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Studies in East European Thought

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1961

ISSN1573-0948

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

134

days submission → published

measured · last 9 articles · accept 86d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.259

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-0948

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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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

120

2025

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. 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.