Journal profile · MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Zbornik Radova Vizantoloskog Instituta
ISSN 0584-9888 · eISSN 2406-0917 · Institute for Byzantine Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts · Serbia
Zbornik Radova Vizantoloskog Instituta: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 6 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zbornik Radova Vizantoloskog Instituta is published by Institute for Byzantine Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Byzantine Studies and History, Balkan and Eastern European Studies and Eurasian Exchange Networks, together about 60.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta (ZRVI) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal open to original research articles from all fields of Byzantine Studies: history, art, philology, law, theology, philosophy, music, archaeology, epigraphy, sigillography, numismatics and other relevant disciplines. We welcome contributions in Serbian, English, German, Russian, French, Italian, Greek, and Bulgarian. All articles must be accompanied by an English abstract and English keywords.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Ljubomir MaksimovićPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities36.3%
- Balkan and Eastern European StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance16.3%
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences8.1%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities7%
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities5.1%
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences4.9%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | 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 ScienceERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Sherpa Romeo, DOI Serbia
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 500 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2023 | 52 | 52 | 25 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
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 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–300 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted2
- articleThe majority of published articles covering following topics: History of Byzantium and Byzantine-South-Slavic Relations, Byzantine Sources for the History of Yu…Length not stated
- original research articlesopen to original research articles from all fields of Byzantine StudiesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
No author fees Model summary
Authors must make sure that only contributors who have significantly contributed to the submission are listed as authors and, conversely, that all contributors who have significantly contributed to the submission are listed as authors. If persons other than authors were involved in important aspects of the research project and the preparation of the manuscript, their contribution should be acknowl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright: authors retain copyright under CC BY-NC 4.0 Model summary
Authors retain the copyright of the published article under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC) licence. Full bibliographic information (authors, article title, journal title, volume, issue, pages) about the original publication must be provided and a link must be made to the article's DOI. Authors grant to the publisher the right to publish the article, to …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
Open access; all content free of charge from journal webpage Model summary
Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta is an Open Access Journal. All content can be downloaded free of charge from the journal’s webpage.The journal does not charge any author fees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
The submitted manuscripts are subject to a peer review process. The purpose of peer review is to assists the Editorial Board in making editorial decisions and, through editorial communication with the author, it may also assist the author in improving the paper. The peer reviews are double-blind and there are two reviewers. The peer reviews shall be completed within a month (in exceptional cases w…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Plagiarism, where someone assumes another's ideas, words, or other creative expressions as one's own, is a clear violation of scientific ethics. Plagiarism may also involve a violation of copyright law, punishable by legal action. Plagiarism includes the following:- Word for word, or almost word for word copying, or purposely paraphrasing portions of another author's work without clearly indicatin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving Policy
Self-archiving allowed: Author's Post-print (accepted version) and Publisher's version/PDF in institutional and subject-based repositories, personal/departmental website, at any time after publication Model summary
The journal Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta allows authors to deposit an Author's Post-print (accepted version) and Publisher's version/PDF in an institutional repository and subject-based repositories or to share it on the Author's personal website (including social networking sites) and/or departmental website, at any time after publication. Full bibliographic information (authors, articl…
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
- Institute for Byzantine Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Country or region
- Serbia
- Language
- English, French, Russian, Serbian, German, Bulgarian
- ISSN
- 0584-9888
- Electronic ISSN
- 2406-0917
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zbornik Radova Vizantoloskog Instituta
What CAS zone is Zbornik Radova Vizantoloskog Instituta in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Zbornik Radova Vizantoloskog Instituta is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medieval & Renaissance Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Zbornik Radova Vizantoloskog Instituta?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 9.
How long does peer review take at Zbornik Radova Vizantoloskog Instituta?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 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 Zbornik Radova Vizantoloskog Instituta?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–300 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 Zbornik Radova Vizantoloskog Instituta?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zbornik Radova Vizantoloskog Instituta is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Zbornik Radova Vizantoloskog Instituta open access, and what is the APC?
Zbornik Radova Vizantoloskog Instituta 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .