Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Praticas da Historia
ISSN 2183-590X · Universidade Nova de Lisboa · Portugal
Praticas da Historia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 2 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Praticas da Historia is published by Universidade Nova de Lisboa. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Philosophy, History, and Historiography, Digital and Traditional Archives Management and Policing Practices and Perceptions, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Práticas da História is an online academic journal published at the NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities (NOVA FCSH) with the support of the IHC – Institute of Contemporary History, CHAM – Centre for the Humanities and IN2PAST. The main aim of the journal is the promotion of discussions on historical theory, historiography and the uses of the past.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities20.8%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities8.3%
- Policing Practices and PerceptionsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences4.2%
- Renaissance and Early Modern StudiesArts and Humanities4.2%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities4.2%
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities4.2%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q2 | 908/1936 | 53rd |
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
ScimagoPublisher 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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 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 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Open 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 | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- articlesarticles (6000-10000 words)Length not stated
- book review10000 words), essays (3000-6000 words), book reviews (1500-2500 words), and interviews (1500-3000 words) under the subject mattermain text ≤ 2,500 words
- book reviewsbook reviews (1500-2500 words)Length not stated
- dossierDossier: History and Archival Science. Common issues in the construction of complex knowledgeLength not stated
- editorialEditorial History and memory: an epistemological reinterpretation of Africa's past in a postcolonial contextLength not stated
- essaysessays (3000-6000 words)Length not stated
- interviewInterview Monologues and dialogues with history – Interview with Mozambican filmmaker Sol de CarvalhoLength not stated
- interviewsinterviews (1500-3000 words)Length not stated
- reviewsReviews Jacques Le Goff. L’Italia e la storia. Atti del Convegno Internazionale di StudiLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Peer review
- Authorship
abstract 200 words in Portuguese and English, 4 keywords Model summary
All articles should include an abstract of 200 words in Portuguese and English, and 4 keywords.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE Model summary
Práticas da História adheres to the guidelines of the COPE’s (Committee on Publication Ethics) Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 3. Peer Review:
double-blind peer review Model summary
Both articles and essays will be submitted to double-blind peer-review procedure in which the identities of authors and evaluators remain confidential.
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
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2183-590X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Praticas da Historia
How long does peer review take at Praticas da Historia?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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 Praticas da Historia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Praticas da Historia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Praticas da Historia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Praticas da Historia open access, and what is the APC?
Praticas da Historia 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: .