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Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta, Seriia 4: Istoriia, Regionovedenie, Mezhdunarodnye Otnosheniia

Volgograd State University · Russian Federation · Est. 2010

ISSN1998-9938eISSN2312-8704

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.211

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.653

Total Works

1,650

Total Citations

1,279

2yr Mean Citedness

0.25

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Aims & Scope

The journal publishes original research articles, reviews, and materials on history, regional studies, and international relations. It aims to publish high-quality scientific research that is relevant, novel, and significant. The journal also publishes reviews of foreign literature, preferably not older than 3 years from the date of publication.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionRussian Federation

Primary LanguageRussian

1st Year Published2010

Frequency6 times a year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,650

Publisher OrgVolgograd State University

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~7 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Volgograd State University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1998-9938 / 2312-8704

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Russian

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

HistoryQ1

Cultural StudiesQ2

Political Science and International RelationsQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceHistoryCultural StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Byzantine Studies and HistorySecurity, Politics, and Digital TransformationRegional Socio-Economic Development TrendsSociopolitical Dynamics in RussiaEurasian Exchange NetworksAncient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesGlobal Political and Economic RelationsSocial and Behavioral StudiesAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryCentral European and Russian historical studies