Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Studia Historiae Scientiarum
ISSN 2451-3202 · eISSN 2543-702X · Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences,Commission on the History of Science · Poland
Studia Historiae Scientiarum: CAS Zone 4 · History (2026 Xinrui edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 36 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Studia Historiae Scientiarum is published by Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences,Commission on the History of Science and is classed under History in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Language and Culture, Polish Historical and Cultural Studies and Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland, together about 49.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The publications of the journal concern the following: general history of science and its relationships with other domains of culture (philosophy, religion, art and technology) and other meta-sciences (philosophy of science, sociology of the scientific knowledge, scientometrics etc.); history of specific disciplines (scientific theories, world views, scholars and scientific institutions); history of scientific institutions researching the history of science; tools and techniques for research in the history of scienceand teaching of the history of science. Particular importance is placed on: the Polish contribution to science; mutual interactions of the Polish science and the foreign science; international collaboration regarding the history of science; open science regarding the history of science (including digital libraries) both on a national and international level; critical appraisal of bibliometrics in the light of the history of science (cf. bookmark: Counteracting erroneous interpretations of bibliometrics). The sections of the journal: “Editorial”; “Workshop of the Historian of Science” (the section dedicated to the analysis of methods and tools for research in the history of science); “Teaching the history of science”; “Focal point” (the section dedicated to discussing the achievements of scholars or the research issues); “Science in Poland”; “Science in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe”; “Science in a European and global context”; “Science without borders” (the section dedicated to the analysis of genesis, content and reception of scientific “products”, e.g. theories or scientific instruments); “History of scientific knowledge” (the section dedicated to the analysis of genesis, content and reception of scientific “products”, e.g. theories or scientific instruments); “Bibliometrics, science policy, scholarly communication” (cf. bookmark: Counteracting erroneous interpretations of bibliometrics); “Varia”; “Presentations and reviews”; “Discussions and polemics”; “Letters to the Editor”; “Scientific chronicle” (news and conference reports, report on the activity of the PAU Commission on the History of Science); “In memoriam”. Note:The texts published in the journal are in the form of research articles or, in exceptional cases, research notes, and also interviews, memoirs, and reports. A research note is a short research article intended to present, in a synthetic way, an important issue. The research note is limited to 2,000 words, including bib
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 5, United States 1, France 1, Czechia 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences21.4%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences20.3%
- Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandArts and Humanities7.7%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Education and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Central European Literary StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Health, Work, and Social Studies in PolandPsychology4%
- Management and Organizational PracticesBusiness, Management and Accounting2.9%
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)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, Crossref, Semantic Scholar
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 66.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2022
- 2,022Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 231 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 29 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 57 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 123 |
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 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 36 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 | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics Publication ethics and malpractice statement
The journal aims to follow the rules of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) regarding all duties and responsibilities of editors, reviewers, authors and readers – see COPE Core practices. Privilegies, tasks and responsibilities of the editors Systematically raise journal standardsEditorial Team is not only privileged but also obliged to systematically improve the standards of the journal, by in…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and fair use
Content from volume 21 (2022) is available under CC-BY 4.0 license. Model summary
The journal complies with the Polish and the international copyright law. From volume 21 (2022) the content of the journal “Studia Historiae Scientiarum” is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0) license or any other language version of this license or any later version of this license, published by Creative Commons, with the proviso that content that is inc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Though the journal Studia Historiae Scientiarum is the journal of the PAU Commission on the History of Science [PAU = Polska Akademia Umiejętności = Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences], it is open to all authors who submit interesting articles in agreement with the line of the journal, irrespective if these authors are members of the Commission above mentioned. This journal provides immediate ope…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Peer review determines final acceptance or rejection of manuscripts. Model summary
The journal Studia Historiae Scientiarum attaches great importance to fair procedures for peer review of texts submitted for publication in the journal as a means to foster its scientific and editorial development. The journal puts into practice the ideas presented in specialist studies describing the good practices of the reviewing procedure – see Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego 2011; C…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Anti Plagiarism Check
From volume 18 (2019) to check the originality of articles submitted for publication in the journal Studia Historiae Scientiarum, this journal uses the Crossref Similarity Check anti-plagiarism service.
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
- Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences,Commission on the History of Science
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Polish
- ISSN
- 2451-3202
- Electronic ISSN
- 2543-702X
- 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 ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Studia Historiae Scientiarum
What CAS zone is Studia Historiae Scientiarum in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Studia Historiae Scientiarum?
Authors report an average review time of about 36 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 Studia Historiae Scientiarum based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (5), United States (1) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Studia Historiae Scientiarum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Studia Historiae Scientiarum is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Studia Historiae Scientiarum open access, and what is the APC?
Studia Historiae Scientiarum 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .