Journal profile
Egyhaztorteneti Szemle
ISSN 1585-7476 · eISSN 1587-026X · Sárospataki Református Kollégium Tudományos Gyűjteményei · Hungary
Egyhaztorteneti Szemle: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Egyhaztorteneti Szemle is published by Sárospataki Református Kollégium Tudományos Gyűjteményei. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Central European national history and Medieval Literature and History, together about 48% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the journal is to provide a publication platform for researchers and church historians working in the field of church history, and to be an open forum for church history research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities23.7%
- Central European national historySocial Sciences18.8%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities5.6%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities5.6%
- Catholicism and Religious StudiesArts and Humanities5.1%
- Historical Legal Studies and SocietySocial Sciences4.9%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences4.5%
- Theology and Canon Law StudiesArts and Humanities4.2%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 252 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 4 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 3 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 0 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
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 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 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 | |
| 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 accepted9
- "from the cathedra""from the cathedra" (Textual communication of scientific papers previously given at a university or conference.)Length not stated
- archival documentsarchival documents (Incidentally found and valuable archival documents. Description of archival sources and materials that do not fit into a larger research, bu…Length not stated
- communicationcommunication (Shorter scientific paper or report.)Length not stated
- debatedebate (Presentation of opposing or polemical ideas within the framework of church history writing. Here we publish even a study arguing a methodological issue,…Length not stated
- documentdocument (Publication of documents discovered during research with the context of the research.)Length not stated
- editorialeditorial (If the editorial staff considers it important to take a stand on certain issues or to publish a tribute to the birthdays or deaths of colleagues, we …Length not stated
- paperpaper (Longer scientific research with appropriate citations.)Length not stated
- reportreport (Reports on conferences, book launches, exhibitions, events related to church history)Length not stated
- reviewreview (Presentation and analytical criticism of volumes on church history published mainly in Hungary or abroad. )Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The Church Historical Review is an open access journal, i.e. it offers free access to the digital stacks of the authors' works and downloads them.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Desk rejection policy for submissions not meeting minimum quality standards. Model summary
An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Only first edition manuscripts are accepted; multiple or redundant publications are not allowed. Model summary
Only first edition manuscripts are accepted, multiple or redundant publications are not allowed.
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
- Sárospataki Református Kollégium Tudományos Gyűjteményei
- Country or region
- Hungary
- Language
- Hungarian, English, German
- ISSN
- 1585-7476
- Electronic ISSN
- 1587-026X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Egyhaztorteneti Szemle
How long does peer review take at Egyhaztorteneti Szemle?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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 Egyhaztorteneti Szemle?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Egyhaztorteneti Szemle is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Egyhaztorteneti Szemle open access, and what is the APC?
Egyhaztorteneti Szemle 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: .