Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej

Aims & Scope

"Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej" (“The Quarterly of the History of Material Culture”) is an interdisciplinary journal, integrating historians, art historians, archaeologists and ethnologists who are interested in the history of civilization.

Published papers concern mainly the material culture of Central Europe (from Poland and neighbouring countries) from prehistory of the twentieth century.

These issues are related to: - source studies - history of: -- settlement -- agriculture and rural economy -- crafts and industry -- architecture -- trade, commerce and money -- transport and communication -- consumption -- medicine, hygiene and health -- military history - urban studies - methodology of material culture studies - research methods - protection of historical monuments - organisation of science - museums and exhibitions - demography - anthropology - environment studies The journal publishes articles in Polish and in foreign languages, which vary in subject and form, reviews and reports etc.

The published items are grouped in several sections: “Studies and Materials”, “Communiques”, “Research Methods”, “Sources”, “Discussions”, “Reviews”, “Reports and notes” and “Chronicle” (see: Sections).

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

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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Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

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The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

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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.

• The ecology of mining. Human–environmental relations in the Medieval and Early Modern mining in Central Europe

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Paweł

• Åšwiat materii w testamentach szlachty czeskiej i polskiej z XVII wieku

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Andrzej

• Duchowni w testamentach mieszczaÅ„skich — mieszczanie w testamentach duchownych. Zapisy ostatniej woli jako źródÅ‚a do badania powiÄ…zaÅ„ (Prusy, XV–poczÄ…tek XVI wieku)

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Marcin

• W poszukiwaniu źródÅ‚a „totalnego”. Najważniejsze kierunki badaÅ„ nad testamentami ludnoÅ›ci miejskiej w XIII–XVIII w.

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Halina

• Tradycje prawne w regulacjach testamentowych w miastach Królestwa Polskiego XIV–XVI wieku: prawo sasko-magdeburskie, prawo kanoniczne i rzymskie oraz prawodawstwo lokalne

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Maciej

• Zagadnienia identyfikacji osadnictwa budziarskiego w drugiej poÅ‚owie XVIII i na poczÄ…tku XIX w. na przykÅ‚adzie Puszczy Solskiej

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Dominik

• Sklep Chaudoirów. Przyczynek do badaÅ„ nad warszawskim rynkiem wyrobów luksusowych w wieku XVIII

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Konrad

• Wyposażenie i wystrój wnÄ™trz siedzib szlachty sandomierskiej w XVII i pierwszej poÅ‚owie XVIII wieku

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Jacek

• courts of Marianna Lubomirska née BieliÅ„ska and Joanna von Stein Lubomirska, the wives of the Grand Standard Bearer of the Crown, as an example of a women’s court in Old Poland

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Bożena

• GdaÅ„skie testamenty reciproce i praktyka tworzenia inwentarzy mienia w XVII–XVIII w.

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Edmund