Journal profile · LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Voprosy Onomastiki-Problems of Onomastics
ISSN 1994-2400 · eISSN 1994-2451 · Izdatelstvo Uralskogo Universiteta · Russian Federation
Voprosy Onomastiki-Problems of Onomastics: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Voprosy Onomastiki-Problems of Onomastics is published by Izdatelstvo Uralskogo Universiteta and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Linguistics and language evolution and Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends, together about 41.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Voprosy onomastiki (Problems of Onomastics) publishes original research papers on all aspects of onomastics: theory of proper names and methods of onomastics; lexicography of proper names (presentation of old and new dictionaries); source studies in onomastics; functioning of proper names in different contexts: in dialects and popular language, in folklore and literature, in scientific and administrative discourses; historical studies of anthroponyms and toponyms (including the study of substrate toponymy); onomastics as a cross-road of different disciplines (history, archaeology, ethnology, geography, anthropology, ethnolinguistics, etymology, regional studies, etc.); methods of documentary fieldwork and data processing in onomastics. Preference is generally given to the Slavic, Finno-Ugric, Romance, Germanic, Baltic, Celtic and Turkic languages. However, authors are invited to contribute papers on other languages as well. Additionally, the journal publishes materials of discussions, conference reviews, expedition reports, memoirs on renowned onomatologists, books, journals and dissertation reviews, bibliographies, information on forthcoming scientific events in the field of onomastics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 5, Germany 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Discourse Analysis and Cultural CommunicationSocial Sciences17%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities15.3%
- Regional Socio-Economic Development TrendsSocial Sciences9.1%
- Linguistics and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities6.8%
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities5.9%
- Language, Communication, and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Literature, Language, and Rhetoric StudiesSocial Sciences3.7%
- Names, Identity, and Discrimination ResearchSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEWeb of ScienceERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, OCLC, Linguistics Abstracts Online, MLA International Bibliography, MLA Directory of Periodicals, Slavic Humanities Index, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, WorldCat (OCLC)
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 461 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 12 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 32 |
| 2023 | 42 | 42 | 52 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 63 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 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.
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
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-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
- Open access
Open access, no publication fees Model summary
Since December 2014, the journal operates on a no-fee open access basis: the journal does not charge publication fees, all publications are freely available to the reader on the journal's website.
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
- Izdatelstvo Uralskogo Universiteta
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian
- ISSN
- 1994-2400
- Electronic ISSN
- 1994-2451
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Voprosy Onomastiki-Problems of Onomastics
What CAS zone is Voprosy Onomastiki-Problems of Onomastics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Voprosy Onomastiki-Problems of Onomastics is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Language & Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Voprosy Onomastiki-Problems of Onomastics?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Voprosy Onomastiki-Problems of Onomastics based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (5) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Voprosy Onomastiki-Problems of Onomastics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Voprosy Onomastiki-Problems of Onomastics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE, Web of Science and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Voprosy Onomastiki-Problems of Onomastics open access, and what is the APC?
Voprosy Onomastiki-Problems of Onomastics 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: .