Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Baltic Worlds
ISSN 2000-2955 · eISSN 2001-7308 · Södertörns University · Sweden
Baltic Worlds: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 1 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Baltic Worlds is published by Södertörns University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soviet and Russian History, Eastern European Communism and Reforms and European Politics and Security, together about 38.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Baltic Worlds is a scholarly journal published by the Centre for Baltic and East European Studies at Södertörn University, since 2008. It publishes articles in social sciences and humanities as well as environmental studies, practicing a double-blind peer-review process, by at least two independent specialists. Baltic Worlds is listed in Scopus, the Norwegian bibliometric register (DHB), and included in DOAJ and Sherpa/RoMEO. Baltic Worlds is distributed to readers in 60 countries, and reaches readers from various disciplines, as well as outside academia. In order to present multi- and interdisciplinary ongoing research to a wider audience, Baltic Worlds also publishes essays, commentaries, interviews, features and conference reports. All content relates to the Baltic Sea Region and the wider Central and Eastern European area, including the Caucasus and the Balkans. Baltic Worlds regularly publishes thematic sections with guest editors, enabling deeper explorations into specific fields and research questions. International scholarly collaborations are encouraged. Baltic Worlds wishes to advance critical engagement in area studies and to apply novel theoretical and methodological approaches to this multifaceted field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Ninna MörnerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Sweden 5, Russia 3, Ukraine 3, Poland 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences18.2%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences11.7%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences8.9%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences5.7%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities4.4%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences3.6%
- Central European national historySocial Sciences3.6%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 455/692 | 34th |
| Cultural Studies | Q3 | 1038/1434 | 27th |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 657/744 | 11th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Norwegian bibliometric register (DHB), Sherpa/RoMEO, EBSCO databasesPublisher website
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 152 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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 | Publisher's own license | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted12
- articlesIt publishes articles in social sciences and humanities as well as environmental studiesLength not stated
- book reviewsBook ReviewsLength not stated
- commentariesBaltic Worlds also publishes essays, commentaries, interviews, features and conference reports.Length not stated
- conference reportsBaltic Worlds also publishes essays, commentaries, interviews, features and conference reports.Length not stated
- conferencesConferencesLength not stated
- electionsElectionsLength not stated
- essaysEssaysLength not stated
- featuresFeaturesLength not stated
- interviewsInterviewsLength not stated
- lecturesLecturesLength not stated
- peer-reviewed articlesPeer-reviewed articlesLength not stated
- reviewThe Chernobyl Children. A generation growing up with radiological contaminations Chernobyl Children: A Transnational History of a Nuclear Disaster Melanie Arndt…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Publication ethics statement Model summary
All contributors to Baltic Worlds are obliged to follow the journal’s publication ethics statement (subsection “Duties for authors”)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access Model summary
Baltic Worlds is an Open Access journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by at least two independent specialists Model summary
practicing a double-blind peer-review process, by at least two independent specialists
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality requirement Model summary
A prerequisite for publishing scientific articles in Baltic Worlds is that the article has not already been published in English elsewhere.
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
- Södertörns University
- Country or region
- Sweden
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2000-2955
- Electronic ISSN
- 2001-7308
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Baltic Worlds
How long does peer review take at Baltic Worlds?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Baltic Worlds based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Sweden (5), Russia (3) and Ukraine (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Baltic Worlds?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Baltic Worlds is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Baltic Worlds open access, and what is the APC?
Baltic Worlds 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: .