The e-journal platform of the Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences has been active since 2014, using Open Journal Systems software. Since the same year, all eight journals issued by the Institute have only been published electronically:
The journals are mostly interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary in their orientation. They publish articles not only in the main disciplines pursued at the Institute: linguistics and cultural studies, but also in related ones: literary studies, history, ethnology and sociology, as well as others, including information technology. The main field of research is the broadly understood Slavic area and its cultural borderland.
The journals are published in open access, under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence (until 2022 – under the CC BY 3.0 PL licence). The articles they feature are in congress languages and all Slavic languages. In the case of texts written in non-Latin scripts, they use the Library of Congress transliteration system (ALA-LC). Each article is assigned a DOI. The metadata of works published on the platform can be imported by external services via the OAI-PMH protocol.
The platform features all current and previous issues of the journals published since 2010; older issues are available in open or restricted access at the Digital Repository of Scientific Institutes (Repozytorium Cyfrowe Instytutów Naukowych, RCIN) and the Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL). Since 2020, the Institute has made the journal volumes available at the Internet Archive library. The journals published by the Institute are indexed in a number of databases: Library of Science, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), European Reference Index for the Humanities Plus (ERIH Plus), ProQuest, Scopus, WorldCat, and others.
Other publications issued by the Institute are available at iReteslaw, an online repository of texts in the field of Slavic studies.
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Read more about Security Incident NoticeActa Baltico-Slavica is an interdisciplinary annual journal featuring papers from the fields of linguistics, anthropology, historical studies and cultural studies. In the years 1964–1977, it was published by Białostockie Towarzystwo Naukowe in Białystok, and subsequently, from 1977 to 1992, by the Ossolineum in Wrocław. Since 1992, the journal has been published by the Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw.
Acta Baltico-Slavica publishes research on the current and past cultural, linguistic and social phenomena in the Balto-Slavic borderland region. Papers that appear in the journal focus on transnational issues – our main interest rests in comparative studies and investigating universal processes rather than isolated facts from national histories. Research concerning borderlands was (and often still is) done from national standpoints – in Acta Baltico-Slavica, we attempt to promote studies which go beyond that perspective. Our mission is to create an interdisciplinary and transcultural scientific terminology, which departs from the ethnocentric perspective.
Our journal has received contributions from linguists, historians, anthropologists and cultural studies scholars from all over the world. We are open to novel and unconventional subjects and topics, non-standard research approaches, as well as discussions and polemics. Issues 39–45 of Acta Baltico-Slavica focus on a single research subject.
The journal is published in open access and is indexed in databases including Scopus, Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) and European Reference Index for the Humanities Plus (ERIH Plus). Points awarded for publication according to the List of scholarly journals and peer-reviewed international conference materials, issued by the Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Poland: 100.
Adeptus is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal devoted to the critical study of Slavic cultures and languages, both in the past and present. It publishes material that contributes to a better understanding of contemporary Slavic cultures and is based on the anthropological and linguistic research, as well as translations of relevant texts in the field and interviews with distinguished scholars. Adeptus also publishes thematic special issues. The principal aim of the journal is to encourage dialogue among young researchers interested in the subject matter addressed by Adeptus. Seeking contributions primarily from young academics makes Adeptus unique among other journals.
The journal is published in open access and is indexed in multiple databases, including: Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) and European Reference Index for the Humanities Plus (ERIH Plus). Points awarded for publication according to the List of scholarly journals and peer-reviewed international conference materials, issued by the Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Poland: 70.
Cognitive Studies | Études cognitives is an international and interdisciplinary annual scientific journal. It was established as a result of Polish-French cooperation co-ordinated by the Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences (other partners in the project were: University of Silesia, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Université Paris-Sorbonne IV and VII).
The topics presented in Cognitive Studies | Études Сognitives fall within the scope of contemporary (mainly synchronous) linguistics, including: cognitive theoretical semantics; issues of semantics and grammar in natural languages as manifested in corpus linguistics; lexical semantics; contrastive linguistics; linguistic engineering (e.g. corpus linguistics, mono-, bi- and multilingual corpora) and sociolinguistics.
