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Journal of Balkan Studies

Balkan Studies Foundation · North Macedonia · Est. 2020

ISSN2671-3675eISSN2671-3659
DOAJOpen Access
15
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
DOAJ Verified+15
Total15
H-Index
2
Total Works
84
Total Citations
32
2yr Mean Citedness
0.19
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Aims & Scope

Journal of Balkan Studies contains original scientific publications. All published articles, except editorials, are subject to a double blind peer review process. Aim and Scope -Journal of Balkan Studies' articles are primarily requested to comply with the academic rules of the theoretical and methodological framework. The content is expected to be methodologically consistent, appropriate and systematic, based on a theory, it is likely to question the theories or to produce a new theory. - Journal of Balkan Studies includes perspectives that analyse the present and prioritise the future, taking into account the past about North Macedonia, the Balkans and the world, with its consistent, reliable arguments. - Journal of Balkan Studies prioritises methodological, intellectual, historical, theoretical, literature studies and discussions for the region, and gives importance to the production of local knowledge. - Journal of Balkan Studies prioritises knowledge production for the region. It also encourages texts that develop new approaches / imagery to global, intellectual, methodological, historical questions and problems of people and societies. - The number of Balkan Studies Journal can be thematic or published on the basis of articles covering many different topics. - The Journal of Balkan Studies values the fact that the produced information is applicable to people, societies, the world and a future perspective. The aim of the Journal is to contribute to science by publishing high quality publications of scientific importance. For this purpose, original research articles, reviews, case reports, book reviews and letters to the editor are published. Journal of Balkan Studies; centres the Balkans and the disciplines of history, political science, international relations, is an independent, double-blind peer-reviewed, open access and online journal. Articles should describe original data not previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Articles that are deemed suitable for Journal of Balkan Studies submission rules and the scope of the journal are sent to at least two referees who are experts in their fields for scientific evaluation. The Editorial Board members of the Journal of Balkan Studies, who discuss the suitability of the manuscript, then take into account the comments of the referees on each submission. The final decision for all submitted articles belongs to the Editor-in-Chief. The Editorial Board of the Journal of Balkan Studies is committed to comply with the criteria of the C ommittee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

General Information

Country / RegionNorth Macedonia
Primary LanguageMacedonian, Turkish, English, Bosnian, Albanian
1st Year Published2020
FrequencyBiannual
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications84
OA Since2022
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Balkan Studies Foundation
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2671-3675 / 2671-3659
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
Macedonian, Turkish, English, Bosnian, Albanian

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

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Balkan and Eastern European StudiesBalkans: History, Politics, SocietyTurkish Literature and CultureFamilies in Therapy and CultureCultural and Sociopolitical StudiesEuropean Politics and SecurityByzantine Studies and HistoryLegal and Regulatory AnalysisOttoman and Turkish StudiesLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies
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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref