Ajalooline Ajakiri

Aims & Scope

“Ajalooline Ajakiri.

The Estonian Historical Journal” is peer-reviewed academic journal of the Institute of History and Archaeology, University of Tartu.

It accepts articles in Estonian, English or German.

It is open to submissions from all parts of the world and on all fields of history, but articles, reviews and communications on the history of the Baltic region are preferred.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1
2024	0.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.101

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29833

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
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• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Paths of economic “Westernization” in the late Soviet Union: Estonian market pioneers and their Nordic partners [Majanduse integreerimine Läände: Eesti turumajanduse käivitajad ja nende Põhjamaade partnerid Nõukogude Liidu lõpuaastatel]

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Lars Fredrik

• Historical consciousness, personal life experiences and the orientation of Estonian foreign policy toward the West, 1988–1991 [Kokkuvõte: Ajalooteadvus, isiklikud elukogemused ja Eesti välispoliitika pöördumine Läände, 1988–1991]

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Kaarel, Pertti

• Commemoration of Independence Day in the Republic of Estonia 1919–1940 [Vabariigi aastapäeva pühitsemine Eesti Vabariigis 1919–1940]

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Peeter

• Western policies and the impact of tradition at critical junctures: the Baltic states after the First World War and the Cold War

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Kaarel, Maria

• Swedish political attitudes towards Baltic independence in the short twentieth century [Kokkuvõte: Rootsi poliitilised hoiakud Balti riikide iseseisvuse suhtes lühikesel 20. sajandil]

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Mart

• Eesti ajalugu III: Vene-Liivimaa sõjast Põhjasõjani

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Kalle

• Tagasi esivanemate maale: eestlaste evakueerimine Loode-Venemaalt 1942–44 [Abstract: Back to the ancestral homeland: the evacuation of Estonians from Northwestern Russia in 1942–44]

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Aigi, Argo

• Eesti ajalugu, II: Eesti keskaeg: Küsitavused ja tugevused kaalukausil

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Lauri

• Tundlikest teemadest ajalooõpetuses Eesti õpilaste vaates [Abstract: Controversial and sensitive issues from the perspective of Estonian pupils]

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Hanna-Liis, Mare, Katrin

• Tartu ülikool kui eestlaste mälupaik [The University of Tartu as a memory site for Estonians]

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Lea

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