Český lid / Czech Ethnological Journal

Český lid / Czech Ethnological Journal is a leading Czech peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to ethnology and sociocultural anthropology. Founded in 1891, it is among the oldest continuously published Czech scientific periodicals. It is published by the Institute of Ethnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Etnologický ústav Akademie věd České republiky, v. v. i.) in Prague. The journal appears both in print and online in a diamond Open Access format, meaning that content is freely accessible to readers and authors are not charged publication fees. Its ISSNs are 0009-0794 (print) and 2570-9216 (online). The journal publishes high-quality scholarly articles in ethnology and sociocultural anthropology, as well as interdisciplinary texts with appropriate theoretical and methodological grounding. Contributions are primarily in Czech, Slovak, and English. Each issue also includes non-peer-reviewed sections such as reports, book reviews, and discussions. The journal is indexed and abstracted in major databases including SCOPUS, DOAJ, ERIH PLUS, CEJSH, JSTOR, Google Scholar, IBR, and IBZ. It has been indexed in Thomson Reuters (ISI Web of Knowledge) databases since 2008. Český lid is published quarterly, with issues dated 25 March, 25 June, 25 September, and 15 December. The print run is 320 copies per issue. The journal is edited by an editorial team led by editor-in-chief Jana Nosková, with executive editor Mária Trenklerová and technical editor Vendula Novotná. Its editorial board includes scholars from the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, and Slovakia. The journal positions itself as a platform for methodologically and thematically diverse currents in ethnological study, from cultural and social anthropology to classic ethnography and adjacent disciplines such as linguistics, cultural history, musicology, art history, and sociology. It remains the only regularly published Czech journal presenting results from both traditionally and contemporarily oriented research directions, reflecting the current structure of the field in the Czech Republic and Central Europe.

Český lid was founded in 1891 by Čeněk Zíbrt and Lubor Niederle, making it one of the oldest Czech scientific journals. From its inception, it served as a scholarly platform for ethnological study in the Czech lands, encompassing a wide range of methodological and thematic orientations, from cultural and social anthropology to classic ethnography and adjacent disciplines such as linguistics, cultural history, musicology, art history, and sociology. Over its long history, the journal has remained the only regularly published Czech periodical presenting results from both traditionally and contemporarily oriented research directions, reflecting the structure of the field in the Czech Republic and Central Europe. In the modern era, the journal has been published by the Institute of Ethnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Etnologický ústav Akademie věd České republiky, v. v. i.). It has maintained a rigorous peer-review process and has expanded its international reach. Since 2008, it has been indexed in Thomson Reuters (ISI Web of Knowledge) databases, particularly the Journal Citation Reports – Social Science Edition. The journal has also adopted a diamond Open Access model, making all content freely available online under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. It continues to publish quarterly issues with contributions primarily in Czech, Slovak, and English, and attracts an increasing number of researchers from neighboring countries.

• 2026

  Issue 3, volume 113 published (dated 25 September 2026).

• 2008

  Indexed in Thomson Reuters (ISI Web of Knowledge) databases, including Journal Citation Reports – Social Science Edition.

• 1891

  Journal founded by Čeněk Zíbrt and Lubor Niederle.

A leading Czech peer-reviewed ethnological journal and a platform for diverse currents in ethnology and sociocultural anthropology, bridging traditional and contemporary research.

• Peer-reviewed articles

  Scholarly articles in ethnology and sociocultural anthropology, as well as interdisciplinary texts.

• Research articles

  Articles focusing on description and analysis of empirical data with regard to socio-historical and cultural context.

• Book reviews

  Reviews of recent publications in the field.

• Reports and discussions

  Non-peer-reviewed sections covering news, reports, and scholarly discussions.

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