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Balkanistic Forum

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

ISSN1310-3970eISSN2535-1265

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

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

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SJR Scorei

0.124

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

405

Total Citationsi

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

General Information

Country / RegionBulgaria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

Frequency3 issues

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications405

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

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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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

Citations received

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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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ2

Cultural StudiesQ3

HistoryQ3

Linguistics and LanguageQ3

AnthropologyQ4

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

Frequently asked questions about Balkanistic Forum

Is Balkanistic Forum a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Balkanistic Forum: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Balkanistic Forum?

Balkanistic Forum 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.05.

Is Balkanistic Forum indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Balkanistic Forum is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.