Journal profile
Zeszyty CyryloMetodianskie
ISSN 2449-8297 · Maria Curie-Skłodowska University · Poland
Zeszyty CyryloMetodianskie: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zeszyty CyryloMetodianskie is published by Maria Curie-Skłodowska University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistics and language evolution, Linguistic research and analysis and Linguistics and Language Studies, together about 25.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Zeszyty Cyrylo-Metodiańskie (Cyrillo-Methodian Papers) is an annual academic journal published by the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin. The journal is dedicated to promoting up-to-date research in language, literature and culture in the fields of Slavic and Balkan studies. Its long-term ambition is to provide a platform for scholarly debates and the popularization of the widely understood Cyrillo-Methodian heritage, foreign Bulgarian studies and the Polish-Bulgarian cultural dialogue. The Editorial team welcomes scholarly or polemical articles and reviews written in English or all Slavic languages. The journal was established in 2012 as an outcome of annual international conferences in Slavistics held in Lublin and the town of Biała Podlaska. As a result of the Cyril and Methodius in the Language and Culture of Slavs conference series several collective volumes were published. The newly formed Editorial team, initially consisting of members of the UMCS Department of Slavic Linguistics, accepted the challenge of switching from collective volumes to an open access academic journal as a major task for editors in the field of Slavic studies. The Editorial team recognizes the constant community need for a high-quality platform for foreign Bulgarian studies. From the beginning we adopted a diamond open access philosophy based on the concept of freely available research and global exchange of expertise. This is in full accordance with our aim of reaching a wide international audience. Due to its non-commercial nature the journal relies heavily on building a strong community of readers, authors and reviewers. Advertising, financing and donations are considered options, however they do not affect the journal’s aims and policies. We believe that research findings in humanities should be open and free of charge with contributors able to share their analyses and expertise without any national, racial, gender, religious, worldview or language restrictions. Although we are striving to be a niche journal, we share the conviction that wider comparative research in Slavic and Balkan studies is an invaluable part of today’s scholarly activities in the humanities. This is why the Editorial team has always been open to new approaches towards the field subjects, as well as to independent views of foreign academics on separate national traditions. The official title of the journal is Zeszyty Cyrylo-Metodiańskie with the form Cyrillo-Methodian Papers also in use. The
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Petar SotirovPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 12, Canada 1, Türkiye 1, Belgium 1, Hungary 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities8.9%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities8.5%
- Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities8.5%
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences7.4%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities5.8%
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences5.2%
- European Linguistics and AnthropologySocial Sciences4.8%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities4.5%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIWeb of ScienceERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: CEEOL, Slavic Humanities Index, Arianta, MNiSW database: 40 pts
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
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 253 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 8 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 4 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 8 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 5 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Cyrillo-Methodian Papers encourage original research and intellectual honesty. Submitted papers should formulate and possibly try to answer important academic questions, rather than reveal collected data. The journal is committed to meeting high standards of ethical behaviour at all stages of the publication process. Our leading principles are: honesty in all aspects of research and academic discu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, print,distribute, or link to the full texts of the journal’s articles without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. The journal does not charge authors any fees…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Annual, peer-reviewed, open-access e-journal. Model summary
The journal is peer reviewed. Each paper submitted for publishing should receive two positive reviews by reviewers who are unfamiliar with the author’s identity. Likewise, the author does not know the identity of the reviewers. The Review Process step by step The second step of the publication process is identifying suitable reviewers and inviting two experts in the corresponding field for a blind…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
All articles submitted since 2022 are screened using iThenticate. Model summary
Since 2022 all articles submitted to Cyrillo-Methodian Papers are screened using iThenticate.
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
- Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Serbian, English
- ISSN
- 2449-8297
- 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 ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zeszyty CyryloMetodianskie
How long does peer review take at Zeszyty CyryloMetodianskie?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Zeszyty CyryloMetodianskie based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (12), Canada (1) and Türkiye (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Zeszyty CyryloMetodianskie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zeszyty CyryloMetodianskie is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ESCI, Web of Science and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Zeszyty CyryloMetodianskie open access, and what is the APC?
Zeszyty CyryloMetodianskie 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: .