Journal profile
Izvestiia vysshikh uchebnykh zavedenii Povolzhskii region Obshchestvennye nauki
ISSN 2072-3016 · Penza State University Publishing House · Russian Federation
Izvestiia vysshikh uchebnykh zavedenii Povolzhskii region Obshchestvennye nauki: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 56 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Izvestiia vysshikh uchebnykh zavedenii Povolzhskii region Obshchestvennye nauki is published by Penza State University Publishing House. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia, Legal and Policy Issues and Economic and Technological Developments in Russia, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal “University proceedings. Volga region. Social sciences” is dedicated to share the results of scientific research in social sciences carried out in universities and other scientific organizations of Volga region with the wide scientific community. Priority lines of journal’s policy are as follows: - research of major tendencies and lines of development of the Russian legislation in comparison with the legislation of the leading nations, research of state’s legal policy formation at the present stage, study of historical and theoretical legal problems concerning various branches of law; - sociological research including sociology of the region. The priority objective of the journal is development of fruitful international cooperation in the field of social sciences, attraction of world level scientist to cooperation within the scope of the journal, encouragement of young scientists to join scientific activity in the sphere of juridical, sociological and economic sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Goshulyak VitaliyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in RussiaSocial Sciences11.8%
- Legal and Policy IssuesSocial Sciences9%
- Economic and Technological Developments in RussiaSocial Sciences5.5%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences5.4%
- Economic and Industrial DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences4.9%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,400 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 36 |
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | 43 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 45 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | 72 |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | 30 |
| 2021 | 60 | 60 | 26 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | — | |
| 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 websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- AI use
Generative AI allowed only for readability/language improvement; must be disclosed; AI cannot be an author; AI image generation prohibited. Model summary
Authors may use generative AI and AI tools only to improve the readability and language of their manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Originality; not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
The author(s) confirm the text originality and that the manuscript is not under consideration by another publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Responsibility for accuracy and no conflicts of interest. Model summary
The author(s) accept responsibility for the absence in their article of inaccurate data and incorrect borrowings, as well as the lack of conflict of interests.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Rights to illustrations. Model summary
The author(s) guarantee the availability of rights to all illustrations in the text.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access (BOAI definition, DOAJ recommended). Model summary
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening using Antiplagiatsystems software. Model summary
All the articles provided for review have their original text tested for the level of uniqueness determined by using the appropriate software
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
- Penza State University Publishing House
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English, Russian
- ISSN
- 2072-3016
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Izvestiia vysshikh uchebnykh zavedenii Povolzhskii region Obshchestvennye nauki
How long does peer review take at Izvestiia vysshikh uchebnykh zavedenii Povolzhskii region Obshchestvennye nauki?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Izvestiia vysshikh uchebnykh zavedenii Povolzhskii region Obshchestvennye nauki?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Izvestiia vysshikh uchebnykh zavedenii Povolzhskii region Obshchestvennye nauki is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Izvestiia vysshikh uchebnykh zavedenii Povolzhskii region Obshchestvennye nauki open access, and what is the APC?
Izvestiia vysshikh uchebnykh zavedenii Povolzhskii region Obshchestvennye nauki 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: .