The thesis resents the development of Croatian electronic journals in the field of social sciences and humanities, with special emphasis on analyzing and presenting research results of their network availability and visibility. A detailed historical overview of the journal's development problematizes their occurrence and valorizes the significance in the formal scientific communication system. An overview of the development of scientific communication, with an emphasis on the unique role of the journal, enables understanding and interpretation of the appearance of the journal in digital form. This thesis also addresses the advantages and disadvantages of editing and publishing journals in electronic form. In this final paper, the roles and tasks of editors and publishers of journals in the field of social and human sciences were explored. In the course of the thesis, efforts and ideas are presented with open access to scientific publications in Croatia and beyond. In the context of open access, the role of the Portal of scientific and professional journals - Hrčak in the creation of network availability and visibility of the journal in the field of social and human sciences has been explored. Research on the online availability of social and humanistic journals was carried out with the help of data available on Hrčak, online headquarters in the journal, and relevant databases such as the Web of Science and the Scopus.