Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Latvijas Universitates Zurnals Vesture
ISSN 2500-9621 · eISSN 2592-9593 · University of Latvia Press · Latvia
Latvijas Universitates Zurnals Vesture: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Latvijas Universitates Zurnals Vesture is published by University of Latvia Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soviet and Russian History, World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact and Central European national history, together about 48.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the University of Latvia. History (“Latvijas Universitātes Žurnāls. Vēsture”) is an open-access double-blind peer-reviewed scientific journal, which is issued twice a year by the University of Latvia. The aim of the Journal of the University of Latvia. History is to promote professional and high-quality research of the past and create a dialogue between researchers, thereby broadening the general understanding of historical processes and events. The journal gives priority to publishing original research related to Latvian and world history and archaeology, as well as to auxiliary disciplines of history and interdisciplinary research concerning history (from prehistory to the present day). The journal also publishes select historical sources with scientific commentaries and reviews of the latest scientific literature in the field of history. The Journal of the University of Latvia. History has been published since 2016, twice a year. Until 2016, the journal was published under the title "History of Latvia. Modern and Contemporary Period". The Journal of the University of Latvia. History is indexed in SCOPUS (since 2023) and in EBSCO database Central & Eastern European Academic Source (since 2016). ISSN 2500-9621 (print)ISSN 2592-9593 (online) Each volume and each article since 2017 have a DOI number. The DOI of the Journal of the University of Latvia. History is https://doi.org/10.22364/luzv In order to prevent malpractice, all submissions are screened by the TurnitIn™ software. Articles in the Journal of the University of Latvia. History are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0) license since 2023. All journal volumes are available on the E-resource repository of the University of Latvia.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Editor-in-chief PhD KristīnePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 3, United States 1, Netherlands 1, Sweden 1, Poland 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences23.6%
- World Wars: History, Literature, and ImpactSocial Sciences12.6%
- Central European national historySocial Sciences12.3%
- History and International RelationsSocial Sciences6.3%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities3.3%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences3.3%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 659/692 | 4th |
| History | Q4 | 1868/1936 | 3rd |
| Cultural Studies | Q4 | 1391/1434 | 2nd |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 732/744 | 1st |
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
EBSCO, EBSCO database Central & Eastern European Academic SourcePublisher website
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
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 184 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 5 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 6 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 5–8
Article types accepted3
- historical sources with scientific commentariesThe journal also publishes select historical sources with scientific commentaries and reviews of the latest scientific literature in the field of history.Length not stated
- original researchThe journal gives priority to publishing original research related to Latvian and world history and archaeology, as well as to auxiliary disciplines of history …Length not stated
- reviews of scientific literatureThe journal also publishes select historical sources with scientific commentaries and reviews of the latest scientific literature in the field of history.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0) license since 2023. Model summary
Articles in the Journal of the University of Latvia. History are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0) license since 2023.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
All the articles published in the journal can be accessed freely.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review Model summary
The papers of the journal are double blind peer-reviewed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
All submissions are screened by TurnitIn™ software to prevent malpractice. Model summary
In order to prevent malpractice, all submissions are screened by the TurnitIn™ software.
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 Latvia Press
- Country or region
- Latvia
- Language
- Latvian, English
- ISSN
- 2500-9621
- Electronic ISSN
- 2592-9593
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Latvijas Universitates Zurnals Vesture
How long does peer review take at Latvijas Universitates Zurnals Vesture?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Latvijas Universitates Zurnals Vesture based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3), United States (1) and Netherlands (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Latvijas Universitates Zurnals Vesture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Latvijas Universitates Zurnals Vesture is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Latvijas Universitates Zurnals Vesture open access, and what is the APC?
Latvijas Universitates Zurnals Vesture 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: .