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Communist and Post-Communist Studies
ISSN 0967-067X · eISSN 1873-6920 · University of California Press
Communist and Post-Communist Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.84; hybrid open access; APC about USD 1,800; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communist and Post-Communist Studies is published by University of California Press and is in Zone 3 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, Political Conflict and Governance and Electoral Systems and Political Participation, together about 27% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences10.3%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences9.8%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences6.8%
- Russia and Soviet political economySocial Sciences6.8%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences5.7%
- Post-Soviet Geopolitical DynamicsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.84LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 552OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,169 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 39 | 12 | 45 |
| 2024 | 43 | 17 | 101 |
| 2023 | 34 | 12 | 127 |
| 2022 | 34 | 9 | 237 |
| 2021 | 29 | 6 | 145 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,800 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- ISSN
- 0967-067X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-6920
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communist and Post-Communist Studies
What CAS zone is Communist and Post-Communist Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Communist and Post-Communist Studies is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category International Relations / Political Science. 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 Communist and Post-Communist Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.84; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 71.
Which databases index Communist and Post-Communist Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communist and Post-Communist Studies is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Communist and Post-Communist Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Communist and Post-Communist Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 1,800.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .