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Balkan Studies Library

Brill Academic Publishers Β· Netherlands

ISSN1877-6272
SJR Q3βœ“ Scopus / SJR
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.
πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.116
H-Indexi
7

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Balkan Studies Library publishes research on all aspects of the Balkans, with a focus on history, politics, and culture. It also addresses theoretical and methodological issues of Balkan or Southeast European regional studies, including scholarly concepts, definitions, approaches, and their underlying motivations.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary Languageβ€”
1st Year Publishedβ€”
StatusActive
Total Publicationsβ€”

Submission Info

Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

4/11 Β· 36%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Brill Academic Publishers
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Does the journal have a website?
No URL
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Is the ISSN verified?
1877-6272
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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ 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

A twelfth criterion β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” 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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q3
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Frequently asked questions about Balkan Studies Library

Is Balkan Studies Library a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Balkan Studies Library: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Balkan Studies Library?

Balkan Studies Library is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.116.

Is Balkan Studies Library indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Balkan Studies Library is indexed in Scopus.

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