Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Zapiski Historyczne
ISSN 0044-1791 · eISSN 2449-8637 · Towarzystwo Naukowe w Toruniu · Poland
Zapiski Historyczne: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zapiski Historyczne is published by Towarzystwo Naukowe w Toruniu. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland, Polish Historical and Cultural Studies and Central European national history, together about 55.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the journal is to contribute to the development of research on the history of the Baltic region, especially its southern part, and to participate in scholarly discussions related to the history of this region. Geographically, the area of interest encompasses: Northern Germany, including the current federal states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg (thus, the lands of the former Kingdom of Prussia and the area of activity of the Hansa), Northern Poland (Pomerania, the region of the Vistula estuary, Northern Greater Poland and Northern Mazovia), former East Prussia (Warmia and Masuria, Russian Kaliningrad Oblast), the Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia), including the historical territory of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania after 1569, the lands of Northwest Russia, as well as Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland). The texts published in Zapiski Historyczne embrace the whole chronological scope of the history of the Baltic region suitable for historical studies, that is, the period from approximately the first millennium A.D. to the most recent times. The scope of scholarly disciplines broached in the texts ranges from history, to archaeology, to art history and other fields of research on the past. The journal publishes about 30 texts each year, including original scholarly articles, review articles and source editions. Zapiski Historyczne also provides a platform for scholarly discourse, by publishing discussion articles and book reviews dedicated to publications on the history of the Baltic region. The international character of the journal is determined, on the one hand, by the articles published by foreign authors and, on the other hand, by the presentation of the academic output of Polish researchers in English and German through special thematic issues, published at least once a year. Zapiski Historyczne publishes works in Polish, English and German.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Editor-in-chief Bogusław DybaśPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandArts and Humanities27.8%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences18.2%
- Central European national historySocial Sciences9.8%
- Medieval European History and ArchitectureArts and Humanities7.1%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities5.2%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities4.9%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities3.1%
- Medieval and Early Modern JusticeSocial Sciences2.4%
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q3 | 1273/1936 | 34th |
| Archeology (arts and humanities) | Q4 | 364/462 | 21st |
| Archeology | Q4 | 317/388 | 18th |
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
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 717 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 14 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 20 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 30 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 22 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 25 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 29 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 | — |
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
- Towarzystwo Naukowe w Toruniu
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, German, Polish
- ISSN
- 0044-1791
- Electronic ISSN
- 2449-8637
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zapiski Historyczne
How long does peer review take at Zapiski Historyczne?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Zapiski Historyczne?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zapiski Historyczne is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Zapiski Historyczne open access, and what is the APC?
Zapiski Historyczne 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: .