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RUDN Journal of Russian History

RUDN University · Russian Federation · Est. 2008

ISSN2312-8674eISSN2312-8690

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

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

0.148

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.509

Total Works

495

Total Citations

424

2yr Mean Citedness

0.21

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Aims & Scope

The Journal covers all spheres of studying the historical process of Russia from antiquity to the present. Particular attention is paid to the history of Russian peoples and regions.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionRussian Federation

Primary LanguageRussian

1st Year Published2008

Frequencyquarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications495

Publisher OrgPeoples' Friendship University of Russia

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Russian Electronic Scientific Library (eLIBRARY.ru)

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

RUDN University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2312-8674 / 2312-8690

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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?

Russian Electronic Scientific Library (eLIBRARY.ru)

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

HistoryQ2

Political Science and International RelationsQ4

Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceHistoryPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Soviet and Russian HistoryRegional Socio-Economic Development TrendsSecurity, Politics, and Digital TransformationEastern European Communism and ReformsSocial and Behavioral StudiesSociopolitical Dynamics in RussiaArctic and Russian Policy StudiesHistorical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsCentral European and Russian historical studiesGlobal Political and Economic Relations