Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Shidnij Svit
ISSN 1608-0599 · eISSN 1682-5268 · A. Yu. Krymskyi Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Shidnij Svit: CAS Zone 4 · History (2026 Xinrui edition); fully open access; 54 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Shidnij Svit is published by A. Yu. Krymskyi Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and is classed under History in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Eurasian Exchange Networks, Linguistics and Cultural Studies and Chinese history and philosophy, together about 25.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences11.2%
- Linguistics and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities7.8%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences6.9%
- Indian and Buddhist StudiesArts and Humanities5.8%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities5.7%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences5.1%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | 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
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Slavic Humanities Index, Index Copernicus, Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, Zeitschriftendatenbank, British Library, Ulrichsweb, Open Ukrainian Citation Index, EuroPub, Crossref
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 713 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 2 |
| 2025 | 54 | 54 | 19 |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 | 23 |
| 2023 | 52 | 52 | 33 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | 39 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 46 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- A. Yu. Krymskyi Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
- ISSN
- 1608-0599
- Electronic ISSN
- 1682-5268
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Shidnij Svit
What CAS zone is Shidnij Svit in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Shidnij Svit?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Shidnij Svit is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Shidnij Svit open access, and what is the APC?
Shidnij Svit is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .