Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Cesky Lid
ISSN 0009-0794 · eISSN 2570-9216 · Ceska Akademie Verlag · Czechia
Cesky Lid: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cesky Lid is published by Ceska Akademie Verlag. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are European Linguistics and Anthropology, Diaspora, migration, transnational identity and Anthropological Studies and Insights, together about 30.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Český lid / Czech Ethnological Journal is the leading peer-reviewed Czech ethnological journal, published in print and online, open-access format. Founded in 1891 and issued by the Institute of Ethnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, the journal publishes high-quality scholarly articles in the fields of ethnology and sociocultural anthropology as well as interdisciplinary articles with a corresponding theoretical and methodological focus in the Czech, English, and Slovak languages. The journal publishes a wide range of studies, articles (peer-reviewed), reports, and news (not peer-reviewed). We welcome proposal for thematic issues and thematic sections of the journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European Linguistics and AnthropologySocial Sciences17.4%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences8.4%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities4.7%
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology4.7%
- Central European national historySocial Sciences4.5%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences4.3%
- Cultural Identity and HeritageArts and Humanities4.3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies | Q2 | 662/1434 | 53rd |
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 336/692 | 51st |
| Anthropology | Q3 | 337/536 | 37th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, CEJSH, JSTOR, IBR, IBZ
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 304 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 28 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 27 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 27 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 65 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 41 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 26 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 6 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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-ND | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- personal contributions, such as salutations or obituaries; PDFs; texts already submitted to another journal or publication
Article types accepted3
- literaturaLiteraturaLength not stated
- materiálové studieMateriálové studieLength not stated
- studieStudieLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of generative AI
Generative AI use policy Model summary
Authors preparing manuscripts for Český lid / Czech Ethnological Journal may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in their work. However, these tools must never replace human critical thinking and expertise. Generative AI must not be used to create the initial article outline or first draft, but it may be used to verify the completeness of the content and improve the readability of the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Zero Tolerance for Ghostwriting and “Guest authorship”
No APC for authors or submissions Model summary
Academic integrity is the foundation of quality scholarship and readers should be assured that the authors of published works present results and findings in a manner that is in keeping with the standards of transparency, integrity, and honesty. Scholarly ethics and the highest editorial standards require strict transparency of information on all persons and institutions that have contributed to t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence Model summary
During the submission process, the authors are asked to agree to the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which will apply to the submission if and when it is published by this journal. Creative Commons License Works published in this journal are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open Access under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Model summary
The journal’s goal is to foster leading research in ethnology and sociocultural anthropology by maximizing the free exchange of scholarly knowledge. Český lid / Czech Ethnological Journal provides open access to all of its content. The journal is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). The Český lid journal is publis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double-blind two-phase review procedure Model summary
Manuscript submissions are first evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief (who, in cases of uncertainty consults with the Editorial Board). If a manuscript is deemed suitable for publication, i.e., it is appropriate to the journal’s thematic focus and complies with its publication standards, as outlined in PUBLICATION ETHICS, under Authors Responsibilities, it is sent to two independent reviewers selected…
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
- Ceska Akademie Verlag
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- Czech, English, Slovak
- ISSN
- 0009-0794
- Electronic ISSN
- 2570-9216
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cesky Lid
How long does peer review take at Cesky Lid?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Cesky Lid?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Harvard; Cover letter: Required. 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 Cesky Lid?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cesky Lid is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cesky Lid open access, and what is the APC?
Cesky Lid 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: .