Journal profile
Journal of Balkan Studies
ISSN 2671-3675 · eISSN 2671-3659 · Balkan Studies Foundation · North Macedonia
Journal of Balkan Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Balkan Studies is published by Balkan Studies Foundation. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Balkans: History, Politics, Society, Historical Turkish Studies and Ottoman Empire History and Society, together about 52.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
-Journal of Balkan Studies' articles are primarily requested to comply with the academic rules of the theoretical and methodological framework. The content is expected to be methodologically consistent, appropriate and systematic, based on a theory, it is likely to question the theories or to produce a new theory. - Journal of Balkan Studies includes perspectives that analyse the present and prioritise the future, taking into account the past about North Macedonia, the Balkans and the world, with its consistent, reliable arguments. - Journal of Balkan Studies prioritises methodological, intellectual, historical, theoretical, literature studies and discussions for the region, and gives importance to the production of local knowledge. - Journal of Balkan Studies prioritises knowledge production for the region. It also encourages texts that develop new approaches / imagery to global, intellectual, methodological, historical questions and problems of people and societies. - The number of Balkan Studies Journal can be thematic or published on the basis of articles covering many different topics. - The Journal of Balkan Studies values the fact that the produced information is applicable to people, societies, the world and a future perspective. The aim of the Journal is to contribute to science by publishing high quality publications of scientific importance. For this purpose, original research articles, reviews, case reports, book reviews and letters to the editor are published. Journal of Balkan Studies; centres the Balkans and the disciplines of history, political science, international relations, is an independent, double-blind peer-reviewed, open access and online journal. Articles should describe original data not previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Articles that are deemed suitable for Journal of Balkan Studies submission rules and the scope of the journal are sent to at least two referees who are experts in their fields for scientific evaluation. The Editorial Board members of the Journal of Balkan Studies, who discuss the suitability of the manuscript, then take into account the comments of the referees on each submission. The final decision for all submitted articles belongs to the Editor-in-Chief. The Editorial Board of the Journal of Balkan Studies is committed to comply with the criteria of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Web of Science Research Area: Social Sciences / Area Studies Web of Science Category: Social
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Sevba AbdulaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Türkiye 13, Serbia 2, United States 1, Greece 1, Czechia 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences27.4%
- Historical Turkish StudiesSocial Sciences14.7%
- Ottoman Empire History and SocietySocial Sciences10.8%
- Central European national historySocial Sciences6.4%
- European Cultural and National IdentitySocial Sciences3.8%
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities3.2%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences2.6%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences2.6%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: MLA, CEEAS (EBSCO), J-Gate, CEEOL, MLA Modern Language Association Database
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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 50,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 81 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–350 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2
- book reviewBook ReviewLength not stated
- research articleJournal of Balkan Studies publishes only research articles. Translations, book reviews, etc. are not considered for review.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Research and publication ethics compliance Model summary
It complies with Directive on Scientific Research and Publication Ethics. Additionally, it adopted the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), and Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
CC BY-NC 4.0 license Model summary
The copyrights of the works published in Journal of Balkan Studies belong to their authors. Authors give permission for the intellectual work they submit to be published by Journal of Balkan Studies under the https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ licence.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with Intihal software Model summary
Articles submitted to the journal are checked for plagiarism using the Intihal software to prevent ethical violations.
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
- Balkan Studies Foundation
- Country or region
- North Macedonia
- Language
- Turkish, English, Bosnian, Macedonian, Albanian
- ISSN
- 2671-3675
- Electronic ISSN
- 2671-3659
- 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 Journal of Balkan Studies
How long does peer review take at Journal of Balkan Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Journal of Balkan Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–350 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Journal of Balkan Studies based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Türkiye (13), Serbia (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Balkan Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Balkan Studies is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Balkan Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Balkan 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, 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: .