Journal profile
Tsentral'noevropeiskie issledovaniia
ISSN 2619-0877 · eISSN 2949-3811 · Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Slavic Studies · Russian Federation
Tsentral'noevropeiskie issledovaniia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tsentral'noevropeiskie issledovaniia is published by Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Slavic Studies. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Central European national history, Balkans: History, Politics, Society and Soviet and Russian History, together about 42.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Central-European Studies is an interdisciplinary yearbook devoted to Central Europe and neighbouring regions viewed from a comparative perspective. Olga V. Khavanova is the editor-in-chief. The Central-European Studies series was founded in 1999 at the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences by Tofik. M. Islamov and Aleksandr S. Stykalin. The early issues of the series contained the proceedings of conferences devoted to Central-European history and culture from the Middle Ages to the present day or were festschrifts in honour of Russian historians who had made a significant contribution to the research of the region. In total, 9 issues were published between 1999 and 2017. In 2018, the publication was transformed into a yearbook intended to publish both the proceedings of conferences held under the auspices of the Interdisciplinary Central-European Seminar and articles complying with the scope of the yearbook. The journal's aim is a comprehensive interdisciplinary study of the Central European region and neighbouring regions from a comparative perspective. The journal goals at creating space for dialogue between humanities scholars from different countries studying the history, languages, and culture of Central Europe in the past and present. The periodical publishes papers on the following topics: political, social and cultural history of Central European countries and nations; languages and literatures of Central European nations; memory studies in the region; history of political, cultural and linguistic contacts in Central Europe and neighbouring regions. The editorial board accepts texts in Slavic languages, as well as in English, German, and Hungarian and publishes their Russian-language translations complemented with the summaries and keywords in English. The journal accepts only original texts that have not been published before. All articles are subject to mandatory double-blind peer review. According to the international standard of scientific periodicals, each article receives its own unique DOI (Digital Object Identifier) code after publication. Peer review process All articles submitted to the editorial board undergo a double-blind peer review. Before sending the manuscript to reviewers, the editorial board makes a preliminary assessment within five working days in order to ascertain the compliance of the material with the journal’s scope and formatting requirements. If the article does not comply with them, it is reject
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Olga V. KhavanovaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Central European national historySocial Sciences25%
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences10.1%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences7.8%
- European Cultural and National IdentitySocial Sciences5.6%
- Central European Literary StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities4.1%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences3.7%
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
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 123 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 5 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 3 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 1 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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
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 | No APC | — | — |
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, Peer review
- Open access Open Access Policy
The journal provides open access to all materials under licence Creative Commons | Attribution-NoDerivatives licence. At the same time, copyright remains the authors’ in full.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
All articles submitted to the editorial board undergo a double-blind peer review. Before sending the manuscript to reviewers, the editorial board makes a preliminary assessment within five working days in order to ascertain the compliance of the material with the journal’s scope and formatting requirements. If the article does not comply with them, it is rejected at this stage.
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 Academy of Sciences, Institute of Slavic Studies
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian
- ISSN
- 2619-0877
- Electronic ISSN
- 2949-3811
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Tsentral'noevropeiskie issledovaniia
How long does peer review take at Tsentral'noevropeiskie issledovaniia?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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.
Which databases index Tsentral'noevropeiskie issledovaniia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tsentral'noevropeiskie issledovaniia is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Tsentral'noevropeiskie issledovaniia open access, and what is the APC?
Tsentral'noevropeiskie issledovaniia 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: .