Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Zhurnal Belorusskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Istoriia
ISSN 2520-6338 · eISSN 2617-4006 · Belarusian State University · Belarus
Zhurnal Belorusskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Istoriia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zhurnal Belorusskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Istoriia is published by Belarusian State University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soviet and Russian History, Polish Historical and Cultural Studies and World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact, together about 40.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences27.9%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences6.9%
- World Wars: History, Literature, and ImpactSocial Sciences6.1%
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities5.7%
- Central European national historySocial Sciences5.3%
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities4.2%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences3.8%
- Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandArts and Humanities3.4%
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classics | Q4 | 161/196 | 18th |
| History | Q4 | 1643/1936 | 15th |
| Religious Studies | Q4 | 660/760 | 13th |
| Archeology (arts and humanities) | Q4 | 420/462 | 9th |
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
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 137 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 4 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 6 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Belarusian State University
- Country or region
- Belarus
- Language
- English, Russian, Belarusian
- ISSN
- 2520-6338
- Electronic ISSN
- 2617-4006
- 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 ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zhurnal Belorusskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Istoriia
How long does peer review take at Zhurnal Belorusskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Istoriia?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Zhurnal Belorusskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Istoriia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zhurnal Belorusskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Istoriia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Zhurnal Belorusskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Istoriia open access, and what is the APC?
Zhurnal Belorusskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Istoriia 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; 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: .