Journal profile · ETHNIC STUDIES
Canadian Slavonic Papers
ISSN 0008-5006 · eISSN 2375-2475 · Canadian Association of Slavists
Canadian Slavonic Papers: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 58 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Slavonic Papers is published by Canadian Association of Slavists and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Eastern European Communism and Reforms, Soviet and Russian History and Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics, together about 38.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Canadian Slavonic Papers / Revue canadienne des slavistes (CSP/RCS) , founded in 1956, is a quarterly, interdisciplinary journal of the Canadian Association of Slavists/Association canadienne des slavistes, publishing in English and French. CSP/RCS is devoted to problems of central and eastern Europe. It is a forum for scholars from a range of disciplines: language and linguistics, literature, history, political science, sociology, economics, anthropology, geography, philosophy, and the arts. This is the only interdisciplinary scholarly outlet for Slavists in Canada and one of the major journals in the field in North America. It has an international readership and subscribers. The journal is supported by the membership of the Canadian Association of Slavists with assistance from McGill University and the University of Alberta. Peer Review Statement All research articles submitted to Canadian Slavonic Papers / Revue canadienne des slavistes are subject to anonymized refereeing. Only previously unpublished manuscripts that are not under consideration by another journal are considered. Book reviews are assessed by the Book Review Editors but are not externally peer reviewed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ETHNIC STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences17.2%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences12.7%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences8.4%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities5.9%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities4.4%
- Russian Literature and Bakhtin StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ethnic Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ethnic Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuest, American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies, America: History and Life, Canadian Index/CBCA, Gale, Historical Abstracts, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Linguistics Abstracts, Linguistic Bibliography/Bibliographie Linguistique, MLA International Bibliography, ProQuest Public Affairs Information Bulletin, Sociological AbstractsPublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.55Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.48LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.48Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 132OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 54,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,738 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 58 | 7 | 17 |
| 2024 | 74 | 9 | 53 |
| 2023 | 86 | 10 | 127 |
| 2022 | 80 | 7 | 314 |
| 2021 | 56 | 6 | 112 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 accepted2
- articleAll research articles submitted to Canadian Slavonic Papers / Revue canadienne des slavistes are subject to anonymized refereeing.Length not stated
- book reviewsBook reviews are assessed by the Book Review Editors but are not externally peer reviewed.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Canadian Slavonic Papers is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Peer review type: anonymized refereeing Model summary
All research articles submitted to Canadian Slavonic Papers / Revue canadienne des slavistes are subject to anonymized refereeing. Only previously unpublished manuscripts that are not under consideration by another journal are considered. Book reviews are assessed by the Book Review Editors but are not externally peer reviewed.
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
- Canadian Association of Slavists
- ISSN
- 0008-5006
- Electronic ISSN
- 2375-2475
- Society / sponsor
- Canadian Association of Slavists
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 68, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Slavonic Papers
What CAS zone is Canadian Slavonic Papers in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Slavonic Papers is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Ethnic Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Canadian Slavonic Papers?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 27.
Which databases index Canadian Slavonic Papers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Slavonic Papers is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Canadian Slavonic Papers open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Slavonic Papers is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .