Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Historica
ISSN 1803-7550 · eISSN 2695-060X · University of Ostrava · Czechia
Historica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Historica is published by University of Ostrava. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Central European national history, Historical Economic and Social Studies and Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland, together about 37.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The focus of the journal consists in the publication of original texts by authors, with a primary focus on historical issues, without any further chronological or thematic restriction. The aim of the journal is to publish primarily texts which straddle the boundaries of individual academic disciplines, e.g. history and sociology, history and economics, history and demography, history and art/cultural history, history and ecology, history and ethnology, etc. The journal also aims to inform a Czech readership of developments in both Czech and international research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Editor-in-chief Aleš ZářickýPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 2, United States 1, Poland 1, Austria 1, Croatia 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Central European national historySocial Sciences22.6%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.3%
- Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandArts and Humanities7.3%
- World Wars: History, Literature, and ImpactSocial Sciences5.7%
- Historical and Environmental StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities4.8%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences3.2%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences3.2%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q3 | 1297/1936 | 32nd |
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 476/692 | 31st |
| Philosophy | Q3 | 635/891 | 28th |
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, CEHSJ, EBSCO Publishing
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 65 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 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 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 | |
| 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)
Article types accepted8
- articles and studiesThe journal regularly includes sections entitled Articles and studies, Materials, Horizons (overviews of research findings with relevance to current issues in t…Length not stated
- chronicleand ChronicleLength not stated
- discussionThere is also an occasional section entitled Discussion.Length not stated
- horizonswe intend to publish irregularly a section Horizons (overviews of research results on the resolution of topical issues of historical science at home and abroad)Length not stated
- literaturefurther Literature (for reviews and literature reports)Length not stated
- materialsThe journal regularly includes sections entitled Articles and studies, Materials, Horizons (overviews of research findings with relevance to current issues in t…Length not stated
- reviews and literature reportsThe journal regularly includes sections entitled Articles and studies, Materials, Horizons (overviews of research findings with relevance to current issues in t…Length not stated
- studiesThe journal is divided into these sections: StudiesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright License
he online version of Historica. History and Related Sciences Review is published in Open Access mode under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
The only language used in the journal is English Model summary
The only language used in the journal is English.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review § 4 Submissions and peer review process
Anonymously peer-reviewed academic periodical Model summary
(1) The journal publishes texts which meet the standard requirements expected from academic articles in terms of both content and form, and which are in keeping with the purpose for which the journal is published. (2) The only language of the journal is English. (3) Authors′ manuscript submissions for the sections "Articles and studies", "Materials" and "Horizons" must meet the formal requirements…
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 Ostrava
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- Czech, English, Slovak
- ISSN
- 1803-7550
- Electronic ISSN
- 2695-060X
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Historica
How long does peer review take at Historica?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Historica based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (2), United States (1) and Poland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Historica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Historica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Historica open access, and what is the APC?
Historica 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: .