Journal profile
Aktual'ni problemi mizhnarodnikh vidnosin
ISSN 2308-6912 · eISSN 2663-8959 · Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of International Relations · Ukraine
Aktual'ni problemi mizhnarodnikh vidnosin: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 72 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Aktual'ni problemi mizhnarodnikh vidnosin is published by Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of International Relations. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Economic Issues in Ukraine, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 38.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Focus and ScopePolicy: purpose and objectives The Actual Problems of International Relations (APIR) is an independent, peer-reviewed, open access research journal with no processing or submission charges published quarterly. Established by the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, the APIR journal is one of the leading international journals in the area of international relations in Ukraine. The Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv was established in 1944 as a faculty of International Relations, re-organized in 1988 as an Institute and in 1992 re-named to the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Since 1995 the Institute of International Relations was recognized by the Decree of the President of Ukraine as the main training and methodical center for the preparation of specialists working in the field of international relations and foreign policy of Ukraine. Thus, the purpose of APIR journal is to highlight the results of empirical and theoretical studies of scientists and practitioners covering a broad range of the key issues in international relations, public and private international law, European law, human rights, peculiarities of the development of the world economy, socio-economic and innovative developments of foreign countries, international economic relations, international communications and international regional and country studies by Ukrainian and foreign scholars. The articles can be submitted by academic, academic and teaching personnel or PhD students co-authored with a person obtaining a scientific degree in the field of political, legal or economic science. The APIR journal covers the following main areas: International relations;International law;World economy and international economic relations;International business;International information and international communications;International regional and country studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Natalia ReznikovaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Ukraine 8, Germany 1, Portugal 1, Colombia 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic Issues in UkraineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.8%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences12.3%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering12.1%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences11.9%
- Economic and Business Development StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Labor Market and EducationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Business and Economic DevelopmentEnvironmental Science4.5%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,328 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 49 | 3 |
| 2025 | 72 | 72 | 24 |
| 2024 | 68 | 68 | 60 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 24 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 16 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 24 |
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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
CC BY 4.0 license. Model summary
The Journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind peer review by editorial team members, possibly with advisory board comments. Model summary
Thus, materials are subject to blind peer-review, which is carried out by members of the editorial team, possibly followed by additional comments (upon request) from a member of advisory board to editorial team – specialist of relevant scientific fields and national ukrainian peculiarities.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with Unicheck. Model summary
Every article is obligatory processed with certified Unicheck programme in order to detect any possible attempts of scientific plagiarism.
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
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of International Relations
- Country or region
- Ukraine
- Language
- English, Ukrainian, Russian
- ISSN
- 2308-6912
- Electronic ISSN
- 2663-8959
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Aktual'ni problemi mizhnarodnikh vidnosin
How long does peer review take at Aktual'ni problemi mizhnarodnikh vidnosin?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Aktual'ni problemi mizhnarodnikh vidnosin based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Ukraine (8), Germany (1) and Portugal (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Aktual'ni problemi mizhnarodnikh vidnosin?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Aktual'ni problemi mizhnarodnikh vidnosin is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Aktual'ni problemi mizhnarodnikh vidnosin open access, and what is the APC?
Aktual'ni problemi mizhnarodnikh vidnosin 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .