About the Journal

ISSN 0867-8294 (print) • ISSN 2391-6702 (online)

Aims and Scope

The mission of Folia Historica Cracoviensia is to present and disseminate research findings in history, archaeology, art studies, ethnology and cultural anthropology, as well as related disciplines. The journal provides a forum for interdisciplinary scholarly debate within the humanities and social sciences. A distinctive feature of the journal’s profile is its promotion of research on Central and Eastern Europe, with particular emphasis on issues relating to historical Lesser Poland and Kraków. This also encompasses studies of the history of the Church in Kraków, its relations with other metropolitan sees and various actors in social life—an area of research that was one of the reasons for establishing the journal. The research findings published in Folia Historica Cracoviensia are addressed to scholars in Poland and abroad studying the region’s social, political and cultural issues, as well as its place and mutual interactions in the area between Eastern and Western Europe.

The journal’s principal aims include:

• Presenting and disseminating new and original research findings in the aforementioned disciplines and supporting their development.
• Providing an interdisciplinary publishing platform for researchers representing various academic institutions and pursuing topics consistent with the journal’s profile.
• Promoting research findings in history, art studies, archaeology, ethnology and cultural anthropology, as well as related fields.
• Ensuring the international accessibility of the research findings presented by publishing texts in major international languages.
• Contributing to culture and fostering reflection on the region’s cultural heritage.

The journal collaborates with academic institutions in Poland and abroad, undertaking initiatives to disseminate widely and internationalise the research findings published in its pages.

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS and CLOCKSS systems to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration.

Journal History

Folia Historica Cracoviensia began publication in 1989. The journal was founded by Professor Janina Bieniarzówna, the first Dean of the Faculty of Church History at the then Pontifical Academy of Theology. When Pope John Paul II established the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Kraków on 8 December 1981, comprising three faculties—Theology, Philosophy and Church History—the ecclesiastical authorities entrusted her with the task of organising the Faculty of Church History. She carried out this task as Dean for three consecutive terms, until 1991, and the establishment of the Faculty’s own journal became a natural part of its development. The journal’s first editorial team included her students, Wiesław Franciszek Murawiec OFM and the Rev. Stanisław Piech. In the first issue, Professor Bieniarzówna wrote in the Foreword: “We would like these pages to feature studies and source materials concerning the history of the Church, its missionary and social activities, religious culture and sacred art, the history of theology, and the development and work of religious congregations and secular institutes. We wish topics concerning both Poland and neighbouring countries to occupy a prominent place. Folia Historica Cracoviensia should, however, give particular consideration to issues relating to the history of the Church in Kraków, for which its exceptionally rich archival holdings, encompassing the whole of Lesser Poland, make it particularly well suited.” The journal’s second issue did not appear until 1994. Since then, Folia Historica Cracoviensia has been published regularly, initially as an annual and, since 2017, as a biannual journal. While remaining mindful of the journal’s roots and original objectives, the current editorial team welcomes contributions from humanities scholars and researchers conducting interdisciplinary studies incorporating humanities disciplines.

Evaluation Points

Folia Historica Cracoviensia (ISSN 0867-8294 print, ISSN 2391-6702 online) has the Unique Journal Identifier: 200366. Pursuant to the Communication of the Minister of Education and Science of 17 July 2023 on the list of academic journals and peer-reviewed materials from international conferences, in 2023 it was awarded the following number of points: 100 and assigned to the following academic disciplines: archaeology, ethnology and cultural anthropology, history, and art studies. Pursuant to the Communication of the Minister of Science of 5 January 2024 on the list of academic journals and peer-reviewed materials from international conferences, since 2024 it has been awarded the following number of points: 70 and assigned to the following academic disciplines: archaeology, ethnology and cultural anthropology, history, and art studies.

Funding

The journal Folia Historica Cracoviensia received funding from the state budget under the “Development of Academic Journals” programme pursuant to Agreement No. RCN/SP/0080/2021/1 of 20 December 2022.

Amount of funding: PLN 79,370.00
Total value of the project: PLN 83,370
Project implementation period: 3 October 2022–30 June 2023.

The project aims to support the development of Folia Historica Cracoviensia by funding activities intended to improve publishing and editorial practices, increase the journal’s contribution to the advancement of scholarship, and maintain its presence in international scholarly communication.