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Problems of Post-Communism

M.E. Sharpe Inc. · United States

ISSN1075-8216eISSN1557-783X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.505

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.462

Total Works

1,401

Total Citations

14,091

2yr Mean Citedness

1.67

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Problems of Post-Communism publishes research on current economic, political, security, and international developments and trends in post-Communist countries and entities. The journal articles address concerns in the fields of political economy, politics, law, economic system, and public administration, with a focus on Politics and China.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 40 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,401

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

M.E. Sharpe Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1075-8216 / 1557-783X

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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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Russia and Soviet political economyPost-Soviet Geopolitical DynamicsEastern European Communism and ReformsPolitical Conflict and GovernanceInternational Relations and Foreign Policy