Post-Soviet Affairs

pISSN: 1060-586XeISSN: 1938-2855• JCR: POST-SOV AFFTaylor & FrancisUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

3.9

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.9 (+30.0%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    3.9
  2. Metric year 2024

    3.0

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
AREA STUDIESSSCIQ1
ECONOMICSSSCIQ1
POLITICAL SCIENCESSCIQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

Post-Soviet Affairs current release and JCR quartile

Post-Soviet Affairs's newest impact factor is 3.9, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q1 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #563 in Social Sciences by impact factor and #517 among Q1 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Post-Soviet Affairs against journals publishing in the same field.

#563
of 6,999 field journals

Post-Soviet Affairs publication trend

Published 128 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 3.9.

2026 vs 2025: -33
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Journal Details

Total Articles
713
H-Index
71
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsPolitical Science and International Relations

Article Volume

2022
38
2023
22
2024
29
2025
36
2026
3
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