Table of Contents:
- Publisher of the journal
- Scope and specifics of the periodical
- Scoring
- Indexing in databases and search engines
- Information about no charges for submitting and publishing articles
- Language of publication
- Scientific level
- Editorial team
- Periodization
- Original version
- Identifiers
- Open access policy and free licenses
- History of the journal
"Our Past" (abbreviated NP) is a biannual journal published by the Publishing Institute of the Missionary Fathers, "Nasza Przeszłość" ("Our Past") editorial office in Krakow.
Thematic scope and specificity of the periodical
Nasza Przeszłość is a periodical devoted to the study of the history of the Catholic Church and culture in Poland. The journal presents articles that meet the criterion of high scientific level. In addition to the articles, reviews of scientific publications are printed, there is also a section devoted to source editing.
NP is included in the ministerial list of scientific journals - the journal has been awarded 40 points.
Indexing in databases and search engines
NP is indexed in the following databases and search engines:
Arianta
BazHum
Library of Science
CEJSH
CEEOL
DOAJ
ERIH+
Index Copernicus Journal Master List
PBN - Polish Scientific Bibliography
Information about no charges for submitting and publishing articles
The editorial office does not charge any fees for accepting articles for publication and preparing them for print. Authors do not receive payment for texts published in the journal.
NP publishes texts in Polish and English.
Only original articles fulfilling the criterion of high scientific level can be published in NP (see guidelines for authors).
The high level of scientific works published in NP is ensured by reliable procedures practiced by the Editorial Office (see review procedures).
The journal is managed by the Editorial Board presided over by Rev. Dr Wacław Umiński CM, the Editor-in-Chief. The Scientific Council is an advisory and controlling body.
NP is a semi-annual journal. The first issue is printed in June, the second in December of each year (see the issue archives)
The primary version of the journal Our Past is electronic. The printed version can be ordered from the Publishing Institute of the Missionary Fathers Our Past.
e-ISSN: 2720-0590 (online version), p-ISSN: 0137-3218 (print version)
The texts published in NP are provided with individual, unique DOI identifiers.
Open access policy and free licenses
"Our Past" operates on the principles of open access. All the publications on the journal's website are available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (see the full text of the license).
For the reader, this means that the content of the journal is available to both you and your institution at no charge. Users may read, download, copy, print, search, and use the full text of articles, as well as use them for any lawful purpose, without having to ask permission from the publisher or author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of free access.
For the author, this means that by submitting an article for publication in the journal, he/she agrees to the above policy.
"Our Past" was first published in 1946, with Fr. Alfons Schletz CM as the first editor-in-chief. Already in the first volume published in 1946, the program was formulated: "Everything, therefore, that has only to do with the history of Catholic culture in Poland will become an object of our interest and research. We will publish treatises on the history of the Church in Poland, the history of religious orders, the history of theology, the history of missionary work in our country and abroad; treatises of a more general nature, theological and philosophical, historical-legal and social, connected with Polish culture, will also find a place on the pages of our publication. [...] There is, however, another idea... Namely, we wish to contribute, to the best of our ability, to the gathering and preparation of scholarly materials prior to the solemn celebration of the millennium of the Baptism of Poland.
On the current page of Our Past, see: Digital Library, it is possible to access online the archival texts (volumes 1-133).