Journal profile · HISTORY
Volgogradskii Gosudarstvennyi Universitet-Vestnik-Seriya 4-Istoriya Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye Otnosheniya
ISSN 1998-9938 · eISSN 2312-8704 · Volgograd State University · Russian Federation
Volgogradskii Gosudarstvennyi Universitet-Vestnik-Seriya 4-Istoriya Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye Otnosheniya: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 7 weeks (community reports); 128 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Volgogradskii Gosudarstvennyi Universitet-Vestnik-Seriya 4-Istoriya Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye Otnosheniya is published by Volgograd State University and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Byzantine Studies and History, Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation and Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends, together about 29% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Mission of the journal is to promote collaboration of the Russian and international professional community with the aim to internationalize the historical scholarship and political science. Following the Editorial policy, the journal covers of articles on general and specific problems of the history, international relations and political development of Europe, America, Russia and the CIS countries. The editors are committed to publishing articles prepared in accordance with both classical traditions and modern trends in historical scholarship. Published articles reveal the close connection between history and society, show the different views of professional community on world and Russian history. The journal also seeks to transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries and to foster academic discussions on a wide range of topical issues of historical scholarship and political science. Purposes of the journal: – publication of original historical and political research based on thorough source studies, traditional and new methodological approaches; – promotion of modern trends and advances in history and political science to a wide range of scholars; – fostering integration of Russian historical scholarship into international academia; – respect to and critical application of knowledge obtained by Russian and foreign historians of the past. The journal pursues as its guiding tasks presentation of up-to-date Russian research on world and Russian history to international academic community and promotion of foreign studies to Russian readership. The double-blind peer-reviewed journal maintains the Editorial Board consisting of many internationally recognized scholars who keep the high quality of published materials. Each article is reviewed by at least two experts. Special attention is paid to completeness and culture of historiographic research and to introduction of new sources into academic use. The Editorial Staff is striving to support researchers in enriching their works. The journal’s distinguishing characteristic is that three issues a year are devoted to urgent issues of world and Russian history while thematic issues are focused on narrow topics thus being extensive academic platforms allowing for more effective development of scholarship. The journal contributes to the integration of Russian historical scholarship to international academic space. Since 2016, one of the thematic issues has been devoted to classical history – the history of the Byzanti
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editor-in-chief TYUMENTSEV IgorPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 82, United States 3, Greece 2, Hungary 2, Serbia 2 (92 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities10.9%
- Security, Politics, and Digital TransformationSocial Sciences9.8%
- Regional Socio-Economic Development TrendsSocial Sciences8.3%
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in RussiaSocial Sciences7.5%
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences6.9%
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities6.6%
- Global Political and Economic RelationsSocial Sciences5.9%
- Social and Behavioral StudiesSocial Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 123LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,159Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,715 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 65 | 0 |
| 2025 | 128 | 128 | 44 |
| 2024 | 125 | 125 | 42 |
| 2023 | 136 | 136 | 84 |
| 2022 | 136 | 136 | 106 |
| 2021 | 168 | 168 | 186 |
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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 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 | |
| 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
- 5–7
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Publication ethics and malpractice statement Model summary
Before submission, please, see our Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC-BY license Model summary
Authors should agree with the policy of the Journal concerning to the copyright, distribution of materials which are being published under license CC-BY, and with the other policies published in the section "Editorial Policies" that is on https://hfrir.jvolsu.com/index.php/en/information-en;
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
There is a “double blind” peer-review system. Submitted article is assigned to the reviewers without identifying the authors’ names, reviewers’ names and their institutional affiliations are not provided to the author.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Antiplagiat originality at least 70% Model summary
The originality of the article according to the "Antiplagiat" system should be at least 70%, taking into account the correct borrowings from the author's own works, references to published sources, as well as the coincidence of terms and stable phrases adopted in this field of science.
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
- Volgograd State University
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian
- ISSN
- 1998-9938
- Electronic ISSN
- 2312-8704
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Volgogradskii Gosudarstvennyi Universitet-Vestnik-Seriya 4-Istoriya Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye Otnosheniya
What CAS zone is Volgogradskii Gosudarstvennyi Universitet-Vestnik-Seriya 4-Istoriya Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye Otnosheniya in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Volgogradskii Gosudarstvennyi Universitet-Vestnik-Seriya 4-Istoriya Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye Otnosheniya is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History. 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.
How long does peer review take at Volgogradskii Gosudarstvennyi Universitet-Vestnik-Seriya 4-Istoriya Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye Otnosheniya?
Authors report an average review time of about 7 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 Volgogradskii Gosudarstvennyi Universitet-Vestnik-Seriya 4-Istoriya Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye Otnosheniya?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: 5–7; Reference style: APA; 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 Volgogradskii Gosudarstvennyi Universitet-Vestnik-Seriya 4-Istoriya Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye Otnosheniya based?
Of the 92 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (82), United States (3) and Greece (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Volgogradskii Gosudarstvennyi Universitet-Vestnik-Seriya 4-Istoriya Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye Otnosheniya?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Volgogradskii Gosudarstvennyi Universitet-Vestnik-Seriya 4-Istoriya Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye Otnosheniya is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Volgogradskii Gosudarstvennyi Universitet-Vestnik-Seriya 4-Istoriya Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye Otnosheniya open access, and what is the APC?
Volgogradskii Gosudarstvennyi Universitet-Vestnik-Seriya 4-Istoriya Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye Otnosheniya 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .