Studia Mythologica Slavica

Aims & Scope

Studia mythologica Slavica is international scientific journal on the mythology, spiritual culture and tradition of Slavic and also other nations and people.

It is published by the Institute of Slovenian Ethnology of the Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and by the Dipartimento di Lingue e Letterature Straniere, Università degli Studi di Udine.

The journal is dedicated to interdisciplinary studies, and one of the main aims of this journal is to present comparative research that defines and determines (i.e. establishes) Slavic culture in the context of the wider European and non-European world (cultures).

The journal intends to throw light on the belief systems and religions of older Slavic, Eurasian, and other civilisations.

Moreover, it encourages the research of contemporary phenomena in the field of spiritual, social and material culture, and their transformation.

The character of the publication is both international and interdisciplinary, covering the themes from the field of ethnology, anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, religious studies, history of literature and philosophy.

It also brings new interpretations of historical sources and presents new discoveries, material, and field research.

The journal was first published in 1998, and since then it has been published once a year in a multi-language edition, in print and on the internet.

Each year, it is distributed in exchange for hundred scientific publications from around the world.

The articles are published in English, Italian, German and all Slavic languages.

All articles have long summaries and an abstract in the English language.

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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.

• «Zemlja neznaema» i iranskij substrat «Slova o polku Igoreve»<br>The Unknown Land and the Iranian Substratum in the Tale of Igor’s Campaign</br>

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Kostyantyn

• Maritime Skills and Astronomic Knowledge in the Viking Age Baltic Sea<br>Pomorske spretnosti in zvezdoslovno védenje v vikinÅ¡kem času na Baltiku</br>

  Citation: 4

  Authors: George, Jon

• When Time and Space Are No Longer the Same: Stories about Immigration<br>Ko čas in prostor nista več to kar sta bila: Zgodbe o imigraciji</br>

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Maria N., Larisa

• Folk Storytelling between Fiction and Tradition: The “Walled-Up Wife” and Other Construction Legends<br>Ljudsko pripovedniÅ¡tvo med fikcijo in tradicijo: “Zazidana žena” in druge zgodbe o gradnji</br>

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Monika

• Večjezične kratke folklorne oblike: primeri iz GoriÅ¡kih brd

  Citation: 3

  Authors:

• Evel Gasparini. Dalla letteratura russa all’etnologia slava<br>Evel Gasparini. Od ruske literature do slovanske etnologije</br>

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Remo

• Ajdi z Ajdovščine nad Rodikom<br>Ajdi from Ajdovščina above Rodik</br>

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Katja

• Ustno izročilo o lintverju kot indikator ritualnega prostora antične skupnosti Ajdovščine nad Rodikom<br>The Oral Tradition about Lintver as an Indicator of the Ritual Place of Ajdovščina above Rodik’s Antique Community</br>

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Katja

• The Krakus’ and Wanda’s Burial Mounds of Cracow<br>Krakova in Vandina gomila pri Krakovu</br>

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Leszek Paweł

• Konceptualizacija prostora v pripovedih o nadnaravnem poteku časa<br>Conceptualisation of Space in Narratives about the Supernatural Passage of Time</br>

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Mirjam