Journal profile · HISTORY
HISTORICKY CASOPIS
ISSN 0018-2575 · eISSN 2585-9099 · Slovak Academic Press Ltd. · Slovakia
HISTORICKY CASOPIS: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
HISTORICKY CASOPIS is published by Slovak Academic Press Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Eastern European Communism and Reforms, Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics and Education, Psychology, and Social Research, together about 37.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Historical Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal oriented towards Central European history with an emphasis on the Slovak and Czecho-Slovak context. It is managed by a domestic and international editorial board. It is open to all views, orientations, schools and thematic fields as long as they rely on serious research, and are processed in accordance with the basic principles of historical science. There is no systematic preference for any period or theme of history, and support is given to inter-disciplinary works involving sociology, political science, history of art, literature and music or philosophy of history. The Historical Journal is published by the Institute of History of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. It comes out five times a year. At least one issue is monothematic, and the fifth issue of the year is produced in the English language. The journal publishes studies, commented archival documents, reviews, discussions and various texts with an informative character. The emphasis is placed on original contributions based on primary research. The journal publishes articles in the Slovak, Czech and English languages. The Historical Journal comes out in printed and electronic form. It is an open access periodical according to the BOAI definition of open access.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editor-in-chief Adam HUDEKPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences16.5%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences12.1%
- Education, Psychology, and Social ResearchSocial Sciences9.1%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities7%
- Religious, Philosophical, and Educational StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Central European and Russian historical studiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities4.5%
- European Cultural and National IdentitySocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: CEEOL, CEJSH, EBSCO, Historical Abstracts, ESF (HUM)
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 88.68%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 526 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 4 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 11 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | 4 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 6 |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | 17 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 |
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, Peer review
- License & copyright
CC BY 4.0 license for published articles. Model summary
Articles published in the Historical Journal are licenced under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC BY 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No APC or submission fees. Model summary
The publication of articles in the historical journal is unpaid, and no financial payment is requested from the authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer-reviewed journal. Model summary
The Historical Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal
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
- Slovak Academic Press Ltd.
- Country or region
- Slovakia
- Language
- Czech, English, Slovak
- ISSN
- 0018-2575
- Electronic ISSN
- 2585-9099
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about HISTORICKY CASOPIS
What CAS zone is HISTORICKY CASOPIS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, HISTORICKY CASOPIS is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at HISTORICKY CASOPIS?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 HISTORICKY CASOPIS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, HISTORICKY CASOPIS is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is HISTORICKY CASOPIS open access, and what is the APC?
HISTORICKY CASOPIS 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: .