Journal profile · Multiple
East European Jewish Affairs
ISSN 1350-1674 · eISSN 1743-971X · Taylor & Francis
East European Jewish Affairs: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.1 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 194 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 75% (journal website); 5 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
East European Jewish Affairs is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Soviet and Russian History and Jewish Identity and Society, together about 40.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
East European Jewish Affairs - an interdisciplinary journal - serves as the leading global journal dealing with both Jews in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union as well as Ashkenazic Jews wherever in the world they may be. Serving as a bridge between Jewish Studies and Russophone and East European Studies, as well as between the scholarly community and the public, the journal welcomes scholarly submissions of single- or multi-authored articles, review essays, and annotated archival documents. In addition, we encourage those working in the field of eastern European Jewish affairs, whether they be museum professionals or cultural activists, to submit to the journal for the new section, “East European Jewish Affairs in Action.” All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. East European Jewish Affairs is supported by the Nevzlin Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences22.6%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences9.3%
- Jewish Identity and SocietySocial Sciences8.7%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences8.5%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences8.3%
- Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory StudiesArts and Humanities6.6%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
OCLC, America: History and Life, Current Abstracts, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, Historical Abstracts, Humanities International Index, Index to Jewish Periodicals, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Periodicals Index Online, Religion Index One: Periodicals, Risk Abstracts, 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
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.12Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.26Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 20,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 983 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 33 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022 | 27 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 31 | 2 | 41 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
194 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 75%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 92 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 194 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 73 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted5
- annotated archival documentsthe journal welcomes scholarly submissions of single- or multi-authored articles, review essays, and annotated archival documentsLength not stated
- book reviewBook Review | Published online: 6 Aug 2026Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 20 May 2026Length not stated
- review essaysthe journal welcomes scholarly submissions of single- or multi-authored articles, review essays, and annotated archival documentsLength not stated
- single- or multi-authored articlesthe journal welcomes scholarly submissions of single- or multi-authored articles, review essays, and annotated archival documentsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Open access Model summary
East European Jewish Affairs 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 discoverabilit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review process Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1350-1674
- Electronic ISSN
- 1743-971X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about East European Jewish Affairs
What CAS zone is East European Jewish Affairs in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, East European Jewish Affairs is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History / Religion. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of East European Jewish Affairs?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.3, h-index 21.
How long does peer review take at East European Jewish Affairs?
The publisher reports about 194 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 75%. 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 East European Jewish Affairs?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, East European Jewish Affairs is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is East European Jewish Affairs open access, and what is the APC?
East European Jewish Affairs is a subscription journal. 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: .