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Russian Review

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0036-0341eISSN1467-9434

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total25

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.194

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

7,608

Total Citations

70,347

2yr Mean Citedness

0.06

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores Russian history, culture, and politics, with a particular focus on the Soviet era and its legacies. Recent articles examine political repression, artistic responses to authoritarianism, the impact of World War II, and the evolution of Soviet science and state power. The scope also includes analyses of demographic policies, social movements, and literary and cinematic representations of Russian and Soviet life.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 162 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications7,608

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0036-0341 / 1467-9434

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Cultural StudiesQ2

HistoryQ2

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceHistoryCultural StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Soviet and Russian HistoryEastern European Communism and ReformsRussia and Soviet political economyRussian Literature and Bakhtin StudiesHistorical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics