Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum
ISSN 2228-2009 · eISSN 2228-2017 · Springer Nature · Estonia
Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are History of Science and Medicine, Philosophy and History of Science and History and advancements in chemistry, together about 29.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum sees its mission in offering publishing opportunities for Baltic and non-Baltic scholars in the field of the history and philosophy of natural and social sciences (including legal studies) to promote and further international cooperation between scholars of different countries in this field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Editor-in-chief Peeter MüürseppPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities13.5%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities9%
- History and advancements in chemistryChemistry7.2%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences7.2%
- International Science and DiplomacySocial Sciences4.9%
- History and Developments in AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy4.5%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- History and Theory of MathematicsMathematics3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, CEEOL, IsisCB Explore
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 297 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 22 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 25 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 38 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review Model summary
ABHPS is a double blind peer-reviewed research journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- Estonia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2228-2009
- Electronic ISSN
- 2228-2017
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum
How long does peer review take at Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .