Journal profile · HISTORY
Acta Historica Tallinnensia
ISSN 1406-2925 · eISSN 1736-7476 · Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus/Estonian Academy Publishers · Estonia
Acta Historica Tallinnensia: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 9 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Historica Tallinnensia is published by Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus/Estonian Academy Publishers and is in Zone 3 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics, Historical and Archaeological Studies and Research in Social Sciences, together about 37% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Historica Tallinnensia is an international open access scientific journal of the Estonian Academy of Sciences published in collaboration with Tallinn University. The first issue of Acta Historica Tallinnensia was published in 1997. The journal is devoted to the history of the Baltic Sea region and of the Baltic States. We welcome papers dealing with any aspects of history from medieval to contemporary period.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editor-in-chief Marek TammPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences15.1%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities14.1%
- Research in Social SciencesSocial Sciences7.9%
- European Linguistics and AnthropologySocial Sciences7.5%
- European Cultural and National IdentitySocial Sciences6.6%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Medieval European History and ArchitectureArts and Humanities5.6%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: EBSCO, CNKI, Scilit, Crossref, AskBisht, Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL), DIGAR (National Library of Estonia), EBSCO Publishing Database, Gale’s Academic OneFile database, Index Copernicus International World of Journals, Jouroscope™
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 60%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 260 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 8
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted2
- research papersThe journal publishes research papers and review essays in English and in Estonian.Length not stated
- review essaysThe journal publishes research papers and review essays in English and in Estonian.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright
CC BY 4.0 license. Model summary
From January 2022, by submitting manuscripts to the Acta Historica Tallinnensia, the authors agree that the article, if accepted and published, will become licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by at least two reviewers. Model summary
All paper submissions, accepted by the editorial board, will be refereed in a double-blind peer review process by at least two reviewers with expertise in the relevant subject area.
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
- Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus/Estonian Academy Publishers
- Country or region
- Estonia
- Language
- English, Estonian
- ISSN
- 1406-2925
- Electronic ISSN
- 1736-7476
- Society / sponsor
- Tallinn University
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Historica Tallinnensia
What CAS zone is Acta Historica Tallinnensia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Historica Tallinnensia is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Historica Tallinnensia?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2024); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 7.
How long does peer review take at Acta Historica Tallinnensia?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acta Historica Tallinnensia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: ≤ 8; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Acta Historica Tallinnensia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Historica Tallinnensia is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Historica Tallinnensia open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Historica Tallinnensia 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .