Aims and scope

"Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej" (“The Quarterly of the History of Material Culture”) is an interdisciplinary journal, integrating historians, art historians, archaeologists and ethnologists who are interested in the history of civilization. Published papers concern mainly the material culture of Central Europe (from Poland and neighbouring countries) from prehistory of the twentieth century. These  issues are related to:

- source studies
- history of:
            -- settlement
            -- agriculture and rural economy
            -- crafts and industry
            -- architecture
            -- trade, commerce and money
            -- transport and communication
            -- consumption
            -- medicine, hygiene and health
            -- military history
- urban studies
- methodology of material culture studies
- research methods
- protection of historical monuments
- organisation of science
- museums and exhibitions
- demography
- anthropology
- environment studies

The journal publishes articles in Polish and in foreign languages, which vary in subject and form, reviews and reports etc. The published items are grouped in several sections: “Studies and Materials”, “Communiques”, “Research Methods”, “Sources”, “Discussions”, “Reviews”, “Reports and notes” and “Chronicle” (see: Sections).

“The Quarterly” is an important platform of scientific exchange, which is well established and recognised in the region.