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RUSSIAN REVIEW
ISSN 0036-0341 · eISSN 1467-9434 · Wiley-Blackwell
RUSSIAN REVIEW: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; review about 1 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 57% (journal website); 138 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
RUSSIAN REVIEW is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 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 Russia and Soviet political economy, together about 43.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Experts agree that for the last half-dozen years The Russian Review has reigned as a premier journal in Slavic Studies. Its prescient receptivity to cultural studies, its admirable emphasis on intellectual and scholarly quality over 'partiinost' and its unusually rigorous adherence to publication schedules have made The Russian Review a model of academic scholarship and professionalism. The Russian Review appears punctually, rarely contains typographical errors and stylistic solecisms, teems with stimulating, original insights, and invariably explores new ground. It is one of the only professional journals worth reading from cover to cover, and its achievements are all the more impressive in light of its independence from dues-paying organizations - Helena Goscilo, University of Pittsburgh.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 21, Russia 3, United Kingdom 2, Germany 1, Canada 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences19.2%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences16.3%
- Russia and Soviet political economySocial Sciences8%
- Russian Literature and Bakhtin StudiesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences6.1%
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in RussiaSocial Sciences4.7%
- Discourse Analysis and Cultural CommunicationSocial Sciences4.4%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,533OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 44.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 132Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 59,101Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,665 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87 | 28 | 2 |
| 2025 | 138 | 67 | 11 |
| 2024 | 138 | 65 | 16 |
| 2023 | 210 | 97 | 51 |
| 2022 | 40 | 4 | 21 |
| 2021 | 67 | 6 | 103 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
Too few articlesOnly 7 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 57%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 57%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewth the author of the work under review. Book reviews should be succinct and no more than 750 words for a single volume and 1,000 words for an edited volume. Occ…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- letters to the editorThe Russian Review publishes signed letters to the editor written in response to recent publications. The author of the publication will also be offered an oppo…main text ≤ 500 words
- reviewview of the specific works in question. Review essays have a target length of 3,000 to 5,000 words, including footnotes. Letters to the Editor The Russian Revmain text ≤ 5,000 words
- standard research articlesion, the papers must be developed into standard research articles, with a target length of 9,000 words each, including footnotes. Cluster proposals should be s…main text ≤ 9,000 words
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0036-0341
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-9434
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 85, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about RUSSIAN REVIEW
What CAS zone is RUSSIAN REVIEW in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, RUSSIAN REVIEW is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 2 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of RUSSIAN REVIEW?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 94.
How long does peer review take at RUSSIAN REVIEW?
The publisher reports about 1 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 57% (2025). 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 RUSSIAN REVIEW?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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 RUSSIAN REVIEW based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (21), Russia (3) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index RUSSIAN REVIEW?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RUSSIAN REVIEW is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is RUSSIAN REVIEW open access, and what is the APC?
RUSSIAN REVIEW is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .