Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Cahiers Balkaniques
ISSN 0290-7402 · eISSN 2261-4184 · Centre d'Études Balkaniques · France
Cahiers Balkaniques: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cahiers Balkaniques is published by Centre d'Études Balkaniques and is in Zone 3 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Balkans: History, Politics, Society, Cultural Identity and Heritage and Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies, together about 30% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences13.3%
- Cultural Identity and HeritageArts and Humanities8.6%
- Contemporary and Historical Greek StudiesSocial Sciences8.2%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities6%
- Cyprus History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences5.4%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderSocial Sciences4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 84.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 426 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 0 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 29 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 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-NC | |
| 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 websiteAI use
- AI use
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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
- Centre d'Études Balkaniques
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 0290-7402
- Electronic ISSN
- 2261-4184
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cahiers Balkaniques
What CAS zone is Cahiers Balkaniques in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cahiers Balkaniques is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Cahiers Balkaniques?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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.
Which databases index Cahiers Balkaniques?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cahiers Balkaniques is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Cahiers Balkaniques open access, and what is the APC?
Cahiers Balkaniques 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; 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: .