ISSN 2815-4827
About the Journal
The Bulgarian Numismatic Journal (BulgNJ, ISSN 2815-4827) is an open access peer-reviewed edition. The journal is aiming to advance the numismatic research focused on the region of the Balkan Peninsula and Southeastern Europe, where Bulgarian lands build the natural geographic core. Its mission is to popularise the numismatic research on coinages from the Antiquity and the Middle Ages up to the modern era, providing a free accessible online platform, in accordance with high-quality scientific and publication standards.
- Aims and Scope
- Journal History
- Language of Publication
- Journal Sections
- Publication Schedule and Submission Deadlines
1. Aims and Scope
The journal is aiming to advance the numismatic research focused on the region of the Balkan Peninsula and Southeastern Europe, where Bulgarian lands build the natural geographic core. Since the underlying historical political or economic processes include much broader geographical range, all related studies are highly welcome.
The addressed topics involve the whole diversity of the numismatic spectrum:
- coin minting and circulation,
- economy,
- trade,
- finances,
- traditional and new methodologies in numismatic studies,
- archaeometric studies on coins,
- digital numismatics,
- cultural heritage preservation,
- coin forgeries, etc.
The chronological scope is naturally set on the time after the invention of the coins – from Antiquity and the Middle Ages up to the modern era, although all knowledge about diverse forms of trade and exchange from the prehistory onwards are also to be considered.
2. Journal History
The initiative for the creation of BulgNJ goes back to December 2019, when on a meeting of the editorial team the general vision and mission of the journal were established: to popularize the numismatic research on Southeastern Europe, providing to Bulgarian and international experts a freely accessible online platform, in accordance with high quality scientific and publication standards.
Thus, BulgNJ was established as the first exclusively online journal for numismatics in Bulgaria and the neighbouring region, offering free open acces online content to its authors and readers.
The first issue appeared in March 2023. Since then it has been published biannually.
3. Language of Publication
The language of publication in BulgNJ is Bulgarian or English. The journal is aimed to provide bilingual standards, where all publications should have a summary in English.
4. Journal Sections
The Bulgarian Numismatic Journal accepts submissions across several main sections, including original research articles, short reports on newly discovered coin finds, reviews of recent numismatic publications and scholarly events, reports on implemented numismatic projects and initiatives, and through its Supplementary Series, conference proceedings and scholarly monographs in the field of numismatics.
- Articles. This section publishes original research articles.
- Coin Notes. This section publishes brief notes devoted to individual coin finds and special cases.
- Coin Reports. This section publishes overviewing primary reports of newly discovered coin finds.
- Reviews. This section includes reviews of newly published books and monographs in numismatics, or reports on recent scientific fora.
- Numismatic Landscapes. This section publishes short reports on implemented numismatic projects, and initiatives in the field of numismatics that are outside the regular fora.
- Supplementary Series. The Bulgarian Numismatic Journal, Supplementary Series (BulgNJ Suppl.) is dedicated to conference proceedings volumes and scholarly monographs in the field of numismatics. The series provides a platform for publishing significant and extensive scientific works that go beyond the scope of typical journal articles.
5. Publication Schedule and Submission Deadlines
BulgNJ is published biannually, in two volumes, in May and November respectively. The submission deadline for the first volume is 28th of February (May issue), and 31st of August (November issue).
