Czech Historical Review

Czech Historical Review, known in Czech as Český časopis historický, is a long-running peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to historical scholarship. Founded in 1895 by the historians Jaroslav Goll and Antonín Rezek, it was created within the scholarly environment of the Czech Charles-Ferdinand University and the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts. The journal has remained closely connected with the institutional development of Czech and Czechoslovak historical research, while its editorial remit has extended beyond national history to Central European and global historical topics. The journal publishes research studies, methodological and theoretical contributions, reviews of recent historical literature, and reports on developments in the discipline. Its articles primarily address Czech and Central European history, but the publication also accommodates work on wider European and world history. Some contributions draw on interdisciplinary methods or evidence from neighboring fields, including archaeology and other sciences used in the investigation of the past. This combination of original research, historiographical discussion, and extensive review coverage gives the journal a role both as a venue for specialist scholarship and as a record of developments in the historical profession. The publication has experienced institutional and political changes over its long history. Jaroslav Goll and Antonín Rezek were its first editors-in-chief, and later prominent historians associated with its editorship included Josef Pekař and František Šmahel. Following the Second World War, the journal's continuation was supported by the Czechoslovak Ministry of Education, Sciences and Arts. Publication resumed in 1953 after a three-year interruption, at which point the journal was taken over by the Institute of History of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. During the period associated with the Prague Spring, that institution adopted the name Institute of Czechoslovak and World History. After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the publishing institution received its current identity as the Institute of History of the Czech Academy of Sciences. In its contemporary form, Czech Historical Review publishes four issues annually. Research articles undergo double-blind peer review, supporting the journal's academic quality-control process. The journal publishes in Czech, Slovak, and English, allowing it to serve both the Czech and Slovak scholarly communities and an international research audience. It is indexed in scholarly databases including Scopus. Issues from 2012 onward are available through an open-access online archive, while older volumes can be consulted through the digital library of the Czech Academy of Sciences. As of 2025, the editor-in-chief is Martin Holý of the Institute of History of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

Czech Historical Review was established in 1895 by Jaroslav Goll and Antonín Rezek. The journal emerged from the Czech academic institutions of the late nineteenth century, including the Czech Charles-Ferdinand University and the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts. Its founders also served as its first editors-in-chief. From the beginning, the publication provided a formal venue for historical research and scholarly discussion in the Czech intellectual environment. Across its history, the journal has been associated with several influential Czech historians. Josef Pekař and František Šmahel are among the significant historians who later served as editors-in-chief. The journal's remit developed around Czech history but also encompassed broader Central European and world-historical subjects. In addition to research articles, it developed substantial review and literature-report sections, which documented new historical publications and debates within the field. The journal's institutional circumstances changed after the Second World War. Its continuation was supported by the Czechoslovak Ministry of Education, Sciences and Arts. A three-year publication interruption was followed by the journal's return in 1953, when responsibility for publication was assumed by the Institute of History of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. The journal was then known as Czechoslovak Historical Review, or Československý časopis historický. The associated institute was later renamed the Institute of Czechoslovak and World History in connection with the Prague Spring period. The breakup of Czechoslovakia brought another institutional transition. In 1993, the body responsible for publishing the journal took the name Institute of History of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The journal continued under its Czech identity, Český časopis historický, and retained its focus on Czech, Central European, and wider historical research. In the current publishing model, the journal issues four numbers each year. Submissions presenting research are evaluated through double-blind peer review. The publication accepts work in Czech, Slovak, and English and includes studies using interdisciplinary approaches, including approaches connected with archaeology and other sciences relevant to historical inquiry. Since 2012, issues have been made available through an open-access online archive. Earlier issues are accessible through the digital library of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The journal is indexed in databases including Scopus. As of 2025, Martin Holý is identified as editor-in-chief and is affiliated with the Institute of History of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

• 2012

  Open-access archive period begins

  [1]Czech Historical Reviewen.wikipedia.org

  Issues from 2012 onward became available through an online open-access archive.

• 1993

  Institution adopts its current Czech Academy of Sciences identity

  [1]Czech Historical Reviewen.wikipedia.org

  Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the journal's publishing institution became the Institute of History of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

• 1953

  Publication resumes after interruption

  [1]Czech Historical Reviewen.wikipedia.org

  After a three-year break, publication resumed under the Institute of History of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences.

• 1895

  Journal founded

  [1]Czech Historical Reviewen.wikipedia.org

  Jaroslav Goll and Antonín Rezek established Czech Historical Review as a scholarly historical journal.

An established scholarly review serving as a central publication venue for Czech and Central European historical research, with international scope, multilingual publishing, double-blind peer review, and extensive coverage of historical literature.

• Peer-reviewed academic journal · 1895

  Czech Historical Review

  The journal's core product is a quarterly scholarly publication featuring original research on Czech, Central European, and world history. It also publishes theoretical and methodological work, interdisciplinary historical studies, book reviews, and literature reports. Contributions appear in Czech, Slovak, and English, and research studies are assessed through double-blind peer review.

• Digital archive · 2012

  Online open-access archive

  The journal provides online access to issues published from 2012 onward. The archive extends the journal's reach beyond subscribers and supports access to contemporary Czech historical scholarship for researchers and readers internationally.

1. 1Czech Historical Reviewen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Czech Historical Review — Institute of History of the Czech Academy of Scienceshiu.cas.cz