Zapiski Historyczne

Aims & Scope

At present, Zapiski Historyczne continues the model developed in the second half of the twentieth century.

The aim of the journal is to contribute to the development of research on the history of the Baltic region, especially its southern part, and to participate in scholarly discussions related to the history of this region.

Geographically, the area of interest encompasses: Northern Germany, including the current federal states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg (thus, the lands of the former Kingdom of Prussia and the area of activity of the Hansa), Northern Poland (Pomerania, the region of the Vistula estuary, Northern Greater Poland and Northern Mazovia), former East Prussia (Warmia and Masuria, Russian Kaliningrad Oblast), the Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia), including the historical territory of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania after 1569, the lands of Northwest Russia, as well as Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland).

The texts published in Zapiski Historyczne embrace the whole chronological scope of the history of the Baltic region suitable for historical studies, that is, the period from approximately the first millennium A.D. to the most recent times.

The scope of scholarly disciplines broached in the texts ranges from history, to archaeology, to art history and other fields of research on the past.

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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.

APC Details

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.

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.

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