Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
osteuropa
ISSN 0030-6428 · eISSN 2509-3444 · Deutsche Gesellschaf Fur Osteuropakunde E.V
osteuropa: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.02; subscription journal; 111 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
osteuropa is published by Deutsche Gesellschaf Fur Osteuropakunde E.V 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 German History and Society, European history and politics and Eastern European Communism and Reforms, together about 32.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- German History and SocietyArts and Humanities11.5%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences10.9%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences10.5%
- German legal, social, and political studiesSocial Sciences8.1%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences5.8%
- Memory, History, Trauma, IdentityArts and Humanities5.5%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences4.5%
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 | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.02LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,134 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 111 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 96 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 93 | 4 | 16 |
| 2022 | 127 | 2 | 70 |
| 2021 | 93 | 1 | 58 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Deutsche Gesellschaf Fur Osteuropakunde E.V
- ISSN
- 0030-6428
- Electronic ISSN
- 2509-3444
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about osteuropa
What CAS zone is osteuropa in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, osteuropa is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science. 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.
What is the impact factor of osteuropa?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.02; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 6.
Which databases index osteuropa?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, osteuropa is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is osteuropa open access, and what is the APC?
osteuropa is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .