follows out the tradition of the State Editorial Institute (est. 1921). In the present shape, it has been a part of the Academy of Sciences since its founding 1952 (re-named to The Institute of Czechoslovak and World History, 1970-1990). To January 1, 2007, it changed its statute from the state to the public scientific institution.
Its research body numbers more than 50 specialists on various career levels, about 20 members work in specialized functions as bibliographers, librarians, technical editors, assistants, specialists in graphics, and printers.
Research program for the years 2005-2011 is defined by the research design The Czech Historical Space in European Context, with particular projects being focused onto the Czech/Czechoslovak history, 9th through 20th centuries, overlapping to the modern East European and Balkan history. This research field followed the fusion of former Institute of the Central and East European History, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, with this Institute in 1990.
This Institute publishes the two profile research journals - The Czech Historical Review and The Slavonic Review, and several other periodicals. It also provides the specified bibliographical and communication services for the research community and broader public.
The Institute library contains about 250 000 volumes; the Publishing House produces about 25 titles per year.