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Balkanistic Forum

International University Seminar for Balkan Studies and Specialization · Bulgaria · Est. 1995

ISSN1310-3970eISSN2535-1265

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

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

0.195

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

405

Total Citations

2yr Mean Citedness

0.05

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Aims & Scope

Balkanistic Forum is a journal that publishes research in the fields of History, Anthropology, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Cultural history, Applied Linguistics, Ethnohistory, History of ideas, Local History / Microhistory, Gender history, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Philology, Sociology of Art, and History of Art. It focuses on topics related to the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean, exploring themes of memory, identity, nationalism, cultural history, and intercommunal relations.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionBulgaria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

Frequency3 issues

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications405

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Submission Info

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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?

International University Seminar for Balkan Studies and Specialization

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1310-3970 / 2535-1265

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2025

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

AnthropologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyHistoryCultural StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Balkans: History, Politics, SocietyEastern European Communism and ReformsLinguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentitySoviet and Russian HistoryBalkan and Eastern European StudiesHistorical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsMemory, Trauma, and CommemorationEuropean Cultural and National IdentitySecurity, Politics, and Digital TransformationTurkey's Politics and Society