Journal profile
Meluzyna dawna literatura i kultura
ISSN 2449-7339 · Wydawnictwo IBL PAN · Poland
Meluzyna dawna literatura i kultura: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Meluzyna dawna literatura i kultura is published by Wydawnictwo IBL PAN. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland, Renaissance Literature and Culture and Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, together about 53% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Classics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal focuses on Polish literature, history, culture, and language (from the 10th to the 18th century) and their pan-European contexts. The "Melusine" presents research on this topic and invites young scholars from other EU countries to contribute. The journal's main fields of interest are 1) old texts and phenomena (section: Profiles and Focuses), 2) references to old culture in later periods, as well as the presence of old language in the modern era (section: Contexts and references), 3) source texts editions (section: Inedita). The biannual Scientific Board consists of representatives from Polish studies, Slavonic studies, and other related areas of the humanities. The disciplines assigned to the journal are: literary studies, Polish studies, history, linguistics, cultural and religion studies, arts sciences, and archaeology. "Melusine" is registered in the list of scientific journals of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education under item 31356 (Unique Journal Identifier: 497148). Articles published in the journal receive 20 points.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandArts and Humanities28.9%
- Renaissance Literature and CultureArts and Humanities18.4%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities5.7%
- Central European Literary StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities4.2%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities3.9%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities3.6%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities3.6%
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
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
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 154 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 11 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- editorialWe ask authors who submit their papers for the first time to provide accurate personal data, academic degrees, affiliation (study places), home addresses and te…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- Authorship
Authors retain copyright Model summary
Authors retain full copyright to their works.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright LICENSING AND COPYRIGHT
Authors retain copyright without restrictions. Model summary
Starting from 2024, all articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. In previous years, articles were published under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Information about the applicable license is provided with each individual article. Authors retain full copyright to their works. By submitting a manuscript, authors grant the publisher a non-exclus…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access OPEN ACCESS STATEMENT
Melusine is a diamond open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Łódź Scientific Society (Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe). All content is freely available online immediately upon publication without charge to the user or their institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles without asking prior permission f…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
PKP Preservation Network Model summary
digital archiving in PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN)
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
- Wydawnictwo IBL PAN
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Russian, Polish
- ISSN
- 2449-7339
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Meluzyna dawna literatura i kultura
How long does peer review take at Meluzyna dawna literatura i kultura?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Meluzyna dawna literatura i kultura?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Meluzyna dawna literatura i kultura is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Meluzyna dawna literatura i kultura open access, and what is the APC?
Meluzyna dawna literatura i kultura 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: .