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Problems of Post-Communism

M.E. Sharpe Inc. Β· United States

ISSN1075-8216eISSN1557-783X
SJR Q1βœ“ WOS SSCIβœ“ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.881
H-Indexi
49
SNIPi
1.462
Total Worksi
1,401
Total Citationsi
14,091
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.67
Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

AI-compiled from public web sources Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Publishedβ€”
FrequencyBimonthly
StatusActive
Total Publications1,401
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 Β· 55%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
M.E. Sharpe Inc.
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
1075-8216 / 1557-783X
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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?
βœ“ 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 β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” 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
35
587
2019
50
716
2020
67
777
2021
37
336
2022
37
401
2023
41
174
2024
43
80
2025
28
2
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

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

Frequently asked questions about Problems of Post-Communism

Is Problems of Post-Communism a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Problems of Post-Communism: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Problems of Post-Communism?

Problems of Post-Communism 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.67.

Is Problems of Post-Communism indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Problems of Post-Communism is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref