Istoricheski Pregled

Aims & Scope

Istoricheski Pregled (Historical Review) is published by the Institute for Historical Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

It is the oldest and most prestigious historical journal in Bulgaria.

It has been published uninterruptedly since the beginning of 1945.

Since 1953 it has been a scientific and theoretical organ of the then Institute for History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Among the members of its editorial board were such prominent historians as academician V.

Hadzhinikolov, academician K.

Kosev, Prof.

S.

Damyanov, Prof.

Z.

Markova, Prof.

Kr.

Sharova, Prof.

Iv.

Bozhilov, Assoc.

Prof.

M.

Petrov, Acad.

Mito Isusov, Acad.

G.

Markov and others.

At present, the journal has an international editorial board whose members are leading Bulgarian and foreign specialists in the field of Bulgarian and world history.

Its functions include not only the selection and evaluation of the materials, but also the elaboration of the publishing policy, the guidelines and the goals of the journal, in cooperation with the Bulgarian editorial board, which includes well-known Bulgarian historian scientists.

With the diversity of the materials, with the correct attitude of the editors and authors towards the goals and tasks of Istoricheski Pregled, it becomes one of the most read Bulgarian historical journals both in Bulgaria and abroad.

Designed not only for a specialized audience, it also finds a response among wide circles of the Bulgarian diaspora abroad, as it is traditionally one of the main means of preserving the Bulgarian historical heritage.

The editorial office regularly participates in history competitions and thus provides much of the means to print the journal.

Subscriptions are another source of income, and in the last few years the journal has been successfully distributed through the electronic library network of CEEOL.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.230

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19525

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	12

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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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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.

• Architect Friedrich Grünanger and Bulgaria

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Lyubinka

• A Contribution to the Study of Philanthropy in Bulgarian Lands. Review of: Philanthropy and Charity in Bulgaria – Traditions and Modernity. Proceedings. Haskovo, 2024

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Antoaneta

• Bulgarian Contribution to the Research on the History of Ukraine. Review of: Inna Manasieva.The Ukrainian Question in Bulgaria During the First World War. Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Publishing House of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2023, 204 pp.

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Nadya

• Highlights in the Development of Historical Turkology (Review of: 1. Osman Karatay. The Genesis of the Turks. An Ethno-Linguistic Inquiry into the Prehistory of Central Eurasia. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2022. 524 Ñ€p.; 2. Б.Е. Кумеков, Н.Е. Кузембаев. Биобиблиографический словарь кипчаковедов. Алматы: Литера-Ðœ, 2023. 200 с.; 3. Зейнеп Зафер, Нурие Муратова. Тюркология в изгнание. Мефкюре Моллова: биографично изследване. Благоевград: УИ „Неофит Рилски“, 2022. 352 с.)

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Valeri

• A New Document on the Bulgarian Clergy in the Diocese of Adrianople from 1897

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Stanislava

• Transformations Along the Periphery – The Growing Role of Islam in Malta in the Decade Following the Arab Spring

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Martin

• The city’s Defender and the Tsar: the Death of Tsar Kaloyan before Thessaloniki in “The Miracles of st. Demetrios of Thessaloniki” by John Stavrakios

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  Authors: Ivan

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• The Central and Western European Press on the Death of Count Hartenau (Prince Alexander of Bulgaria) in 1893

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Petar

• The Jewish People’s Cooperative Society “Atikva” in Plovdiv (1931–1941)

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Yordanka

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