Journal profile · LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM
Problemy Istoricheskoi Poetiki
ISSN 1026-9479 · eISSN 2411-4642 · Petrozavodsk State University · Russian Federation
Problemy Istoricheskoi Poetiki: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 3 weeks (community reports); 58 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Problemy Istoricheskoi Poetiki is published by Petrozavodsk State University and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, together about 46.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Problems of Historical Poetics journal aims to promote the development of education in humanities and sciences in Russia and abroad and publish new studies in comparative historical poetics. The journal offers new interpretations of the works of Russian and World literature based on original ideas and concepts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM
Editor-in-chief Vladimir ZakharovPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Russia 12, Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1, Italy 1, Spain 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences15.8%
- Discourse Analysis and Cultural CommunicationSocial Sciences15.6%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences15.5%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering15.5%
- Russian Literature and Bakhtin StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- European Linguistics and AnthropologySocial Sciences4.9%
- Vladimir Nabokov Literary StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Education, Literature, Philosophy ResearchSocial Sciences3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literary Theory & Criticism | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 66.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 89.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 64LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,016 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | 5 |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 | 31 |
| 2023 | 63 | 63 | 29 |
| 2022 | 65 | 65 | 56 |
| 2021 | 68 | 68 | 81 |
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 3 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
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
- 180–250 words
- Keywords
- 10–15
- Reference style
- Author–date
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Copyright retained by authors Model summary
Authors retain the copyright and full publishing rights without restrictions.
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
- Petrozavodsk State University
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian
- ISSN
- 1026-9479
- Electronic ISSN
- 2411-4642
- 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 Problemy Istoricheskoi Poetiki
What CAS zone is Problemy Istoricheskoi Poetiki in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Problemy Istoricheskoi Poetiki is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Literary Theory & Criticism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Problemy Istoricheskoi Poetiki?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 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 Problemy Istoricheskoi Poetiki?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 180–250 words; Keywords: 10–15; 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 Problemy Istoricheskoi Poetiki based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (12), Mainland China (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Problemy Istoricheskoi Poetiki?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Problemy Istoricheskoi Poetiki is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Problemy Istoricheskoi Poetiki open access, and what is the APC?
Problemy Istoricheskoi Poetiki 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .