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Russian Sociological Review

National Research University Higher School of Economics · Russian Federation · Est. 2001

ISSN1728-1938

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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 ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.41

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.674

Total Worksi

1,200

Total Citationsi

1,644

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.88

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Russian Sociological Review aims at both academic and non-academic audiences interested in the fundamental issues of social sciences.

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General Information

Country / RegionRussian Federation

Primary LanguageEnglish, French, Russian

1st Year Published2001

Frequency4 times a year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,200

Publisher OrgNational Research University – Higher School of Economics

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

National Research University Higher School of Economics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1728-1938

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, French, Russian

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

135

2019

101

186

2020

105

2021

2022

2023

2024

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

PhilosophyQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sociology

Scopus Categories

PhilosophySociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Cultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesSociopolitical Dynamics in RussiaCritical Theory and PhilosophyRegional Socio-Economic Development TrendsWeber, Simmel, Sociological TheorySecurity, Politics, and Digital TransformationReligion and Society InteractionsPolitical Theology and Sovereignty

Frequently asked questions about Russian Sociological Review

Is Russian Sociological Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Russian Sociological Review: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Russian Sociological Review?

Russian Sociological Review 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 0.88.

Is Russian Sociological Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Russian Sociological Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

How much does it cost to publish in Russian Sociological Review?

Russian Sociological Review is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.