Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic Studies
ISSN 2613-7844 · ELM Scholarly Press · Estonia
Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic Studies is published by ELM Scholarly Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are European Linguistics and Anthropology, Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies and Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies, together about 47.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and Scope The Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic Studies (YBBS) is a peer-reviewed annual English language journal for the study of humanities (incl. etnology, folklore, religiosity, and migration studies)., global relations and influences of the past events and modern developments in the area. YBBS welcomes contributions in the fields of critical and comparative analyses of cultural history. Although geographically-oriented towards the Balkan and Balticum in wider sense, to the contact and influencial relations, the journals aims is oriented to an international readership and contributors. YBBS is designed to respond to the important changes that have affected the study area but particular predominance is given to the analyses of contemporary problems, and innovative research. YBBS is an open-access, academic journal which publishes double-blind peer-reviewed research articles, research reports, review articles, book reviews, and commentaries. The journal also accepts proposals for special issues on topical themes concerning the region or its individual states in European or global cultural flows and frames. No charges are applied either for submissing, reviewing or processing articles for publication. Supporters Supported by Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Estonian and Latvian Academies of Sciences, Centre of Excellence in Estonian Studies; Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum, Estonian Literary Museum, Lithuanian Institute of History, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Latvia The journal is listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Scopus. This journal continues the scholarly discussion and research established in the frame of the projects and publications established in 2000s „Balkan And Baltic States In United Europe: History, Religion, And Culture”. Publication ethics and malpractice statement ISSN (print) 2613-7844 (online) 2613-7852 YBBS is a joint publication of Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Estonian and Latvian Academies of Sciences, Centre of Excellence in Estonian Studies, Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum, Estonian Literary Museum, Lithuanian Institute of History, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Latvia.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European Linguistics and AnthropologySocial Sciences19.6%
- Cultural and Sociopolitical StudiesArts and Humanities17.1%
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities10.9%
- Religious Tourism and SpacesSocial Sciences5.5%
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences5.1%
- Cultural Identity and HeritageArts and Humanities4.7%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences4.4%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q4 | 1574/1936 | 18th |
| Religious Studies | Q4 | 642/760 | 15th |
| Cultural Studies | Q4 | 1235/1434 | 13th |
| Anthropology | Q4 | 498/536 | 7th |
| Political Science and International Relations | Q4 | 708/745 | 5th |
| Demography | Q4 | 135/140 | 3rd |
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
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 151 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 7 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 7 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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 | — |
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 websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
No charges are applied either for submissing, reviewing or processing articles for publication. Model summary
No charges are applied either for submissing, reviewing or processing articles for publication.
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
- ELM Scholarly Press
- Country or region
- Estonia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2613-7844
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 2 (2025)
- 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 Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic Studies
How long does peer review take at Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic Studies is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic Studies 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: .