Southeastern Europe

Aims & Scope

Southeastern Europe is a peer-reviewed journal that aims to publish innovative research on contemporary developments in Southeastern Europe.

Southeastern Europe embraces multi- and interdisciplinary scholarship and comparative approaches.

The journal publishes thematic issues that contain essays, articles, interviews, debates, reviews, and news.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.138

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	15

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	25475

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	27

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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.

• The Business of State Capture and the Rise of Authoritarianism in Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Soeren

• The eu’s Pathological Power: The Failure of External Rule of Law Promotion in South Eastern Europe

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Martin

• Assessing Turbofolk Controversies: Popular Music between the Nation and the Balkans

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Rory

• Europeanization and the Rule of Law: Towards a Pathological Turn

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Martin

• The Diary of Bogdan Filov

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Frederick B.

• Capturing Contested States

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Jelena

• The Cruelty of False Remorse: Biljana PlavÅ¡ić at The Hague

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Jelena

• Istanbul as a Space of Cultural Affinity for Syrian Refugees

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Ayhan

• From Orientalism to Homonationalism: Queer Politics, Islamophobia and Europeanization in Kosovo

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Piro

• Constrained Democracy: The Consolidation of Democracy in Yugoslav Successor States

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Florian, Florian, Irena

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