Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Central Asia and the Caucasus
ISSN 1404-6091 · eISSN 2002-3839 · CA and CC Press AB
Central Asia and the Caucasus: fully open access; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Central Asia and the Caucasus is published by CA and CC Press AB. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Central Asia Education and Culture, Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics and Global Political and Economic Relations, together about 38.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Central Asia Education and CultureSocial Sciences17%
- Post-Soviet Geopolitical DynamicsSocial Sciences11.9%
- Global Political and Economic RelationsSocial Sciences9.2%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences9%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences7.2%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences5.6%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences4.3%
- Post-Communist Economic and Political TransitionSocial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and International Relations | Q3 | 333/556 | 40th |
| Development | Q4 | 196/257 | 23rd |
| Ocean Engineering | Q4 | 74/96 | 23rd |
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,630 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 30 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 101 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 145 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 132 |
| 2022 | 393 | 393 | 95 |
| 2021 | 87 | 87 | 141 |
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
- CA and CC Press AB
- ISSN
- 1404-6091
- Electronic ISSN
- 2002-3839
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Central Asia and the Caucasus
Which databases index Central Asia and the Caucasus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Central Asia and the Caucasus is indexed in Scopus.
Is Central Asia and the Caucasus open access, and what is the APC?
Central Asia and the Caucasus 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .