Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Historia Scholastica
ISSN 1804-4913 · eISSN 2336-680X · The National Pedagogical Museum and Library of J. A. Comenius, Technical University of Liberec · Czechia
Historia Scholastica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Historia Scholastica is published by The National Pedagogical Museum and Library of J. A. Comenius, Technical University of Liberec. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Education Studies Worldwide, Historical Education and Society and Central European national history, together about 58.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Historia scholastica (hereafter referred as the Journal) publishes articles, reviews, discussions, reports with topics from the history of education, e.g. history of pedagogical thinking, internal life of schools, history of teaching with focus mainly on Central and Southeastern Europe with the emphasis on transnational connections. The main research aims are historical reflections, analysis and interpretations of topics: childhood and youth, teacher education, curriculum, gender, ethnicity, school environment, society and national identity, education in global society etc. If you have any suggestions to publish the article with similar topic regarding the field of history of education, do not hestitate to discuss it with the editor in chief. The journal Historia scholastica is an international journal and it puts a great emphasis especially on international dialogue. Theferore we publish articles of significant Czech and foreign professionals, which ensures the scientific dialogue, transnational comparison and discussion and brings an innovative viewpoint to our research field. The Journal accepts manuscripts in Czech, Slovak, English, and German languages. The peer-review process is also held in all these languages. The Journal is published in an electronic and printed form twice per year. The first issue is published in June and the second one in December of the respective year. Historia scholastica journal is indexed in SCOPUS, DOAJ, EBSCO, ERIH PLUS and Ulrich`s Periodicals Directory.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Editor-in-chief Jan ŠimekPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Education Studies WorldwideSocial Sciences39.6%
- Historical Education and SocietySocial Sciences11.9%
- Central European national historySocial Sciences7.1%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences3.7%
- Philosophy and Historical ThoughtArts and Humanities3.4%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences3%
- History of Education in SpainArts and Humanities3%
- History of Education Research in BrazilArts and Humanities2.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q3 | 1110/1936 | — |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 644/744 | — |
| Education | Q4 | 1560/1698 | — |
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: EBSCO
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 126 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 15 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 20 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 9 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 3 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
- Other fees
- No other fees
- 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)
Article types accepted6
- discussionfor section Varia and Discussion 15 pages (i.e. 27,000 characters incl. spaces)Length not stated
- peer-reviewed studyRange for peer-reviewed study is max. 25 standard pages (i.e. 45,000 characters incl. spaces) and it has to be a historical-pedagogical research study or an ove…Length not stated
- research articlesThe Journal aims to publish new research historical-pedagogical and survey articles from the field of history of pedagogical thinking, and history of education.Length not stated
- reviewsfor Reviews 8 pages (i.e. 14,400 characters incl. pages)Length not stated
- survey articlesThe Journal aims to publish new research historical-pedagogical and survey articles from the field of history of pedagogical thinking, and history of education.Length not stated
- variafor section Varia and Discussion 15 pages (i.e. 27,000 characters incl. spaces)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
No fees for submission, processing and publication Model summary
Publishing of the manuscripts is free of charge, no fees are charged for the manuscript submission, processing and publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review process:
Double-blind peer review Model summary
1. The author submits his/her article to the editorial office by an e-mail. 2. The author is notified within 10 days about receipting of the article. 3. The author is notified within 30 days about acceptance to the peer-review process, or about refusal of the submitted article. 4. Reviews by independent reviewers are sent to the author within 60 days after submission of the article. 5. Journal His…
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
- The National Pedagogical Museum and Library of J. A. Comenius, Technical University of Liberec
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- English, German, Slovak, Czech
- ISSN
- 1804-4913
- Electronic ISSN
- 2336-680X
- 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 Historia Scholastica
How long does peer review take at Historia Scholastica?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Historia Scholastica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Historia Scholastica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Historia Scholastica open access, and what is the APC?
Historia Scholastica 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: .