Journal profile · SOCIOLOGY
Historicka Sociologie
ISSN 1804-0616 · eISSN 2336-3525 · Karolinum Press · Czechia
Historicka Sociologie: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 50 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Historicka Sociologie is published by Karolinum Press and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Education, Psychology, and Social Research, Eastern European Communism and Reforms and Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, together about 45.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Interdisciplinární časopis se zaměřuje především ze sociologického, politologického a historického hlediska na problematiku dlouhodobých sociálních procesů a trendů, modernizace, globalizačních tendencí a vlivů. Časopis vytváří širší platformu pro badatele v historických sociálních vědách. Epistemologické pole časopisu není striktně ohraničené a počítá s přesahy do civilizacionistiky, kulturní sociologie a dalších spřízněných oblastí.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIOLOGY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 13 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education, Psychology, and Social ResearchSocial Sciences22.2%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences14.7%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences8.2%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences6%
- European Cultural and National IdentitySocial Sciences4.7%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities3.5%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences3.4%
- Central European national historySocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: CEEOL, CEJSH, EBSCO, OAJI, recensio.net, SSOAR, Ulrichsweb
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
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 463 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 4 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 3 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 3 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 15 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 16 |
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 50 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 50 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 | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–200 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted9
- diskuze a polemikydiskuze a polemiky (do 15 stran)Length not stated
- esejeeseje (do 25 stran)Length not stated
- přehledové statipřehledové stati (do 30 stran)Length not stated
- recenzerecenze (do 7 stran)Length not stated
- recenzní esejerecenzní eseje (do 15 stran)Length not stated
- rozhovoryrozhovory (do 15 stran)Length not stated
- studiestudie (do 30 stran)Length not stated
- variavaria (5 stran)Length not stated
- zprávyzprávy (do 7 stran)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Model summary
Časopis vychází pod licencí Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
Otevřený přístup časopisu znamená, že veškerý obsah je volně k dispozici bez poplatku pro uživatele nebo instituci.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Recenzní řízení je oboustranně anonymní a zahrnuje dva nezávislé posudky.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Portico Model summary
Dlouhodobou archivaci digitálního obsahu Historické sociologie zajišťuje Portico.
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
- Karolinum Press
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- English, Slovak, Czech
- ISSN
- 1804-0616
- Electronic ISSN
- 2336-3525
- 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 Historicka Sociologie
What CAS zone is Historicka Sociologie in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Historicka Sociologie is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sociology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Historicka Sociologie?
Authors report an average review time of about 50 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 Historicka Sociologie?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–200 words; Reference style: Author–date; Cover letter: Required. 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 Historicka Sociologie based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (13). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Historicka Sociologie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Historicka Sociologie is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Historicka Sociologie open access, and what is the APC?
Historicka Sociologie 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: .