About the Journal
Historia i Świat is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality, original research.
ISSN: 2299-2464
e-ISSN: 2956-6436
DOI: 10.34739/his
Frequency: 1 issue per year
Articles can be submitted on a daily basis.
Publishing timeline:
14 days from submission to first decision – average number of days from submission to first decision (acceptance and return of article for review or rejection).
70 days from submission to decision after review – for articles sent for review, the average number of days from submission to receiving the first decision from the editor.
240 days from submission to acceptance – for accepted articles, the average number of days from submission to receiving the decision on acceptance.
14 days from acceptance to online publication – for articles published online, the average number of days from acceptance to first online publication.
Acceptance rate approx. 60%
Publication Charges: The journal does not charge for submission of the manuscript, processing or publication of the manuscript.
Publisher: University of Siedlce, Department of History, Żytnia 39/2.19, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland
Aims and scope
History and the World is published yearly by the Institute of History of University of Siedlce. The journal was founded in 2012 by a group of scientific employees of the Institute of History. The volumes are divided into two main parts: Acta Militaria Iranica and Acta Historica. The first part is devoted to research on warfare in antiquity and the history of the Near East. The second part is devoted to general history (geographically Central and Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Eurasia).
It is an interdisciplinary journal, integrating historians, art historians, archaeologists and ethnologists who are interested in the history of civilization. The History and the World publishes articles, source publications, reviews, polemics and other forms of scientific expression concerning history of Poland and universal history from antiquity to modern times. The journal welcomes submissions in all fields of the social sciences and historical and cultural studies, and seeks to stimulate social debate on current issues.
The History and the World being designed as an international journal. Since issue 14/2025, it has published exclusively in English. Previous issues accepted papers written in Polish, English, German, Russian, and Persian.
The structure of the journal consists of the following sections:
Acta Militaria Iranica
Acta Historica
Reviews and Polemics - non-peer-reviewed
Sources
Witnesses of the past of siedlce region (Biographies) - non-peer-reviewed
Messages - non-peer-reviewed
Anti-plagiarism policy
The publisher of the History and the World uses the Crossref Similarity Check anti-plagiarism system using iThenticate software. The editors declare that detected cases of scientific dishonesty will be documented and made public by notifying the relevant entities.
