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Comparative Southeast European Studies

Comparative Southeast European Studies is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 1.9), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 2701-8199Verify ISSN ↗2701-8202Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Scopus · Q1WoS · ESCIOpen Access

1.9

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 116 of 1936 · 94th pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

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Status

Active

Coverage

2021–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

Yes

CiteScore

1.9

SJR · SCImago

0.241

Q1 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q1 · 94th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
History	116 / 1936	94th	Q1
Cultural Studies	208 / 1434	85th	Q1
Anthropology	131 / 536	75th	Q1
Law	390 / 1162	66th	Q2
Gender Studies	85 / 233	63rd	Q2
Political Science and International Relations	295 / 745	60th	Q2
Sociology and Political Science	640 / 1530	58th	Q2
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)	140 / 283	50th	Q2

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Collections

ESCI

Quick answers

Is Comparative Southeast European Studies indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2021–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 1.9.

What quartile is Comparative Southeast European Studies in Scopus?

Comparative Southeast European Studies is Q1 in History (rank 116 of 1936), Q1 in Cultural Studies (rank 208 of 1434) and Q1 in Anthropology (rank 131 of 536), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 8 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of Comparative Southeast European Studies?

Comparative Southeast European Studies is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 1.9, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 94th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.241, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 11.

How much does it cost to publish in Comparative Southeast European Studies?

No article processing charge is recorded for it (source: OpenAlex). Confirm on the journal's own website, since some journals charge for extras such as colour figures.

Who publishes Comparative Southeast European Studies and what is its ISSN?

Comparative Southeast European Studies is published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH. Its print ISSN is 2701-8199 and its online ISSN is 2701-8202.

Is Comparative Southeast European Studies in Web of Science?

Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.

Is Comparative Southeast European Studies open access?

Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.

How well cited is Comparative Southeast European Studies? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Comparative Southeast European Studies has an h-index of 19 and a 2-year mean of 0.5 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.9, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #269 of 1,704 Scopus journals in History.

h-index

0.5

2-yr mean citations

i10-index

4,257

works indexed

2,230

total citations

Publication fee · open access list price, US$

No fee

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#269 of 1,704 Top 16% History

#396 of 1,309 Top 31% Cultural Studies

#218 of 497 Top 44% Anthropology

Papers published per year

Comparative Southeast European Studies published 43 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 53. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Balkans: History, Politics, SocietyHistorical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsPost-Communist Economic and Political TransitionEuropean Politics and Security

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.

Who publishes in Comparative Southeast European Studies? — latest 90 articles, 2023–2026

In its latest 90 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from Germany (20.3%), Bosnia & Herzegovina (7.2%) and Türkiye (6.7%).

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for Comparative Southeast European Studies? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers None recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged

Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ Web of Science ↗ DOAJ ↗ ISSN Portal · 2701-8199 ↗ISSN Portal · 2701-8202 ↗

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