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POST-SOVIET AFFAIRS

ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · GB

ISSN1060-586XeISSN1938-2855

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.707

H-Indexi

SNIPi

2.635

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Post-Soviet Affairs publishes research articles and data notes. The journal covers key research areas related to the post-Soviet region.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionGB

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 29 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1060-586X / 1938-2855

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

677

2019

613

2020

402

2021

669

2022

309

2023

195

2024

105

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Economics and EconometricsQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area StudiesEconomicsPolitical Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Russia and Soviet political economyPolitical Conflict and GovernanceElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationInternational Relations and Foreign PolicySoviet and Russian HistoryEastern European Communism and ReformsPost-Soviet Geopolitical DynamicsPolitical Influence and Corporate StrategiesEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesCorruption and Economic Development

Frequently asked questions about POST-SOVIET AFFAIRS

Is POST-SOVIET AFFAIRS a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for POST-SOVIET AFFAIRS: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of POST-SOVIET AFFAIRS?

POST-SOVIET AFFAIRS is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is POST-SOVIET AFFAIRS indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

POST-SOVIET AFFAIRS is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.