Journal profile
Drustvene i Humanisticke Studije
ISSN 2490-3604 · eISSN 2490-3647 · University of Tuzla, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Drustvene i Humanisticke Studije: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 135 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Drustvene i Humanisticke Studije is published by University of Tuzla, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Balkans: History, Politics, Society, Linguistic research and analysis and Media Studies and Communication, together about 32.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Društvene i humanističke studije DHS (Social Sciences and Humanities Studies) is an international open access double blind peer-reviewed interdisciplinary scientific journal published by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Tuzla (Bosnia and Herzegovina). We publish refereed original scientific research and review articles on both the fields of social sciences and the humanities. The Journal welcomes contributions within the domains of philosophy, sociology, political science, psychology, linguistics and literature studies, media and communication studies, cultural studies, journalism studies, history, pedagogy and didactics, social work studies, and other academic disciplines, approaches and branches of social studies and humanities. It is an interdisciplinary oriented journal that aims at bringing together academics, researchers and practitioners concerned with addressing, analyzing and producing relevant knowledge, public good and emancipatory social transformation. We encourage the submission of manuscripts that advance theoretical, methodological, and/or empirical knowledge of a wide range ofissues relevant to the fields of social sciences and the humanities. Our mission is to provide an inclusive international forum for discussion, reflection and critique on the publicly notable issues and emerging questions, trends, researches, methods and concepts in the fields of social sciences and the humanities.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Vedad SpahicPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Croatia 14, Serbia 4, Slovenia 3, United States 2, Türkiye 2 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences21.5%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities6.2%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences5%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities4.1%
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities4%
- Central European Literary StudiesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences3.8%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities3.4%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSDOAJPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, Scilit, OCLC, CEEOL, Index Copernicus International World of Journals, Index Copernicus Journals Master List, Slavic Humanities Index, MIAR, ISI, OAJI, OpenAIRE, JournalTOCs
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,178 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 74 | 74 | 51 |
| 2025 | 135 | 135 | 72 |
| 2024 | 156 | 156 | 69 |
| 2023 | 168 | 168 | 55 |
| 2022 | 173 | 173 | 28 |
| 2021 | 139 | 139 | 25 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- book reviewBOSANSKA FRANJEVAČKA KNJIŽEVNOST KAO PROSTOR SUSRETA I NAPETOSTI (Ena Begović-Sokolija, Fratri o drugima, Dobra knjiga, Sarajevo, 2023) Ali Hasanović PDF 1331-1…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
All parties involved in publishing a journal (author, journal editor, reviewer, and publisher) should agree on ethical conduct standards. DHS is a semi-annual journal in open access. It is international journal inviting authors to submit their unpublished scientific papers in the field of social and humanities sciences. Published research papers have been written by scientists after thorough study…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The author (or authors) is the copyright holder and retains publishing rights. Društvene i humanističke studije DHS journal is under the CC (Creative Commons) licence. CC BY-NC-ND
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Društvene i humanističke studije DHS (Social Sciences and Humanities Studies) is an open access scientific journal. In accordance with the Berlin Declaration and the BOAI definition of open access, all articles in Social Sciences and Humanities Studies are freely available to read, download and share immediately upon publication. This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the pr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Each submitted manuscript for publication will be subject to a double-blindpeer review process,in which the reviewer's name is withheld from the author and the author's name from the reviewer. Initial prescreening is done by Editor-in-Chiefor Editorial Board in order to determine whether or not the article meet expected scientific standards and fits the scope of the journal (time period: 1-2 weeks…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
DHS does not support plagiarism. The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work or words of other authors, that must be appropriately cited or quoted. Please note that all submissions are thoroughly checked for plagiarism. If submited paper shows signs of plagiarism it will be automatically rejected. The author will be forbidden to p…
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
- University of Tuzla, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Country or region
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Language
- Macedonian, Bosnian, English, Croatian, Serbian, German
- ISSN
- 2490-3604
- Electronic ISSN
- 2490-3647
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Drustvene i Humanisticke Studije
How long does peer review take at Drustvene i Humanisticke Studije?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Drustvene i Humanisticke Studije based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Croatia (14), Serbia (4) and Slovenia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Drustvene i Humanisticke Studije?
The journal's website lists ERIH PLUS and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Drustvene i Humanisticke Studije open access, and what is the APC?
Drustvene i Humanisticke Studije is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .