JPAK: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Katolik was originally founded to provide a forum for lecturers, researchers, and academic communities in the world of Catholic religious education to present their thoughts and research results. JPAK: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Katolik was founded by STKIP Widya Yuwana, Madiun. The managers of JPAK: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Katolik are lecturers who are appointed based on the decision of the Chairperson of STKIP Widya Yuwana.

The writers of JPAK: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Katolik originally came from internal circles, but over time many external writers (teachers, academics, pastors, priests , researchers from other institutions / colleges) participated in presenting his work in this journal. Initial writings generally revolve around the problems of the church (liturgy, eucharist, spirituality, etc.), but JPAK: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Katolik is now increasingly challenged to develop a general theme of his research to better answer the needs of the times and the community, without abandoning his expertise in the field Catholic religion. The general theme of JPAK: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Katolik now even touches on the issue of "education and multculturalism."

JPAK: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Katolik has long received the ISSN and published research works in print. Now JPAK: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Katolik also has e-ISSN and displays it in electronic form. Improvements and self-evaluation continue to be done so that JPAK: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Katolik can still be a place for researchers to display their work in the field of Catholic religious education. JPAK: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Katolik now also has an Open Journal System (OJS), so that all works can be submitted online, examined by credible reviewers from various universities in collaboration with JPAK: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Katolik and also published online.

Various writings and research results published in JPAK: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Katolik so far are often used by stakeholders, especially the Church, Diocese, and schools to take certain policies related to certain fields as well. This makes the manager of JPAK: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Katolik must always maintain the quality of the writings received and those that will be published.