The composition of the Editorial Board reflects the nature of the journal: it is international – the members of the Editorial Board come from Europe (Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Spain and Ukraine), the Middle East and the Far East (China, Jordan, Pakistan); and interdisciplinary – it comprises professors of linguistics, mathematics and computer science.
The primary language of the journal was initially French. In 2004, it was superseded by English. French remained one of the journal’s languages for the sake of tradition.
Cognitive Studies | Études cognitives have so far featured contributions by scientists from over 20 countries in Europe, North America and Asia.
The journal is published in open access and is indexed in databases including Scopus, Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) and European Reference Index for the Humanities Plus (ERIH Plus). In 2023, Cognitive Studies | Études cognitives were ranked as a Scopus Q1 journal in the area of Arts and Humanities / Language and Linguistics. Points awarded for publication according to the List of scholarly journals and peer-reviewed international conference materials, issued by the Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Poland: 40.
The journal Colloquia Humanistica was founded as an interdisciplinary annual forum for discussion between researchers who represent different fields of the humanities. Each issue is centred around a different main theme, presented from diverse perspectives. This reflects our awareness of the value of cooperation between various disciplines of the humanities. Thus, we can paint a comprehensive picture of the subject matter. We seek to ensure the consistent academic standards of the texts by entrusting the editorial duties to scholars of high standing. Every main theme is inspired by cultural studies and devoted particularly to issues that were previously marginalised or dominated by one ideological stance. We focus on topics most often overlooked by so-called official culture, inconvenient for national narratives, or treated instrumentally therein. We invite cooperation and contributions from scholars representing cultural studies, linguists, historians, ethnologists, philosophers, and others.
Colloquia Humanistica is not strictly confined to the area of Slavic cultures or the Balkans; while Slavic and Balkan themes will appear in the journal, they only serve as an illustration for broader issues in the humanities. It is the intention of our annual to promote regular discussion on various biases and stereotypes: cultural, national, as well as academic. For that reason, an important place in the journal is reserved for the section called “Materials”, where we present literary and historical inedita, as well as texts translated into Polish for the first time. The journal is published in English, with “Materials” in Polish translation, preceded by English introductions.
We hope that the new Colloquia Humanistica will attain high scholarly standards. At the same time, we would like the journal to host animated discussions on various topics, not in the sense of swift reactions to short-lived sensationalism but by offering constant support to the scholarly exchange of ideas in the form of: debates, arguments, creative discussions; as opposed to biased expositions approaching issues from the singular point of view of a specific ideology. In other words: we would like it to be a “Colloquium”.
The journal is published in open access and is indexed in databases including Scopus, Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) and European Reference Index for the Humanities Plus (ERIH Plus). Points awarded for publication according to the List of scholarly journals and peer-reviewed international conference materials, issued by the Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Poland: 70.
Slavia Meridionalis is an international scholarly journal with an interdisciplinary profile, which presents the results of research on the literature, culture, history and languages of South Slavic countries, as well as their dynamic interactions with other regions and cultural areas. A clearly defined field of interest, specified for each thematic volume, allows for a comprehensive exploration of problems by scholars of various disciplines, including history, literary studies, cultural studies, linguistics, sociology, and anthropology.
The interdisciplinary and international profile of the journal is guaranteed by the Editorial Board, composed of eleven renowned scholars representing various disciplines of the humanities and social sciences, and various academic and research centres in Poland and Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Italy, North Macedonia, Serbia, and the United Kingdom. The journal also cooperates with approximately 150 reviewers, half of whom are affiliated with foreign centres (e.g. in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and United States). Papers are published in all Slavic languages and English, as well as in French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
The journal has been highly respected in the international community of Slavists and Balkanists for more than thirty years. The first volume appeared in 1994 (originally in print). Since 2014, the journal has been published exclusively in open access. It is indexed in databases, including Scopus, Web of Science, Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics), and European Reference Index for the Humanities Plus (ERIH Plus). Points awarded for publication according to the List of scholarly journals and peer-reviewed international conference materials, issued by the Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Poland: 70.
