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Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences · Poland · Est. 1953

ISSN0023-5881eISSN2719-6496
SJR Q3Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
27
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q3+12
DOAJ Verified+15
Total27
Journal Impact Factor
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SJR Score
0.127
H-Index
12
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.447
Total Works
1,486
Total Citations
1,051
2yr Mean Citedness
0.13
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Aims & Scope

Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej is an interdisciplinary journal, integrating especially historians, art historians, archaeologists and ethnologists, interested in the history of civilization. Published materials concern the broadly understood material culture of Central Europe (primarily Poland and neighboring countries) from prehistory to the 20th century. The scope includes issues related to materiality in the field of: source studies, history of: settlement, rural economy, crafts and industry, construction and architecture, exchange and money, transport and communication, consumption, hygiene, medicine and health, cities, military art, methodology of material culture, research methods, monument protection, organization of science, museums and exhibitions, demography, anthropology, geographical environment. Articles are published in Polish and congress languages, varied in terms of topic and form, as well as review and report items. They are placed in several basic sections: 'Studies and Materials', 'Scientific Communications', 'Research Methods', 'Sources', 'Polemic and Discussions', and 'Reviews', 'Reports and Notes', as well as 'Scientific Chronicle'. KHKM is an important and recognized platform for intellectual exchange in the region.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
52
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionPoland
Primary LanguagePolish, English
1st Year Published1953
Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications1,486
Publisher OrgInstitute of Archeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~52 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0023-5881 / 2719-6496
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
Polish, English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q3
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q3
Cultural StudiesQ3
HistoryQ3
AnthropologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyHistoryCultural StudiesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Archeology (arts and humanities)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandHistorical and Archaeological StudiesMedieval European History and ArchitecturePolish Historical and Cultural StudiesAncient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref