Journal profile
Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies
ISSN 1857-436X · eISSN 2537-6179 · CSEI; ASEM · Moldova, Republic of
Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies is published by CSEI; ASEM. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Migration and Labor Dynamics, Intellectual Property Law and Diaspora, migration, transnational identity, together about 27.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Eastern European Journal for Regional Studies (EEJRS) seeks to provide a forum for multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary dialogue between ideas, and a framework for theoretical and empirical analyses. EEJRS covers major topics related to European studies: European history and politics, European economy and European policies, EU community law, European culture and society, Regional Development, Eastern European Neighbourhood countries, Cross-border cooperation and development, Innovation and entrepreneurship development, Higher education and research. EEJRS aims at encouraging studies focusing on Central and Eastern Europe (including Eastern Neighbourhood) in order to better understand its transformations induced by the integration process and to address its specific challenges by supporting scientific debates on the general European theory and practice. Furthermore, the editorial board regularly coordinates thematic issues in order to stimulate productivity of research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief CRUDU RodicaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences10.9%
- Intellectual Property LawSocial Sciences10.2%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences6.3%
- Accounting and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
- Intellectual Property and PatentsBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.58OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 126 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 40 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 44 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 69 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 21 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 3 |
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
- Double anonymous 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Follows COPE guidelines Model summary
EEJRS adheres to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT
EEJRS publishes original papers which are not describing essentially the same research as in other manuscripts and which have not previously been published, or submitted for reviewing to other journals. ASEM shall not be held legally responsible and shall not pay royalties in case of demands for financial compensations from third parties. In case of acceptance for publishing, EEJRS does not impose…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access OPEN ACCESS POLICY
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 Model summary
The Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (AESM) and its Center for Studies in European Integration is committed to promote the dissemination of its research outputs. In order to support dissemination, ASEM provides an unrestricted on-line access to all the issues published by EEJRS as defined by the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
All submitted papers are subject to double-blind review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via sistemantiplagiat.ro Model summary
All manuscripts are checked using https://www.sistemantiplagiat.ro/.
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
- CSEI; ASEM
- Country or region
- Moldova, Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1857-436X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2537-6179
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies
How long does peer review take at Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies?
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.
Which databases index Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies 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, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .