Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Ethnologia Polona
ISSN 0137-4079 · eISSN 2719-6976 · Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences · Poland
Ethnologia Polona: impact factor 70 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ethnologia Polona is published by Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, Central European Literary Studies and Language and Culture, together about 40.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ethnologia Polona is a peer-reviewed English-language journal focused on cultural/social anthropology and ethnology, but open to other disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. It is published by the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The journal was established in 1975. It has a long tradition of engaging in scholarly debates in Poland, yet it has at present moved beyond this focus, with an aim to provide a more regional and international perspective. The journal's aim and scope is to serve as a platform for discussions concerning critical issues emerging in anthropology/ethnology in Central-Eastern Europe and beyond. The journal stays close to the empirical, while at the same time being attentive to current theoretical debates in the humanities and social sciences. Ethnologia Polona is published once a year. The main part of every issue is thematic; additionally we publish articles on other topics, especially with a methodological focus. We are open to new debates and willingly give space to emerging fields and new themes in anthropology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Editor-in-chief Agnieszka HalembaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 4, Germany 1, France 1, Australia 1, Brazil 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences17.8%
- Central European Literary StudiesSocial Sciences13%
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences9.8%
- Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory StudiesArts and Humanities7%
- Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandArts and Humanities6.4%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences6%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences4.1%
- Social Issues in PolandSocial Sciences3.5%
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: BazHum, ICI Journals Master List, Anthropological Index Online, PBN - Polska Bibliografia Naukowa, Index Copernicus
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
- 70Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2024
- 95.32Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 246 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication
- 360 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- articleEthnologia Polona publishes academic articles in the disciplines of social anthropology, cultural anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, history, interdisci…Length not stated
- articlesArticles (no longer than 7000 words) are manuscripts based on ethnographic empirical research and analysis, but may also be discursive critical essays.Length not stated
- book reviewd an anonymised version of the article. Book reviews (no longer than 1200 words) describe and evaluate books on current ethnological and anmain text ≤ 1,200 words
- book reviewsBook reviews (no longer than 1200 words) describe and evaluate books on current ethnological and anthropological issues.Length not stated
- full articleArticles (no longer than 7000 words) are manuscripts based on ethnographic empirical research and analysis, but may also be discursive critical essays. Original…Length not stated
- original research articleArticles (no longer than 7000 words) are manuscripts based on ethnographic empirical research and analysis, but may also be discursive critical essays. Original…Length not stated
- reviewArticles (no longer than 7000 words) are manuscripts based on ethnographic empirical research and analysis, but may also be discursive critical essays. Original…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Original work, not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (unless an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics Policy acceptance Model summary
Submission of an article implies that the author accepts our Ethics Policy and commits to respect its principles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Model summary
All content published by Ethnologia Polona is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Licence CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. The journal provides open access to its content. All articles are free to access, browse and download from the date of publication for the user’s own scholarly use. They can be used for non-commercial purposes provided the original work and source is appropriately cited.All other righ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
The journal provides open access to its content. All articles are free to access, browse and download from the date of publication for the user’s own scholarly use.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The review process is based on the principle of double-blind peer review, which means that neither the reviewer nor the author know each other’s identities.
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
- Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0137-4079
- Electronic ISSN
- 2719-6976
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ethnologia Polona
What is the impact factor of Ethnologia Polona?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 70 (2024); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1, h-index 5.
How long does peer review take at Ethnologia Polona?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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 Ethnologia Polona?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Ethnologia Polona based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (4), Germany (1) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ethnologia Polona?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ethnologia Polona is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Ethnologia Polona open access, and what is the APC?
Ethnologia Polona 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: .