Journal profile
Kwartalnik Historyczny
ISSN 0023-5903 · eISSN 2451-1315 · Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences · Poland
Kwartalnik Historyczny: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kwartalnik Historyczny is published by Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland and Central European national history, together about 64% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal is devoted to Polish and universal history from the Middle Ages to the present day.Scientific disciplines represented in the Journal include: history, art history, and archaeology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences26.3%
- Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandArts and Humanities25.6%
- Central European national historySocial Sciences12%
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities5.6%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities4%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities2.9%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities2.6%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,375 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 51 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 92 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 126 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 129 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 153 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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-ND | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- Polish, English
- ISSN
- 0023-5903
- Electronic ISSN
- 2451-1315
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Kwartalnik Historyczny
How long does peer review take at Kwartalnik Historyczny?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Kwartalnik Historyczny?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kwartalnik Historyczny is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Kwartalnik Historyczny open access, and what is the APC?
Kwartalnik Historyczny 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: .