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The publication of two issues of the journal Slavia Meridionalis, 22 (2022) and 23 (2023), was co-financed from the funds of the state budget (Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Poland) under the programme “Development of Academic Journals”, pursuant to the Regulation of the Minister of Education and Science of 3 August 2021 (Journal of Laws of 2021, item 1514); Contract No. RCN/SP/0421/2021/1 (22 December 2022); amount of co-financing: PLN 61,928.50; total cost of the project: PLN 71,633.14.
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Sprawy Narodowościowe. Seria nowa [Nationality Affairs] is the leading Polish journal devoted to nationalism and ethnicity, publishing articles in humanities and social sciences. The aim of the journal is to provide a platform for transdisciplinary research on nationalisms and ethnic issues, especially in Central Europe. The subject area in focus is the empirical and theory-oriented study of nationalism and ethnicity, pursued with a view to making a contribution to the development of Central European area studies. Sprawy Narodowościowe. Seria nowa is different from other journals in the field owing to its firm focus on Central Europe, understood as a constellation of ideas which is embodied in space. This concept of Central Europe includes both Slavic countries and their non-Slavic neighbours (e.g. Albania, Austria, the Baltic States, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Romania). This approach to Central Europe requires the examination of reciprocal relations with cultures in relatively close geographical proximity, which were often the source of ideas proliferating in the region (e.g. Germany, Italy, Scandinavian countries, Turkey). Likewise, it does not exclude Russia as the most influential neighbouring state.
The journal is indexed, among others, in European Reference Index for the Humanities Plus (ERIH Plus). Points awarded for publication according to the List of scholarly journals and peer-reviewed international conference materials, issued by the Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Poland: 40.
Studia Litteraria et Historica is an academic journal, designed as a platform of communication between ethnography, sociology, literary studies and history. The aim of the editors is to overcome divisions between these disciplines, and to help create a common language so that the scholars that represent them are able to draw on each other’s research.
The journal features analyses of public discourse (with an emphasis on academic discourse), politics of history and memory, production and reproduction of dominant ideologies; coexistence of minorities and the majority in a given society; as well as the complexity and diversity of domination mechanisms. Moreover, Studia Litteraria et Historica offers an insight into recent, ground-breaking work in the fields of art, literature, social science.
The journal has been created with a view to strengthening connections between social theory and social practice. Due to a lack of that link, we find the Polish public debate insufficient in quality, lacking in depth, provincial, and doomed to isolation. The ambition of the journal’s creators is to bridge the gap. Thus, the journal follows the ideas of Jan Stanisław Bystroń, ethnographer and author of Megalomania narodowa [National Megalomania].
Studia Litteraria et Historica continues the tradition of Studia Litteraria Polono-Slavica, an academic journal published by the Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences between 1993 and 2008. The first issue of Studia Litteraria et Historica was published in October 2012. Former members of the Editorial Board of the journal include Zygmunt Bauman, Maria Janion and Jerzy Jedlicki.
Studia Litteraria et Historica is a fully bilingual journal, with Polish and English or German versions of each article. We would like to make the reviews of published articles publicly available, so that the journal can be a platform for further polemic.
The journal is published in open access and is indexed in several databases including Scopus and European Reference Index for the Humanities Plus (ERIH Plus). Points awarded for publication according to the List of scholarly journals and peer-reviewed international conference materials, issued by the Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Poland: 40.
Studia z Filologii Polskiej i Słowiańskiej has been published annually since 1955. The scope of the journal encompasses multiple branches of Slavic (including Polish) linguistics: diachronic and synchronic research, as well as contrastive studies on various levels of linguistic systems. Studia z Filologii Polskiej i Słowiańskiej publishes original articles presenting new research in Slavic linguistics. The official languages of the journal include all Slavic languages as well as congress languages (English, German, French).
The journal is published in open access and is indexed in databases including Scopus, Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) and European Reference Index for the Humanities Plus (ERIH Plus). Points awarded for publication according to the List of scholarly journals and peer-reviewed international conference materials, issued by the Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Poland: 70.
