Journal profile · HISTORY
Revolutionary Russia
ISSN 0954-6545 · eISSN 1743-7873 · Taylor & Francis
Revolutionary Russia: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.3 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 121 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 22% (journal website); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revolutionary Russia is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soviet and Russian History, Eastern European Communism and Reforms and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 43.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Wherever modern European history is taught, the Russian revolutions of 1905 and 1917 are central to its concerns. These events marked a crucial turning point in the demise of autocracy and the rise of revolutionary socialism that would shape Russia, Europe and the international system for the rest of the twentieth century and beyond. Revolutionary Russia is the only English-language journal to concentrate on the revolutionary period of Russian history, from c.1880-c.1932. As the journal of the Study Group on the Russian Revolution (founded in 1975), it is interdisciplinary and international in approach, publishing original research, documentary sources, book reviews and review articles in the fields of history, politics, economics, sociology, art history and literary and intellectual history from scholars across the world, including Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union. Submissions are welcome from established, young, and independent scholars. All research articles published in the journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized external refereeing.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 5, United Kingdom 2, Netherlands 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences22.8%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences12.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering7.5%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences6.3%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences6%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
OCLC, America: History and Life, Current Abstracts, Historical AbstractsPublisher website
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.12Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.85Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 32,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 873 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 27 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 27 | 9 | 12 |
| 2022 | 29 | 4 | 26 |
| 2021 | 28 | 11 | 25 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 121 daysPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Revolutionary Russia is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and re…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0954-6545
- Electronic ISSN
- 1743-7873
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revolutionary Russia
What CAS zone is Revolutionary Russia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revolutionary Russia is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Revolutionary Russia?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at Revolutionary Russia?
The publisher reports about 121 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22%. 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 JCR quartile is Revolutionary Russia in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of History.
Where are the editorial board members of Revolutionary Russia based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (5), United Kingdom (2) and Netherlands (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revolutionary Russia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revolutionary Russia is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Revolutionary Russia open access, and what is the APC?
Revolutionary Russia is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .