Journal profile
Elpis
ISSN 1508-7719 · Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku · Poland
Elpis: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Elpis is published by Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Catholicism and Religious Studies, Byzantine Studies and History and Karl Barth and Christian Theology, together about 36.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Elpis jest recenzowanym, międzynarodowym, interdyscyplinarnym czasopismem Katedry Teologii Prawosławnej Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku, przedstawiającym tematy związane z prawosławną teologią, historią i kulturą. Celem czasopisma jest ukazywanie współczesnej teologii prawosławnej oraz propagowanie dorobku teologów, religioznawców, historyków i filologów w zakresie ich badań dotyczących prawosławia.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Catholicism and Religious StudiesArts and Humanities15.7%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities11.9%
- Karl Barth and Christian TheologyArts and Humanities9.4%
- Theology and Canon Law StudiesArts and Humanities7.9%
- Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandArts and Humanities7.5%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities6.9%
- Religious and Theological StudiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: WorldCat, The Central and Eastern European Online Library (C.E.E.O.L.), BAZHUM, elibrary.ru, CrossRef, Polska Bibliografia Naukowa (PBN), InfoBase Index, Index Copernicus Journals Master List
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
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 565 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 43 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 36 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 33 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 41 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 39 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright 2019 by Katedra Teologii Prawosławnej UwBPlatform & workfow by OJS
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Full text of all articles (from 2009) is available open access on the journal website and in the listed databases. Model summary
Pełna treść wszystkich artykułów (od 2009 roku) jest dostępna open access w na stronie czasopisma (https://elpis.uwb.edu.pl/) oraz w wymienionych powyżej bazach.
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
- Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Russian, Polish
- ISSN
- 1508-7719
- 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 ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Elpis
How long does peer review take at Elpis?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Elpis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Elpis is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Elpis open access, and what is the APC?
Elpis 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .