Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Laboratorium-Russian Review of Social Research
ISSN 2076-8214 · eISSN 2078-1938 · Centre for Independent Social Research
Laboratorium-Russian Review of Social Research: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; 53 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Laboratorium-Russian Review of Social Research is published by Centre for Independent Social Research and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia, Eastern European Communism and Reforms and Soviet and Russian History, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Laboratorium: Russian Review of Social Research is an international, interdisciplinary academic platform for critical discussion of the processes and phenomena taking place in the post-Soviet space. Since its founding in 2009, the journal has devoted considerable attention to investigations of post-Soviet transformations. Of particular relevance today are the rethinking and reevaluation of the depth and scale of the processes of post-Soviet transformations, which have become part of the broad conceptual framework of postcolonial studies. The postsocialist space, including Russia, remains an important focus for the journal, but the global nature and scale of the ongoing changes significantly expand the geography for possible publications and call for intercultural and interregional comparisons. Since 2025, the journal has operated as a completely independent project, located in Finland. The journal is primarily interested in publishing research carried out using qualitative methodology and mixed methods. Laboratorium works toward advancing dialogue among different social science disciplines and accepts texts in any discipline of social sciences including (but not limited to) sociology, cultural anthropology, political science, social geography, cultural studies, gender studies, sociolinguistics, and social history. The journal also seeks to contributes to the advancement of modern research approaches and methods of critical qualitative research, welcoming publications that explore questions of qualitative methodology of social research. The journal publishes research articles, essays, thematic reviews, discussions, field notes, and book reviews. All research articles undergo double-blind peer review. Only texts that have not been published elsewhere and are not under review in other journals are accepted for consideration. Submissions may be in English or Russian.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in RussiaSocial Sciences14.4%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences9.4%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences9%
- Regional Socio-Economic Development TrendsSocial Sciences8.5%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences6.3%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering6.2%
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 579 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | 6 |
| 2024 | 63 | 63 | 34 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 14 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 25 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | 75 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Article types accepted3
- articlesArticles Symbolic Violence as a Factor in the Integration of Transboundary Migrants from Central Asia and the South Caucasus into Siberian CitiesLength not stated
- book reviewRossen Djagalov. Ot internatsionalizma k postkolonializmu: Literatura i kinematograf mezhdu vtorym i tretʹim mirom. Moscow: Novoe literaturnoe obozrenie, 2025 S…Length not stated
- book reviewsBook Reviews Rossen Djagalov. Ot internatsionalizma k postkolonializmu: Literatura i kinematograf mezhdu vtorym i tretʹim mirom.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Authors must register with the journal before submitting; registered authors can log in and begin the five-step submission process. Model summary
Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in and begin the five-step process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Laboratorium: Russian Review of Social Research is committed to following fair and professional practices in all aspects of its operation. The goal of the journal is to facilitate exchange of scientific knowledge across borders and across disciplines in the social sciences; we aim to publish original research based on empirical studies that is of interest and value to the international intellectua…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access journal publishing in Russian and English. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. The journals does not charge submission or publication fees. Authors receive no honoraria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Unless outright rejected by the editors, all submissions of research article manuscripts undergo at least one round of double-blind peer review. In most cases, revisions of different degrees are required of the authors. After the revisions are complete, submissions may be sent to reviewers for a second round of reviews. Final decisions on publication are made on the basis of external reviews but a…
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
- Centre for Independent Social Research
- ISSN
- 2076-8214
- Electronic ISSN
- 2078-1938
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Laboratorium-Russian Review of Social Research
What CAS zone is Laboratorium-Russian Review of Social Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Laboratorium-Russian Review of Social Research is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Laboratorium-Russian Review of Social Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Laboratorium-Russian Review of Social Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Laboratorium-Russian Review of Social Research open access, and what is the APC?
Laboratorium-Russian Review of Social Research is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .