Istoricheski Pregled (Historical Review)

ISTORICHESKI PREGLED (HISTORICAL REVIEW)

ISSN 0323-9748 (Print), ISSN 2815-3391 (Online)

Historical reference

Istoricheski Pregled (Historical Review) is published by the Institute for Historical Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. It is the oldest and most prestigious historical journal in Bulgaria. It has been published uninterruptedly since the beginning of 1945. Since 1953 it has been a scientific and theoretical organ of the then Institute for History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Among the members of its editorial board were such prominent historians as academician V. Hadzhinikolov, academician K. Kosev, Prof. S. Damyanov, Prof. Z. Markova, Prof. Kr. Sharova, Prof. Iv. Bozhilov, Assoc. Prof. M. Petrov, Acad. Mito Isusov, Acad. G. Markov and others.

At present, the journal has an international editorial board whose members are leading Bulgarian and foreign specialists in the field of Bulgarian and world history. Its functions include not only the selection and evaluation of the materials, but also the elaboration of the publishing policy, the guidelines and the goals of the journal, in cooperation with the Bulgarian editorial board, which includes well-known Bulgarian historian scientists.

With the diversity of the materials, with the correct attitude of the editors and authors towards the goals and tasks of Istoricheski Pregled, it becomes one of the most read Bulgarian historical journals both in Bulgaria and abroad. Designed not only for a specialized audience, it also finds a response among wide circles of the Bulgarian diaspora abroad, as it is traditionally one of the main means of preserving the Bulgarian historical heritage.

The editorial office regularly participates in history competitions and thus provides much of the means to print the journal. Subscriptions are another source of income, and in the last few years the journal has been successfully distributed through the electronic library network of CEEOL.

Until 1990, Istoricheski Pregled was published in 6 issues a year. After this period, it has been published into 3 double issues, due to financial difficulties. Since 2018 the journal has been published in 4 single issues per year. It is distributed through subscription and free sale, in paper and electronic form. In the last few years the journal has been successfully distributed for a fee through the electronic library network of CEEOL.

The editorial office regularly participates in the announced contests for "Bulgarian Scientific Periodicals" of the Fund for Scientific Research under the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria and thus provides a large part of the funds for the printing of the journal.