Southeast European and Black Sea Studies

Aims & Scope

Southeast European and Black Sea Studies (SEEBSS) is a multi-disciplinary journal publishing cross-country comparative analyses and new research on individual countries within the Southeast European and Black Sea regions.

The journal also invites submissions with innovative new research establishing analytical connections and comparisons between the two regions.

In addition, we welcome articles focusing on Russia and its relations with its neighbours, on Turkey and its policy towards individual countries and entire regions, as well as papers investigating the wider political and security implications of major crises occurring in - or emanating from - Southeast Europe and the Black Sea region.

The principal disciplines covered by the journal are political science and international relations, political economy, political anthropology and late modern and contemporary history.

The journal is committed to publishing research that breaks away from traditional ethnocentric approaches and develops a deeper and more fruitful understanding of the area, providing a forum for both academic and original policy-oriented articles.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	0.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.368

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	31

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14629

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	152

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Understanding Turkey’s democratic breakdown: old vs. new and indigenous vs. global authoritarianism

  Citation: 144

  Authors: Murat

• Creating a pious generation: youth and education policies of the AKP in Turkey

  Citation: 129

  Authors: Demet

• Turkey’s Diyanet under AKP rule: from protector to imposer of state ideology?

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Ahmet Erdi

• Existential insecurity and the making of a weak authoritarian regime in Turkey

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Karabekir, Kerem

• Exit from democracy: illiberal governance in Turkey and beyond

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Kerem, Karabekir

• Turkey under the challenge of state capitalism: the political economy of the late AKP era

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Ziya

• Strong presidents and weak institutions: populism in Turkey, Venezuela and Ecuador

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Orçun

• Populism and competitive authoritarianism in Turkey

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Antonino

• Populism as the problem child of democracy: the AKP’s enduring appeal and the use of meso-level actors

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Bilge

• Limits to temporary protection: non-camp Syrian refugees in Ä°zmir, Turkey

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Ayselin, Elif

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