About the Journal

Wiadomości Numizmatyczne is a Polish scientific journal that has been published continuously since 1957. It is intended to disseminate research findings in the field of ancient, medieval, and modern numismatics, treated as a discipline that combines history and archaeology. The history of the journal dates back to the 19th century: Wiadomości Numizmatyczne is a direct continuation of the reputable periodical Wiadomości Numizmatyczno-Archeologiczne, which was published in 1889–1948, then split into Wiadomości Archeologiczne and Wiadomości Numizmatyczne in the post-war period. The journal’s past editors-in-chief were:

- Zygmunt Wdowiszewski (1957)
- Ryszard Kiersnowski (1958–1962)
- Ryszard Kiersnowski i Stanisław Suchodolski (1963–1977)
- Ryszard Kiersnowski i Stefan Krzysztof Kuczyński (1977–1982)
- Stanisław Suchodolski i Marta Męclewska (1982–1988)
- Stanisław Suchodolski (1989–2006)
- Borys Paszkiewicz (2007–2019)
Since 2019, the editorial board has been led by Mateusz Bogucki.

Wiadomości Numizmatyczne’s primary role is to define standards for numismatic research in Poland and to introduce its results into the international exchange of humanistic thought in the broad sense. Since its inception, Wiadomości Numizmatyczne has published articles in Polish but also in established languages of scientific publication (English, French, German, Russian) , which made the journal recognizable beyond Poland’s borders. However, in order to boost its international impact, the journal decided that the texts in the section “Articles,” starting from the 2020 volume, would be published in English (or another of the above languages), albeit with extensive summaries in Polish. Articles in the section “Materials,” which are related to the study of sources, will continue to be published in Polish with extensive summaries in English. An issue entitled Polish Numismatic News, carrying texts in English (or another of the above languages) is published every six years, for the International Numismatic Congress.

The articles published in the journal are authored mainly by researchers from Polish and foreign scientific and museum centers. Wiadomości Numizmatyczne is a peer-reviewed journal. The names of the reviewers are published collectively in each issue. Final decisions on the acceptance and rejection of articles are made in all cases by the journal’s editorial board.

The review procedure, preparation for publication in print, and the publication of articles in the journal are free of charge.

The journal observes the principles of scientific transparency and integrity. We therefore accept no forms of plagiarism, ghostwriting, or honorary authorship. In order to prevent these, relevant provisions have been included into the agreements signed with authors. All the articles intended for publication in the journal are screened for plagiarism using the iThenticate software.