Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Balkan Social Science Review
ISSN 1857-8799 · eISSN 1857-8772 · Goce Delchev University of Shtip
Balkan Social Science Review: fully open access; 35 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Balkan Social Science Review is published by Goce Delchev University of Shtip. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Balkans: History, Politics, Society, European Politics and Security and Criminal Law and Policy, together about 25.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences10.4%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences8.7%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences6%
- Digitalization, Law, and RegulationSocial Sciences4.9%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.6%
- Family and Matrimonial LawSocial Sciences4.6%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- European and International Contract LawSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q3 | 603/1162 | 48th |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 428/744 | 42nd |
| Political Science and International Relations | Q3 | 432/745 | 42nd |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 892/1530 | 41st |
| Public Administration | Q3 | 176/248 | 29th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.58OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 384 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 66 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 88 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 100 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 142 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 52 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 52 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Goce Delchev University of Shtip
- ISSN
- 1857-8799
- Electronic ISSN
- 1857-8772
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Balkan Social Science Review
Which databases index Balkan Social Science Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Balkan Social Science Review is indexed in Scopus.
Is Balkan Social Science Review open access, and what is the APC?
Balkan Social Science Review is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .