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Scholar Scientific Publishers

Polish academic publishing house established in 1991, publishing peer-reviewed scientific monographs and academic textbooks.

Last updated September 16, 2026

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Overview

Scholar Publishing House (Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar) is a Polish academic publisher established in 1991 by Jacek Raciborski, its current director. It is listed by the Minister of Science and Higher Education among publishing houses publishing peer-reviewed scientific monographs (Level I, position 622, Unique ID of publishing company 72200; 80 points). It has published over 1,300 titles, mainly in sociology, psychology, international relations, political studies, regional studies, philosophy, history, law, and economics, and is especially known for its academic textbook series.

History

Scholar Publishing House was established in 1991 by Jacek Raciborski, its current director. It is listed by the Minister of Science and Higher Education among publishing houses publishing peer-reviewed scientific monographs (Level I, position 622, Unique ID of publishing company 72200; 80 points). The house has published over 1,300 titles, mainly in sociology, psychology, international relations, political studies, regional studies, philosophy, history, law, and economics. It is especially proud of its academic textbooks, notably the series Wykłady z Psychologii [Lectures on Psychology] edited by professor Jerzy Brzeziński, expected to consist of 20 volumes with 17 already published, and Wykłady z Socjologii [Lectures on Sociology] edited by professor Piotr Sztompka, with eight volumes published to date. In 2006 it prepared a two-volume anthology of fundamental texts in sociology, Współczesne teorie socjologiczne [Contemporary sociological theories], edited by Aleksandra Jasińska-Kania, Lech Nijakowski, Jerzy Szacki, and Marek Ziółkowski. Its translating programme is addressed especially to students and researchers in social studies and the humanities. From 1 October 2021, OSDW AZYMUT became the exclusive distributor of the publishing house's books.

Products and positioning

Academic publisher of peer-reviewed scientific monographs and academic textbooks, especially in the social sciences and humanities.

  • Wykłady z Psychologii [Lectures on Psychology]

  • Wykłady z Socjologii [Lectures on Sociology]

  • Współczesne teorie socjologiczne [Contemporary sociological theories]

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