlined in the CC BY–NC 4.0 licence.