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University of Mostar, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Est. 2006

ISSN1840-233XeISSN2303-7431
DOAJOpen Access
52
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
DOAJ-listed52
Total52
H-Indexi
2
Total Worksi
196
Total Citationsi
36
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.10
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

HUM, journal of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mostar, is an academic journal of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mostar, which publishes papers in the fields of social sciences and the humanities, with a special emphasis on the scholarly study of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its regional and European context. The journal’s central focus is research on language, literature, culture, society, history, and identity, as well as analyses of social processes and ideas important for understanding Bosnian-Herzegovinian society within its broader humanistic and social connections. The journal encourages interdisciplinary approaches, but its point of departure remains a clearly humanistic and socially oriented perspective. Hum particularly values contributions that explore how local and regional phenomena shed light on universal questions of language, culture, and society, as well as those that enhance the understanding of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s position within Southeast Europe and the world. Hum is an open access journal, meaning that papers published in the journal can be used free of charge for personal or educational purposes, with proper citation. This is in accordance to Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC 4.0 DEED) that can be seen at the following link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. Authors retain the copyright of their papers without any restrictions and grant the publisher the right of first publication. Authors may publish their papers in other publications, provided that it is clearly acknowledged where the paper was initially published. Hum publishes peer-reviewed papers, as well as those that are not subject to peer-review process. Subject to peer review are the papers which may be classified into four categories according to general standards: original scientific paper, preliminary communication, review paper and professional paper. Submitte

General Information

Country / RegionBosnia and Herzegovina
Primary LanguageSpanish, Italian, German, English, Croatian
1st Year Published2006
Frequencybiannually
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications196
OA Since2005
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
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?
University of Mostar, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1840-233X / 2303-7431
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
Yes
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?
Spanish, Italian, German, English, Croatian

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
6
0
2015
15
4
2019
22
17
2020
13
3
2021
17
5
2022
18
0
2023
21
4
2024
28
1
2025

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Balkan and Eastern European StudiesEnvironmental Science and Water ManagementRegional Development and Management StudiesLinguistics and language evolutionLinguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityLexicography and Language StudiesBalkans: History, Politics, SocietyEducation, Law, and SocietyEconomic Zones and Regional DevelopmentLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition

Frequently asked questions about Hum

Is Hum a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Hum: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 52/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Hum?

Hum is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.10.

Is Hum indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Hum is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Hum?

HUM, journal of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mostar, is an academic journal of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mostar, which publishes papers in the fields of social sciences and the humanities, with a special emphasis on the scholarly study of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its regional and European context. The journal’s central focus is research on language, literature, culture, society, history, and identity, as well as analyses of social processes and ideas important for understanding Bosnian-Herzegovinian society within its broader

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref