Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (all)
Shagi/ Steps
ISSN 2412-9410 · eISSN 2782-1765 · Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Shagi/ Steps: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 9 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Shagi/ Steps is published by Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Classical Antiquity Studies, Classical Studies and Philology and Soviet and Russian History, together about 26.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Рецензируемый научный журнал «Шаги / Steps» издается с 2015 г. Школой актуальных гуманитарных исследований (ШАГИ) при Институте общественных наук РАНХиГС. На его страницах обсуждаются актуальные проблемы современного гуманитарного знания по таким направлениям, как античная культура, востоковедение, сравнительное языкознание, историко-культурные исследования, культурология и социальная коммуникация, теоретическая фольклористика и социолингвистика.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (all)
Editor-in-chief С. Ю. НеклюдовPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences9.9%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities8.2%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences8%
- Russian Literature and Bakhtin StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities6.4%
- Comparative and World LiteratureArts and Humanities5.6%
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities5.5%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Arts and Humanities | Q4 | 134/175 | 23rd |
| General Social Sciences | Q4 | 260/286 | 9th |
| General Psychology | Q4 | 214/220 | 2nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: RSCI, ВАК (К1), Белый список РЦНИ (Уровень 4), Hungarian Scientific Bibliography Database, UlrichWeb Global Serials Directory, Open policy finder (бывш. Sherpa Romeo), Scilit, OpenAlex, Wikidata, Scholia, Fatcat, DNB, CrossRef, CNKI
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
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 514 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 2024 | 79 | 79 | 28 |
| 2023 | 64 | 64 | 61 |
| 2022 | 69 | 69 | 27 |
| 2021 | 67 | 67 | 10 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 |
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
- 200–250 words
- Keywords
- 9–12
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted5
- интервьюинтервьюLength not stated
- обзоробзорLength not stated
- оригинальная статьяоригинальная статьяLength not stated
- переводпереводLength not stated
- рецензия на книгурецензия на книгуLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Open access, Preprints
- Authorship
Рассмотрение жалоб и апелляций и постпубликационные дискуссии Model summary
Рассмотрение жалоб и апелляций и постпубликационные дискуссии
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Политика раскрытия и конфликты интересов Model summary
Политика раскрытия и конфликты интересов
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Model summary
Открытый доступ: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Политика размещения препринтов и постпринтов Model summary
Политика размещения препринтов и постпринтов
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
- Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
- ISSN
- 2412-9410
- Electronic ISSN
- 2782-1765
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Shagi/ Steps
What are the manuscript requirements of Shagi/ Steps?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: 9–12; Reference style: APA. 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.
Which databases index Shagi/ Steps?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Shagi/ Steps is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Shagi/ Steps open access, and what is the APC?
Shagi/ Steps 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .