Title: Kraieznavstvo

Year of foundation: 1927

Founder: National Union of Local Historians of Ukraine (EDRPOU 19357058, Kyiv)

Co-founder: Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (EDRPOU 05416981, Kyiv)

Publisher: Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (EDRPOU 05416981, Kyiv)

Publisher ROR: https://ror.org/01dgmv528

DOI prefix: 10.15407

ISSN: 2222-5250

Languages: Ukrainian, English

Periodicity: Twice a year

Registration: The journal Kraieznavstvo is registered by the National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting (Decision No. 800 dated March 14, 2024, Protocol No. 10. Media identifier R30-03175)

Academic status: Included in Category “B” of the List of Professional Scientific Publications of Ukraine in the specialty 032 – History and Archaeology (Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 894, October 10, 2022)

Specialties:

• Cluster B – Culture, Arts and Humanities:

• B9 History and Archaeology
• B12 Cultural Studies and Museology
• B7 Religious Studies
• B10 Philosophy
• B11 Philology

Scope: History of Ukraine, local history, regional studies, museology, heritage studies, and heritage protection activities.

Aim and Objectives

The vision of the journal Kraieznavstvo is to present contemporary theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of demographic, economic, geographical, and socio-cultural aspects of local history, regional studies, and historical urban studies. The journal aims to foster dialogue and establish communication between civic initiatives, numerous centers dedicated to the comprehensive study of local history, the Local Historians Union of Ukraine, and the academic community.

This goal defines the following key objectives:

• to facilitate the creation of a platform that ensures interaction between leading experts, early-career researchers in the field of local history studies, and representatives of civic movements focused on collecting and promoting knowledge about specific regions of Ukraine;
• to promote the development of the international community of specialists in historical local studies, urban studies, and regional studies;
• to provide researchers with a platform for publishing the results of their scholarly work;
• as the official publication of the Local Historians Union of Ukraine, to stimulate broader public interest in exploring local heritage and to support the institutionalization of research in local history, transforming informal social practices of studying one's «small homeland» into structured academic inquiry.