Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Acta Baltico-Slavica
ISSN 0065-1044 · eISSN 2392-2389 · Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences · Poland
Acta Baltico-Slavica: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Baltico-Slavica is published by Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Language and Culture, Polish Historical and Cultural Studies and Central European Literary Studies, together about 42.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Baltico-Slavica is an interdisciplinary journal publishing research on issues concerning the Balto-Slavic area. The main focus of the journal are the current and past cultural, linguistic and social phenomena. We encourage transnational research transgressing ethnocentric boundaries, and prefer studies that combine methodologies coming from various disciplines, taking advantage of the latest developments in the humanities and social sciences. Acta Baltico-Slavica puts emphasis on the pluralism of scientific approaches by publishing articles that inspire academic discussions. Acta Baltico-Slavica publishes contributions in English, Polish and Russian.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 10, Germany 3, Ukraine 2, United States 1, Japan 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences19.4%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences13.4%
- Central European Literary StudiesSocial Sciences9.5%
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities8.8%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities8.1%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences4.8%
- Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory StudiesArts and Humanities4.4%
- Linguistic research and analysisArts and Humanities3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Crossref, CEEOL, Library of Science, Similarity Check (Crossref), WorldCat
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 464 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 10 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 8
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted6
- articlesArticles Original papers that contain new studies on the subject being the focus of a given issue.Length not stated
- chronicleChronicle Reports from international scholarly events, such as conferences and thematic sessions on issues related to the profile of the journal. Also, other te…Length not stated
- discussions, polemics, review articlesDiscussions, Polemics, Review Articles Articles or discussions and polemical views, and review articles.Length not stated
- new publicationsNew Publications Brief notes on new books and articles on issues concerning the Balto-Slavic region, published in the previous year.Length not stated
- reviewsReviews Reviews of academic books and important articles published in other academic journals; the subject area should be consistent with the general profile of…Length not stated
- sources and materialsSources and Materials Archival materials, elicited sources (field research and oral history), transcriptions of texts that document the diverse language varieti…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Authorship credit should be based on: substantial contributions to conception or analysis and interpretation of data; drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and final approval of the version to be published. “Ghostwriting” and “Guest Authorship” The following authorship problems should be prevented before submitting a manuscript: “ghostwriting” and “g…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
A conflict of interest exists when an author (or the author’s institution), reviewer or editor has financial or personal relationships that inappropriately influence his or her actions. These range from those with negligible potential to those with great potential to influence scholarly judgment. A conflict of interest may exist regardless of whether a person is aware of it. The most obvious examp…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
The publisher of the journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and aims to follow COPE’s Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. In the event of ethical misconduct on the part of the author(s) – such as plagiarism, falsifying data or self-plagiarism (a type of plagiarism where the author republishes his/her own work in its entirety or reuses po…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The authors, by giving the Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences (ISS PAS), as the publisher of the journal, the consent to the publication of their work, grant the ISS PAS a non-exclusive licence under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0), which allows the work to be copied and redistributed in any medium or format, as well as to be…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This is an open access journal, which means that all content is freely available to users, including institutional users, without charge and without having to log in.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All articles published by the Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences are subject to a review procedure. By submitting a manuscript, the author agrees that the manuscript will undergo a review procedure. All reviews are double-blind (i.e. the identity of the reviewer is not disclosed to the author and vice versa). The reviewers use review forms as required: a form for journal artic…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Author Self-Archiving
Authors are permitted to post their work online (e.g. in institutional repositories or on their website) only after it has been published in this journal and only in the publisher’s version. For more information on this topic see Open policy finder.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- Ukrainian, Polish, Russian, English, Belarusian, Lithuanian
- ISSN
- 0065-1044
- Print ISSN
- 2392-2389
- Electronic ISSN
- 2392-2389
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Baltico-Slavica
What CAS zone is Acta Baltico-Slavica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Baltico-Slavica is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Acta Baltico-Slavica?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acta Baltico-Slavica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 8; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Baltico-Slavica based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (10), Germany (3) and Ukraine (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Baltico-Slavica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Baltico-Slavica is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Baltico-Slavica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Baltico-Slavica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .