Pravnehistoricke Studie

Aims & Scope

Právněhistorické studie / Legal History Studies (Charles University journal; below referred to as PHS or Journal) is a scientific journal listed in the international prestigious database SCOPUS.

The journal is published by Charles University in Prague under the guarantee of the Department of Legal History of the Faculty of Law of Charles University.

It is published by the Karolinum Press.

The journal focuses on the field of legal history and related topics.

Issue 1 of the Journal was published by the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences Publishing in June 1955.

The Journal was initially published by the Cabinet of Legal History of the Czechoslovak Academy of Science (CSAV), later by the Institute of State and Law (CSAV) and then by the Institute of Legal History of the Faculty of Law of Charles University.

PHS is issued three times a year in April, August, and December and it presents original scientific works/papers as well as reviews, annotations and news from the scientific field of legal history.

It also introduces annotated texts of a legal history nature.

PHS accepts manuscripts from domestic as well as foreign authors.

Manuscripts submitted by foreign authors are published in original language, namely in English, Slovak, German, French, Italian or Polish.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

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.

Policy Links

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• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Preservation url
• Apc url

APC Details

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This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• „Die Katze muss weg!“: odchod českého obyvateľstva zo Slovenska 1938

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Michal

• Mene Tekel 2018

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Adam

• Ducatus, nebo Terra? (Na okraj 700. výročí vzniku Opavského vévodství)

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Marek

• Alcune osservazioni sulle leges sumptuariae nel quadro delle campagne elettorali di età repubblicana

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Lyuba

• Zpráva z vÄ›decké konference Ústavní kontinuita ÄŒeské republiky s československou tradicí

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Katarzyna

• Mnichovská dohoda z roku 1619

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Václav

• Women and Parliamentary Divorce in England. From Wife-Sale to the Divorce Act of 1857

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Dolores

• Kupní smlouvy k lenním statkům frýdlantského knížectví (vévodství)

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Marek

• Legal Protection Granted to Soldiers’ Partners in the Military Diplomas

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Lyuba

• Wishful Thinking; the Role and Development of Good Faith in the Roman Law of Contracts

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Philip