Journal profile
Hum
ISSN 1840-233X · eISSN 2303-7431 · University of Mostar, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hum: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hum is published by University of Mostar, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Balkans: History, Politics, Society, Linguistic research and analysis and Central European Literary Studies, together about 30.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Hum – Journal of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Mostar is a scientific journal published by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Mostar. It publishes papers in the fields of humanities and social sciences, with a particular emphasis on the scientific study of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its regional and European context. The central focus of the journal consists of research into language, literature, culture, society, history, and identity, as well as analyses of social processes and ideas essential for understanding Bosnian-Herzegovinian society within its broader humanistic and social connections. The journal encourages interdisciplinary approaches, while its baseline remains a clear humanistic and social orientation. Hum especially values papers that explore how local and regional phenomena illuminate universal questions of language, culture, and society, as well as those that contribute to the understanding of Bosnia and Herzegovina's position within Southeastern Europe and the world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Mate BuntićPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences13.9%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities9%
- Central European Literary StudiesSocial Sciences8%
- Modernist Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities6.3%
- Central European national historySocial Sciences5.6%
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities4.2%
- Short Stories in Global LiteratureArts and Humanities4.2%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities3.8%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO - Full text online library, CEEOL - Central and Eastern European Online Library, Slavus - Slavic Humanities Index
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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 267 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 9 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 2 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
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-NC | |
| 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
Article types accepted9
- book reviews, overviews, and other contributionsBook reviews, overviews, and other contributions: 2–6 standard pagesLength not stated
- commentariesUncategorized papers such as commentaries, reviews, and evaluations are not subject to the peer review processLength not stated
- evaluationsUncategorized papers such as commentaries, reviews, and evaluations are not subject to the peer review processLength not stated
- original scientific paperoriginal scientific paper, preliminary communication, review article, and professional paperLength not stated
- preliminary communicationoriginal scientific paper, preliminary communication, review article, and professional paperLength not stated
- professional paperoriginal scientific paper, preliminary communication, review article, and professional paperLength not stated
- review articleoriginal scientific paper, preliminary communication, review article, and professional paperLength not stated
- reviewsUncategorized papers such as commentaries, reviews, and evaluations are not subject to the peer review processLength not stated
- scientific and professional articlesScientific and professional articles: 16–20 standard pages of textLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship
Authors retain copyright Model summary
Authors retain the copyright to their work without any restrictions and grant the publisher the right of first publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC 4.0) Model summary
This is in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
Hum is an open-access journal, meaning that the papers published in it can be used free of charge for personal or educational purposes, provided that the source is properly cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review process for scientific and professional articles. Model summary
Papers subject to review undergo a double-blind peer review process, meaning that the identity of the author is unknown to the reviewers, and the identity of the reviewers is unknown to the authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-plagiarism policy. Model summary
Substantial reuse of one's own previously published work without clear citation of the source is considered an unacceptable form of self-plagiarism.
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 Mostar, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Country or region
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Language
- English, Italian, Croatian, Spanish, German
- ISSN
- 1840-233X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2303-7431
- 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 Hum
How long does peer review take at Hum?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Hum?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 5. 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.
Which databases index Hum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hum is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Hum open access, and what is the APC?
Hum 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: .