Historische Zeitschrift is a peer-reviewed german-language open-access journal published by De Gruyter in Germany, operating under an open-access model since 2025. The journal covers History (General) and history of Europe.
Authors publish in Historische Zeitschrift without paying any article processing charge (APC) — making it a fully diamond/platinum open-access venue, supported entirely by its publisher or sponsor. Articles are released under the CC BY-NC-ND license (see other journals using this license).
To date, Historische Zeitschrift has published 13,992 articles. Articles are minted with DOIs through the prefix 10.1515. All submissions undergo plagiarism screening before peer review.
Keywords
classical studies, medieval history, early modern history, modern history, contemporary history
At a glance
- Publisher
- De Gruyter
- Country
- Germany
- Primary language
- German
- License
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer review
- OA since
- 2025
- Review time
- 39 weeks
- DOI prefix
10.1515- Plagiarism check
- Yes
ISSN
- 0018-2613
- electronic
- 2196-680X
Frequently asked questions
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What is the ISSN of Historische Zeitschrift?
0018-2613 (print) · 2196-680X (electronic).