Journal profile
Slavianskii al'manakh
ISSN 2073-5731 · eISSN 2782-4411 · Publishing house «INDRIK» · Russian Federation
Slavianskii al'manakh: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Slavianskii al'manakh is published by Publishing house «INDRIK». By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soviet and Russian History, Central European national history and Balkans: History, Politics, Society, together about 35.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The academic journal of the Institute of Slavic Studies (Russian Academy of Sciences) «Slavic Almanac» (the editor-in-chief is Konstantin Nikiforov) is one of the leading Russian periodicals dedicated to the problems of Slavic studies. It is an actively growing field that focuses on history, languages, literature, folklore, material and spiritual culture of the Slavic peoples. The journal brings together Russian Slavists, it creates and supports their connections with researchers from other countries, informs readers about current problems and achievements in Slavic studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 15, Croatia 2, Japan 1, Italy 1, Austria 1 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences15.8%
- Central European national historySocial Sciences12.1%
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences7.2%
- Central European Literary StudiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandArts and Humanities4.6%
- European Linguistics and AnthropologySocial Sciences4%
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences3.3%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 495 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 7 |
| 2024 | 65 | 65 | 44 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | 84 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | 43 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | 36 |
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- Keywords
- ≤ 10
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- articleThe edition includes articles and materials on the history of Slavic peoples, linguistics, ethnolinguistics and literary studies.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Disclosure rules and conflict of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborat…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
The «Slavic Almanac» is an open access journal. It provides open access to all materials under the Creative Commons | Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) licence. At the same time, copyright remains the authors’ in full.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review
The journal is included into the List of leading peer-reviewed academic journals and editions where key scholarly results of Cand. Sci. and Dr. Sci. theses should be published. Model summary
A bilateral anonymous (“blind”) peer review method is mandatory for processing of all scientific manuscripts submitted to the editorial stuff of “Slavic Almanac”). This implies that neither the reviewer is aware of the authorship of the manuscript, nor the author maintains any contact with the reviewer. Members of the editorial board and leading Russian and international experts in corresponding a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism detection
The "Slavic Almanac" uses native Russian-language plagiarism detection software Antiplagiat to screen the submissions. If plagiarism is identified, the COPE guidelines on plagiarism will be followed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint and postprint policy
Prior to acceptance and publication in “Slavic Almanac”, authors may make their submissions available as preprints on personal or public websites. As part of the submission process, authors are required to confirm that the submission has not been previously published, nor has been submitted. After a manuscript has been published in “Slavic Almanac” we suggest that the link to the article on the jo…
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
- Publishing house «INDRIK»
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian
- ISSN
- 2073-5731
- Electronic ISSN
- 2782-4411
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Slavianskii al'manakh
How long does peer review take at Slavianskii al'manakh?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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 Slavianskii al'manakh?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 10; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Slavianskii al'manakh based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (15), Croatia (2) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Slavianskii al'manakh?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Slavianskii al'manakh is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Slavianskii al'manakh open access, and what is the APC?
Slavianskii al'manakh 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: .