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Studies in East European Thought

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1961

ISSN1573-0948
SJR Q1WOS SSCIWOS A&HCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.259
H-Indexi
22
SNIPi
1.195
Total Worksi
2,147
Total Citationsi
3,655
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.29
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Studies in East European Thought is a scholarly platform focusing on the philosophical thought and intellectual history of East and Central Europe, Russia, and post-Soviet states. Includes analytic, comparative, and historical studies of thinkers, philosophical and intellectual schools and traditions. Publishes original papers, translations of philosophical texts not previously available in the West, and book reviews. Welcomes interdisciplinary work that addresses traditional philosophical questions or uses philosophical reflection to address specific disciplinary issues. Quality of work is the sole criterion of publication.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary Language
1st Year Published1961
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,147
Publisher OrgSpringer Nature
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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

5/11 · 45%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Netherlands
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1573-0948
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
N/A

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
36
54
2019
47
84
2020
45
45
2021
80
97
2022
78
38
2023
82
39
2024
120
53
2025
90
3
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.

Cultural StudiesQ1
Literature and Literary TheoryQ1
LawQ2
PhilosophyQ2
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EthicsPhilosophy

Scopus Categories

LawPhilosophySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Cultural StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Eastern European Communism and ReformsCritical Theory and PhilosophyPhilosophy, Science, and HistoryPolitical Economy and MarxismSoviet and Russian HistoryHuman auditory perception and evaluationPhilosophical and Historical StudiesSociopolitical Dynamics in RussiaRussian Literature and Bakhtin StudiesPhilosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism

Frequently asked questions about Studies in East European Thought

Is Studies in East European Thought a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Studies in East European Thought: 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 Studies in East European Thought?

Studies in East European Thought 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 0.29.

Is Studies in East European Thought indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Studies in East European Thought is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Studies in East European Thought?

Studies in East European Thought is a scholarly platform focusing on the philosophical thought and intellectual history of East and Central Europe, Russia, and post-Soviet states. Includes analytic, comparative, and historical studies of thinkers, philosophical and intellectual schools and traditions. Publishes original papers, translations of philosophical texts not previously available in the West, and book reviews. Welcomes interdisciplinary work that addresses traditional philosophical questions or uses philosophical reflection to address specific disciplinary issues. Quality of work is th

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