Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Balkanistic Forum
ISSN 1310-3970 · eISSN 2535-1265 · International University Seminar for Balkan Studies and Specialization
Balkanistic Forum: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 64 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Balkanistic Forum is published by International University Seminar for Balkan Studies and Specialization and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Balkans: History, Politics, Society, Eastern European Communism and Reforms and Soviet and Russian History, together about 39% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Snezhana DimitrovaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences20.4%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences11%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences7.7%
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology4.6%
- Historical Turkish StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities4.4%
- World Wars: History, Literature, and ImpactSocial Sciences4.3%
- Memory, violence, and historyPsychology3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: MIAR
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 699 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 0 | 20 |
| 2025 | 62 | 2 | 22 |
| 2024 | 73 | 21 | 27 |
| 2023 | 66 | 2 | 12 |
| 2022 | 65 | 2 | 10 |
| 2021 | 100 | 2 | 12 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability
- Data availability
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- International University Seminar for Balkan Studies and Specialization
- ISSN
- 1310-3970
- Electronic ISSN
- 2535-1265
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Balkanistic Forum
What CAS zone is Balkanistic Forum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Balkanistic Forum is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Balkanistic Forum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Balkanistic Forum is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Balkanistic Forum open access, and what is the APC?
Balkanistic Forum is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .