Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Vestnik SviatoFilaretovskogo instituta
ISSN 2658-7599 · eISSN 2713-3141 · St. Philaret’s Christian Orthodox Institute · Russian Federation
Vestnik SviatoFilaretovskogo instituta: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vestnik SviatoFilaretovskogo instituta is published by St. Philaret’s Christian Orthodox Institute. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soviet and Russian History, Catholicism and Religious Studies and Karl Barth and Christian Theology, together about 32.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Religious studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The purpose of our journal is to promote the continuity and originality of Russian theological thought and its development in the context of the achievements of modern knowledge of the humanities. The journal aims to publish studies in the field of Christian Dogmatic Theology, Ecclesiology, Missiology, Catechetics, Church History, Liturgics, Patristics, and other theological disciplines. We also aim to keep our readers informed about new relevant publications and academic conferences, as well as involve young colleagues in the professional community. The Journal publishes scholarly articles in Theology, materials from round table discussions, forums, and seminars, as well as new source material, archival documents, overviews, reviews, and translations.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Editor-in-chief Fr. Georgy KochetkovPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences12.4%
- Catholicism and Religious StudiesArts and Humanities11.5%
- Karl Barth and Christian TheologyArts and Humanities8.7%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities7.3%
- Theology and Canon Law StudiesArts and Humanities6.9%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences6.7%
- Religious and Theological StudiesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities5.6%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | Q3 | 492/760 | 35th |
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
SCIEPublisher website
Other: State Commission for Academic Degrees and Titles, Google Scholar, Index Copernicus
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
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 374 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 35 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 22 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | 24 |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | 30 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 7 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | 3 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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-NC | |
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–250 words
- Keywords
- 7–10
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Copyright/licensing policy: authors retain copyright and license under CC BY-NC 4.0 Model summary
Authors retain intellectual property rights (copyright rights) and grant the Journal first right to publication of their materials, which are automatically licensed under conditions laid out in the Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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
- St. Philaret’s Christian Orthodox Institute
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English, Russian
- ISSN
- 2658-7599
- Electronic ISSN
- 2713-3141
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Vestnik SviatoFilaretovskogo instituta
How long does peer review take at Vestnik SviatoFilaretovskogo instituta?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Vestnik SviatoFilaretovskogo instituta?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: 7–10; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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.
Which databases index Vestnik SviatoFilaretovskogo instituta?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vestnik SviatoFilaretovskogo instituta is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Vestnik SviatoFilaretovskogo instituta open access, and what is the APC?
Vestnik SviatoFilaretovskogo instituta 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .