Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Druzboslovne Razprave
ISSN 0352-3608 · eISSN 1581-968X · Univerza v Ljubljani · Slovenia
Druzboslovne Razprave: impact factor 0.97 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Druzboslovne Razprave is published by Univerza v Ljubljani. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies, Eastern European Communism and Reforms and Balkan and Eastern European Studies, together about 42.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Social Science Forum is a peer reviewed journal which publishes papers and book reviews. Contributions are invited in fields of sociology, media studies, political science, cultural studies and other studies which are close to these fields. The published contributions should display high level of research originality and address the themes which seem relevant to the scientific communities in which the journal is grounded. Both in theoretical and methodological respects the journal stands for pluralism.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Religious, Philosophical, and Educational StudiesSocial Sciences18%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences14.8%
- Balkan and Eastern European StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.1%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences6.4%
- Regional Development and Management StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences3.7%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities3.7%
- Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational StudiesSocial Sciences3.7%
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.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CEEOL (Central and Eastern European Online Library), COBIB.SI, Sociological Abstracts (Online), EBSCOhost Current Abstracts, Political Science Complete, SocINDEX, SocINDEX with Full Text, TOC Premier, OCLC, Ulrich’s Web, De Gruyter, dLib, Repozitorij Univerze v Ljubljani (od 2025), JCRPublisher 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)
- 0.97Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 1.04Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 194 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 2 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 11 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 34 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- book reviewa list of graphic images; the length of book reviews/presentations should be between 1,000 and 1,200 words. Graphic images should also be included in the word c…main text ≤ 1,200 words
- book reviewsSubmissions for Book Reviews should be sent to: rok.smrdelj@ff.uni-lj.si.Length not stated
- scientific papersSubmissions for Scientific Papers and Short Scientific Articles should be sent to the following e-mail address: editorDR_SSF@sociolosko-drustvo.siLength not stated
- short scientific articlesSubmissions for Scientific Papers and Short Scientific Articles should be sent to the following e-mail address: editorDR_SSF@sociolosko-drustvo.siLength not stated
- standard articled be structured like standard articles. Standard articles should range from 5,000 to 8,000 words in length, including notes, a list of references and a listmain text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability
Encourages open access to research data (FAIR principles). Model summary
Open access to research data adds to the transparency of findings and makes them easier to verify.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publication ethics statement available. Model summary
Prosimo, preberite tudi: Izjava o etiki objavljanja in zlorabah pri objavljanju
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright of published papers transfers to the publisher. Model summary
Published papers become the material copyright of the Journal’s publisher.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Fully open access; no publication or submission fees. Model summary
Our journal is fully open access and does not charge authors publication or submission fees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review for papers; book reviews and revisions not double-blind reviewed. Model summary
Book reviews and revisions will not be double-blind 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
- Univerza v Ljubljani
- Country or region
- Slovenia
- Language
- English, Slovenian
- ISSN
- 0352-3608
- Electronic ISSN
- 1581-968X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Druzboslovne Razprave
What is the impact factor of Druzboslovne Razprave?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.97; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1, h-index 5.
How long does peer review take at Druzboslovne Razprave?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Druzboslovne Razprave?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Author–date. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Druzboslovne Razprave?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Druzboslovne Razprave is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Druzboslovne Razprave open access, and what is the APC?
Druzboslovne Razprave 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, Publisher website, 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: .