Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Philological Class
ISSN 2071-2405 · eISSN 2658-5235 · Ural State Pedagogical University · Russian Federation
Philological Class: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 84 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Philological Class is published by Ural State Pedagogical University and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, together about 41.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Philological Class is a peer reviewed scholarly journal publishing research findings in the field of literary studies, linguistics and methods of teaching these disciplines at higher and secondary school, reviews of monographs and academic events. The goal and the task of the journal is to present new aspects of research in the study of literature and linguistics, to create a reasoned dialogue between proponents of various methodological approaches; to introduce new educational concepts; to protect, expand and support the Russian language academic environment. The task to ensure a broad international scope of the papers and to deepen contacts with the global academic community of humanitarian orientation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Tatyana Anatolyevna LozhkovaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 58, Germany 2, Switzerland 2, Slovakia 2, France 1 (70 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Discourse Analysis and Cultural CommunicationSocial Sciences15.4%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences13.2%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences13.1%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering13.1%
- Language, Communication, and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences7.6%
- Education, Innovation and Language StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Foreign Language Teaching MethodsSocial Sciences3.7%
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in RussiaSocial Sciences3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSDOAJPublisher website
Other: eLIBRARY, Академия Google, Crossref, Scholar Google
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 84LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 791 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 44 | 18 | 14 |
| 2021 | 125 | 117 | 96 |
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 ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 words
- Keywords
- 5–10
- Reference style
- Author–date
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Data availability
Privacy statement Model summary
Personal information provided by authors to the journal Philological Class including names and e-mail addresses will be used exclusively for the purposes of scholarly publication. The Editorial Board shall not make personal information available for the third party that may use it for other purposes.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Academic ethics Model summary
Authors are obliged to abide by the principles of academic ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License Model summary
Authors who publish articles in the journal Philological Class agree to the following:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
A full-text version of the journal is available open access at https://filclass.ru/en/ and at the scientific electronic library platform (RSCI).
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
- Ural State Pedagogical University
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian
- ISSN
- 2071-2405
- Electronic ISSN
- 2658-5235
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Philological Class
What CAS zone is Philological Class in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Philological Class is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Philological Class?
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 Philological Class?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≥ 250 words; Keywords: 5–10; Reference style: Author–date. 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 Philological Class based?
Of the 70 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (58), Germany (2) and Switzerland (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Philological Class?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Philological Class is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Philological Class open access, and what is the APC?
Philological Class 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: .