About the Journal

Ex Fonte
Journal of Ecumenical Studies in Liturgy

The new journal for Liturgical Studies is an international and ecumenically oriented platform for a dialogue between liturgical history and liturgical theology. The multifaceted historical dimensions of Christian worship enrich a present-day liturgical-theological discussion. In this way, the contribution of liturgical studies to a renewal of ecumenical efforts is accentuated and affirmed. The journal opens up the possibility of ecumenical dialogue between Eastern and Western traditions, and can also be expanded to include interreligious contributions, for example from Judaism and Islam. Not every contribution has to deal explicitly with ecumenical liturgical theology. However, the authors and their submitted contributions are committed to a basic ecumenical intention.

This cross-traditional orientation of the journal is also reflected in the international and mixed-denominational scholarly board and the multilingualism of the individual contributions. Ex Fonte 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 definition of open access. The excellent scholarly level of the journal is guaranteed by a qualified double-blind peer review process.

As an open access journal, all published articles are permanently accessible free of charge. All published articles appear under the following license: Creative Commons Open Access License CC-BY 4.0.

Publication Ethics

  • Submitted contributions must comply with the scholarly standards of Liturgical Studies or the respective discipline.
  • Compliance with the rules of good scientific practice is a prerequisite for publication (see, for example, https://oeawi.at/en/guidelines).
  • If there are doubts regarding compliance with academic standards and the originality of a contribution at the time of submission, the Editorial Executive Board will contact members of the Editorial Advisory Board and consult with them.
  • The quality of the contributions and compliance with the specified scientific standards is ensured by the double-blind peer review process, for which experts from the field or related disciplines are consulted.
  • Submitted contributions will not be passed on to third parties.
  • Is an article rejected, will the authors receive a written explanation.
  • In the event of a link or reprint of a text, the author and original place of publication of the contribution must be named in accordance with the license terms (CC-BY).
  • Complaints and appeals are first discussed by the Editorial Executive Board and, if necessary, with the Editorial Advisory Board. Communication is then provided to the persons concerned. If the problem cannot be resolved in this way, the relevant service facilities at the University of Vienna will be contacted.
  • Ex Fonte is a non-profit, open access journal in accordance with the license terms (CC-BY). The technical infrastructure (OJS) is hosted on the servers of the University of Vienna. Ex Fonte does not receive any other financial support and is not funded for advertising or commercial purposes.
  • The members of the advisory board and the executive board are committed to the standards of academic work.
  • The international editorial team works with reviewers to ensure that ethical standards of academic work are upheld and discusses any problematic cases. The authors concerned are contacted. If no solution can be found, the relevant service departments at the University of Vienna are contacted.
  • Contributions are selected solely on the merit of their scholarly quality.
  • Authors may request to upload a revised version, which will be clearly indicated and the original version will remain accessible.
  • The journal is committed to the freedom of scholarly research.
  • All persons involved (authors, reviewers, editors) will make any conflicts of interests transparent throughout the entire process, and the editorial team will determine how to proceed.
  • Access to the journal (full access to all articles) is possible without registration and without login. There are neither fees for readers nor for authors.