Journal profile · Multiple
Foresight and STI Governance
ISSN 1995-459X · eISSN 2312-9972 · National Research University Higher School of Economics · Russian Federation
Foresight and STI Governance: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Foresight and STI Governance is published by National Research University Higher School of Economics and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 52.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Foresight and STI Governance is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the analysis of and effective response to economic, political, operational and strategic challenges related to the Science, Technology, Innovation and Education
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Leonid GokhbergPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 7%); most named Russia 9, United States 4, United Kingdom 4, Mainland China 2, Italy 2 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences17.6%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences17.4%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering17.4%
- Economic and Technological Developments in RussiaSocial Sciences7.4%
- Economic Development and Digital TransformationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Innovation Policy and R&DEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting3%
- Regional Economic Development and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 188OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 963 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 5 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 62 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 101 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 232 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 234 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 465 |
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 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 250–300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
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
- National Research University Higher School of Economics
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English, Russian
- ISSN
- 1995-459X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2312-9972
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Foresight and STI Governance
What CAS zone is Foresight and STI Governance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Foresight and STI Governance is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics / Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Foresight and STI Governance?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 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 Foresight and STI Governance?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 250–300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Harvard. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Foresight and STI Governance based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (9), United States (4) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Foresight and STI Governance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Foresight and STI Governance is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Foresight and STI Governance open access, and what is the APC?
Foresight and STI Governance 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .