Editorial Board

The International Editorial Board now includes an interdisciplinary team of experts from 16 countries. The Board brings together theoretical, methodological and clinical experts from different disciplines, whose expertise and research networks help to ensure the quality and future trends of the Journal. For our Journal, we rely on the activity of the Board members in both the pre-screening and peer-review process, and we also find some of our reviewers through this international network. From 2023, we hold an International Board Meeting in December each year.

At the beginning of each year, we issue a certificate showing the number of pre-screens and reviews made in the previous year.

If you are interested in joining the International Editorial Board, you can apply by sending a short CV and bio to the Editorial Office.



2022-2025

 

Yonathan ADITYA, PhD
Counseling psychologist
Universitas Pelita Harapan, Faculty of Psychology, Tangerang, Indonesia
Expertise: psychology of religion, positive psychology, close relationship

Fruzsina ALBERT, PhD
Sociologist
Semmelweis University, Center for Social Sciences – Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Budapest, Hungary
Expertise: interpersonal networks, family studies, social exclusion

Bálint BALÁZS, PhD
Environmental sociologist
Semmelweis University, Institute of Mental Health, Budapest, Hungary

Zoltán BRYS
Sociologist, human-ecologist, social psychologist
Semmelweis University, Doctoral School of Mental Health Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Expertise: social network analysis, study of beliefs and norms, computational social science

Georgina CSORDÁS
Psychologist      
Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Eger, Hungary   
Expertise: meaningful work, basic psychological needs, workplace well-being

Claudia CHIAROLANZA, PhD
Psychologist, psychotherapist, and family mediator
Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Expertise: romantic relationships, marital stress and families

Elke CLAESSENS, PhD
Sociologist
University of Antwerp, Department of Sociology, Antwerp, Belgium
Expertise: child support, child custody arrangements after separation, family relations

Jozef CORVELEYN, Prof., PhD
Psychologist and psychoanalyst
KU Leuven, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Belgium
Expertise: psychoanalysis, psychodynamic psychology, clinical psychology, qualitative research methods; psychology of religion

Ildikó DANIS, PhD
Developmental and clinical health psychologist, couple and family therapist, relaxation therapist, parent-infant/young child consultant and therapist
Institute of Mental Health, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Expertise: infant and early childhood development and mental health, developmental psychopathology, systems theory and family therapy

Beáta DÁVID, PhD
Sociologist
Institute of Mental Health, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Expertise: social network, family sociology, ethnicity (roma)

Nathan T. DEICHERT, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Black Hills State University, Department of Psychology, Spearfish, South Dakota, USA
Expertise: gratitude, social support, stress

Jessie DEZUTTER, PhD
Psychologist, psychogerontologist   
KU Leuven, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Leuven, Belgium   
Expertise: existential psychology, positive psychology, psychogerontology

Cristina GAGLIARDI, PhD
Researcher in social gerontology
Inrca National Institute of Research on Aging, Italy
Expertise: healthy aging and social well-being, physical and mental health as well as and aging

Elena GOLUBEVA, PhD
Gerontologist
Department of Social Work and Social Security, Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Arkhangelsk, Russia
Expertise: aging social care system, social work with the elderly, gerontological social policy

Karel Karsten HIMAWAN, PhD
Clinical psychologist
Universitas Pelita Harapan, Faculty of Psychology, Tangerang, Indonesia
Expertise: singleness, marriage, well-being

Spencer L. JAMES, PhD
Sociologist, Demographer
Brigham Young University, School of Family Life, Utah, USA
Expertise: global family patterns; relationship formation, maintenance, and dissolution; quantitative methodologies

Drago JEREBIC, PhD      
Marriage and family therapist, Expert in the psychology of religion     
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Theology    
Expertise: psychotherapy, psychology of religion, pastoral counseling

Lee JOHNSON, PhD
Marriage and Family Therapist
Brigham Young University, Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Provo, Utah, USA
Expertise: Interventions, Couple Therapy, Routine Outcome Monitoring

Se-Kang KIM, PhD
Professor and Statistician
Baylor College of Medicine/Psychology Division at Dept of Pediatrics, Houston, Texas, USA
Expertise: statistics, psychometrics, and anxiety/OCD

Cinderella KOMOLAFE
Nurse, sociologist
Semmelweis University, Institute of Mental Health, Budapest, Hungary
Expertise: sociology of family and other relations, ethnicity, interethnic relationships

Krisztina KOPCSÓ, PhD
Psychologist, Person-Centred Counsellor
Hungarian Demographic Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary
Expertise: infant and early childhood development and mental health, perinatal psychology, psychometrics

Tamás KURIMAY, MD, PhD
Psychiatrist, couple and family therapist
NCBC New Saint John Hospital and Outpatient Clinic, Buda Family Centered Mental Health Centre, Teaching Department of Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Expertise: perinatal psychiatry, family-centered interventions, sport related sciences including behavioral addictions

Ágnes LUKÁCS J., PhD
Sociologist
Semmelweis University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Social Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Expertise: sociology of health, social support, social networks

Giorgia MARGHERITA, PhD
Associate Professor in Dynamic Psychology
Department of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Expertise: adolescence psychopathology, group treatments, qualitative research

Olga MALAS, PhD
Psychologist
Medical Emergency System, Service of Psychology, Departament de Sanitat i Seguretat Social, Departament de Salut. Generalitat de Catalunya, Spain
Expertise: clinical psychology, health education, psychology of emergencies and catastrophes

Tamás MARTOS, PhD
Psychologist, clinical health psychologist
University of Szeged, Institute of Psychology, Szeged Hungary University of Szeged, Hungary
Expertise: personality, health psychology, close relationships

Nidhi MISHRA, PhD
Psychologist and Gerontologist      
Department of Applied Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, India   
Expertise: gerontology, health and wellbeing, social behaviour

John OATES, Prof.
Developmental psychologist
The Open University, WELLS, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Expertise: perinatal mental health, research ethics, early interventions

Zsuzsanna Katalin PAPP, PhD
Psychologist, media and communication expert
Semmelweis University, Institute of Mental Health, Budapest, Hungary
Expertise: childhood chronic illness,  psychosocial rehabilitation programs

Eduard PATRAKOV, PhD
Social psychologist, expert in public health
University Center of Southern Minas (UNISMG), Grupo UNIS, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Melinda PÉNZES, MD, PhD
Medical doctor, specialty in preventive medicine and public health, smoking cessation counselor
Semmelweis University, Faculty of Health and Public Administration, Health Services Management Training Centre, Budapest, Hungary
Expertise: health behavior, tobacco and nicotine use, their burden on mental health

John Victor RAUTENBACH, PhD    
Professor of Social Work and Head of Department of Social Work 
University of Zululand, Department of Social Work, South Africa  
Expertise: relationship transitions, marital life course perspective, social work

Viola SALLAY, PhD   
Psychologist, systemic psychotherapist    
University of Szeged, Institute of Psychology, Hungary   
Expertise: qualitative methodology, family relations, environmental self-regulation

Ágnes SÁNTHA, PhD
Sociologist
Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania/Faculty of Technical and Human Sciences/Department of Applied Social Sciences, Romania
Expertise: health literacy, mental health literacy, work-life balance, family structure, health inequalities

Igor ŠKODÁČEK, PhD
Psychiatrist and child psychiatrist
Medical School of Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Expertise: childhood trauma, child ombudsman

Szabolcs J. TÖRÖK, MD, PhD
Psychotherapist, family and couple therapist, medical doctor, pediatrician
Semmelweis University, Faculty of Health and Public Administration, Institute of Mental Health, Budapest, Hungary
Expertise: couples therapy, adult attachment, marriage enrichment

David J. VAN DYKE, PhD
Marriage & Family Therapist
Wheaton College, MFT Department, Wheaton, Illinois USA
Expertise: family therapy, integration of faith and psychology, adolescent development

Olubukola A. WELLINGTON, PhD
Sociologist 
Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria 
Expertise: adolescent health, maternal psychosocial health, family demography

 

Previous Editorial Boards

2021-2022

Prof. Fruzsina ALBERT, Semmelweis University, Center for Social Sciences
– Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Budapest (Hungary)
Dr. Bálint BALÁZS, Environmental Social Science Research Group, Budapest (Hungary), Secretary of the Editorial Board
Prof. Ingrid BRDAR, University of Rijeka (Croatia)
Dr. Claudia CHIAROLANZA, Sapienza – University of Rome (Italy)
Dr. Ildikó DANIS, Semmelweis University, Budapest (Hungary)
Prof. Beáta DÁVID, Semmelweis University, Budapest (Hungary)
Dr. Cristina GAGLIARDI, National Institute of Health and Science on Ageing, Ancona (Italy)
Prof. Elena GOLUBEVA, Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Arkhangelsk (Russia)
Dr. András ITTZÉS, MATE – Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
& Budapest Business School – University of Applied Sciences (Hungary)
Dr. Se-Kang KIM, Fordham University, New York City (United States of America)
Prof. Tamás KURIMAY, Buda Family Centred Mental Health Centre, North-Central Buda Centre,
New Saint John Hospital and Outpatient Clinic, Budapest (Hungary)
Prof. Tamás MARTOS, University of Szeged (Hungary)
Prof. John OATES, The Open University, Milton Keynes (United Kingdom)
Dr. Eduard PATRAKOV, Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg (Russia)
Prof. Andrea RABALLO, University of Perugia (Italy)
Ass. Prof. Igor ŠKODÁČEK, Comenius University in Bratislava (Slovakia)
Dr. Éva SUSÁNSZKY, Semmelweis University, Budapest (Hungary)
Prof. Zsuzsa SZÉMAN, Semmelweis University, Budapest (Hungary)
Dr. Erzsébet Fanni TÓTH, Sigmund Freud University Vienna (Austria)
Prof. Marié WISSING, North-West University, Potchefstroom (South Africa)
Prof. Andreas WITTRAHM, Caritas Association for the Diocese of Aachen (Germany)

 

2018-2020

 

Dr. Bálint BALÁZS, Environmental Social Science Research Group, Budapest (Hungary), Secretary of the Editorial Board
Prof. Ingrid BRDAR, Sveučilište u Rijeci (Croatia)
Dr. Ildikó DANIS, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary)
Prof. Beáta DÁVID, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary)
Prof. Valerie DEMARINIS, Uppsala universitet (Sweden)
Prof. Emmy van DEURZEN, Existential Academy, London (United Kingdom)
Prof. Elena GOLUBEVA, Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Arkhangelsk (Russia)
Dr. András ITTZÉS, Szent István Egyetem & Budapesti Gazdasági Egyetem (Hungary)
Dr. Se-Kang KIM, Fordham University, New York City (United States of America)
Prof. Christopher Alan LEWIS, University of Warwick (United Kingdom)
Dr. habil. Tamás MARTOS, Szegedi Tudományegyetem (Hungary)
Dr. Eduard PATRAKOV, Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg (Russia)
Prof. Majda RIJAVEC,Sveučilište u Zagrebu (Croatia)
Dr. Gergely ROSTA, Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary)
Dr. habil. Igor ŠKODÁČEK, Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave (Slovakia)
Dr. Alena SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Mazarykova univerzita, Brno (Czech Republic)
Dr. Éva SUSÁNSZKY, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary)
Prof. Zsuzsa SZÉMAN, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary)
Prof. Marié WISSING, North-West University, Potchefstroom (South Africa)
Prof. Andreas WITTRAHM, Caritasverband für das Bistum Aachen (Germany)

 

2015-2017

 

Dr. Milda ALIŠAUSKIENĖ, Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas, Kaunas (Lithuania)
Prof. Jacob A. BELZEN, Universiteit van Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Prof. Beáta DÁVID, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary)
Prof. Valerie DEMARINIS, Uppsala universitet (Sweden)
Prof. Emmy van DEURZEN, Existential Academy, London (United Kingdom)
Dr. Jessie DEZUTTER, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)
Dr. Robert FISHER, Inter-Disciplinary.Net, Witney (United Kingdom)
Dr. Rita FÓRIS-FERENCZI, Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca (Rumania)
Dr. János HARMATTA, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary)
Dr. András ITTZÉS, Corvinus Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary)
Dr. Gábor ITTZÉS, Budapest (Hungary)
Prof. Jutta LINDERT, Hochschule Emden/Leer (Germany)
Dr. Dinka MARINOVIĆ JEROLIMOV, Institut za društvena istraživanja u Zagrebu (Croatia)
Prof. Martin JÄGGLE, Universität Wien (Austria)
Prof. Paavo KETTUNEN, Joensuun yliopisto (Finland)
Dr. Peter RAEYMAECKERS, Universiteit Antwerpen (Belgium)
Dr. Gergely ROSTA, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Germany)
Dr. habil. Igor ŠKODÁČEK, Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave (Slovakia)
Dr. habil. Péter TÖRÖK, Budapest (Hungary)
Prof. András VARGHA, Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary)
Prof. Andreas WITTRAHM, Caritasverband für das Bistum Aachen (Germany)

 

2013-2014

 

Prof. Jerzy ALEKSANDROWICZ, Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie (Poland / Polen)
Prof. Jacob A. BELZEN, Universiteit van Amsterdam (Netherlands / Niederlanden)
Prof. Jozef CORVELEYN, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium / Belgien)
Prof. Beáta DÁVID, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary)
Prof. Valerie DEMARINIS, Uppsala universitet (Sweden / Sweden)
Dr. Rita FÓRIS-FERENCZI, Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca (Rumania / Rumänien)
Prof. Skaidrīte GŪTMANE, Latvijas Kristīgā akadēmija, Jūrmala (Latvia / Lettland)
Prof. Katalin HORVÁTH-SZABÓ, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary / Ungarn)
Dr. Gábor ITTZÉS, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary / Ungarn), Secretary of the Editorial Board
Dr. habil. Pavlína JANOŠOVÁ, Akademie věd ČR, Praha (Czech Republic / Tschechien)
Prof. Martin JÄGGLE, Universität Wien (Austria / Österreich)
Prof. Paavo KETTUNEN, Joensuun yliopisto (Finland / Finnland)
Dir. Em. Michael MANDERSCHEID, Fortbildungs-Akademie des DCV, Freiburg i.Br. (Germany / Deutschland)
Dr. habil. Ilona PATAKY, Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem, Piliscsaba (Hungary / Ungarn)
Dr. Regina POLAK, Universität Wien (Austria / Österreich)
Dr. habil. Igor ŠKODÁČEK, Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave (Slovakia / Slovakei)
Prof. László Tamás SZABÓ, Debreceni Egyetem (Hungary / Ungarn)
Dr. habil. Péter TÖRÖK, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary / Ungarn)
Prof. András VARGHA, Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary / Ungarn)
Prof. Andreas WITTRAHM, Caritasverband für das Bistum Aachen, Aachen (Germany / Deutschland)
Prof. Siniša ZRINŠČAK, Sveučilište u Zagrebu (Croatia / Kroatien)

 

2012-2013

 

Prof. Jerzy ALEKSANDROWICZ, Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie (Poland / Polen)
Prof. Jacob A. BELZEN, Universiteit van Amsterdam (Netherlands / Niederlanden)
Prof. Jozef CORVELEYN, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium / Belgien)
Prof. Valerie DEMARINIS, Uppsala universitet (Sweden / Sweden)
Dr. Rita FÓRIS-FERENCZI, Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca (Rumania / Rumänien)
Prof. Skaidrīte GŪTMANE, Latvijas Kristīgā akadēmija, Jūrmala (Latvia / Lettland)
Prof. Katalin HORVÁTH-SZABÓ, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary / Ungarn)
Dr. Gábor ITTZÉS, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary / Ungarn), Secretary of the Editorial Board
Dr. habil. Pavlína JANOŠOVÁ, Akademie věd ČR, Praha (Czech Republic / Tschechien)
Prof. Martin JÄGGLE, Universität Wien (Austria / Österreich)
Prof. Paavo KETTUNEN, Joensuun yliopisto (Finland / Finnland)
Dir. Em. Michael MANDERSCHEID, Fortbildungs-Akademie des DCV, Freiburg i.Br. (Germany / Deutschland)
Dr. habil. Ilona PATAKY, Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem, Piliscsaba (Hungary / Ungarn)
Dr. Regina POLAK, Universität Wien (Austria / Österreich)
Dr. habil. Igor ŠKODÁČEK, Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave (Slovakia / Slovakei)
Prof. László Tamás SZABÓ, Debreceni Egyetem (Hungary / Ungarn)
Dr. habil. Péter TÖRÖK, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary / Ungarn)
Prof. András VARGHA, Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary / Ungarn)
Prof. Andreas WITTRAHM, Caritasverband für das Bistum Aachen, Aachen (Germany / Deutschland)
Prof. Siniša ZRINŠČAK, Sveučilište u Zagrebu (Croatia / Kroatien)

 

2009-2011

 

Prof. Jerzy ALEKSANDROWICZ, Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie (Poland / Polen)
Prof. Jacob A. BELZEN, Universiteit van Amsterdam (Netherlands / Niederlanden)
Prof. Jozef CORVELEYN, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium / Belgien)
Dr. Rita FÓRIS-FERENCZI, Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca (Rumania / Rumänien)
Prof. Skaidrīte GŪTMANE, Latvijas Kristīgā akadēmija, Jūrmala (Latvia / Lettland)
Prof. Katalin HORVÁTH-SZABÓ, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary / Ungarn)
Dr. Gábor ITTZÉS, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary / Ungarn), Secretary of the Editorial Board
Prof. Martin JÄGGLE, Universität Wien (Austria / Österreich)
Prof. Paavo KETTUNEN, Joensuun yliopisto (Finland / Finnland)
Dir. Em. Michael MANDERSCHEID, Fortbildungs-Akademie des DCV, Freiburg i.Br. (Germany / Deutschland)
Dr. habil. Ilona PATAKY, Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem, Piliscsaba (Hungary / Ungarn)
Dr. Regina POLAK, Universität Wien (Austria / Österreich)
Prof. Pavel ŘÍČAN, Akademie věd ČR, Prague (Czech Republic / Tschechien)
Prof. László Tamás SZABÓ, Debreceni Egyetem (Hungary / Ungarn)
Dr. habil. Péter TÖRÖK, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary / Ungarn)
Prof. András VARGHA, Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary / Ungarn)
Prof. Owe WIKSTRÖM, Uppsala universitet (Sweden / Sweden)
Prof. Andreas WITTRAHM, Caritasverband für das Bistum Aachen, Aachen (Germany / Deutschland)
Prof. Siniša ZRINŠČAK, Sveučilište u Zagrebu (Croatia / Kroatien)

 

2006-2008

 

Prof. Enikő ALBERT-LŐRINCZ, Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai, Cluj Napoca (Rumania / Rumänien)
Prof. Jozef CORVELEYN, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium / Belgien)
Dr. Roger CSÁKY-PALLAVICINI, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary / Ungarn)
Prof. Em. Geert HOFSTEDE, Universiteit Maastricht & Universiteit van Tilburg (Netherlands / Niederlanden)
Dr. Katalin HORVÁTH-SZABÓ, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary / Ungarn)
Dr. András ITTZÉS, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary / Ungarn)
Dr. Gábor ITTZÉS, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary / Ungarn), Secretary of the Editorial Board
Prof. Martin JÄGGLE, Universität Wien (Austria / Österreich)
Dir. Michael MANDERSCHEID, Fortbildungs-Akademie des DCV, Freiburg i.B. (Germany / Deutschland)
Prof. Dávid NÉMETH, Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary / Ungarn)
Dr. habil. Péter TÖRÖK, Semmelweis Egyetem, Budapest (Hungary / Ungarn)
Prof. Em. Károly VARGA, Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem, Piliscsaba (Hungary / Ungarn)