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IMPAQ
WoS ESCI N/AScopus Q2SCImago #18,629Diamond OAGold OA

Voprosy Onomastiki-Problems of Onomastics

Identifier (ISSN):1994-2400(Print)/1994-2451(Online)
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Publisher:Izdatelstvo Uralskogo Universiteta
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.4↑ +0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
N/A
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Voprosy Onomastiki-Problems of Onomastics

WoS N/A
00110.220230.220240.220250.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.263
#18,629

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
8

8 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIN/A
Self-Citation Rate50%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
25articles/year
100% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Voprosy onomastiki (Problems of Onomastics) publishes original research papers on all aspects of onomastics: theory of proper names and methods of onomastics; lexicography of proper names (presentation of old and new dictionaries); source studies in onomastics; functioning of proper names in different contexts: in dialects and popular language, in folklore and literature, in scientific and administrative discourses; historical studies of anthroponyms and toponyms (including the study of substrate toponymy); onomastics as a cross-road of different disciplines (history, archaeology, ethnology, geography, anthropology, ethnolinguistics, etymology, regional studies, etc.); methods of documentary fieldwork and data processing in onomastics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Philosophy75.6%History74.7%Linguistics68.8%Geography60.4%Archaeology52.3%Art40.3%Computer science39.9%Toponymy30.8%Political science26.3%Sociology24.4%Law23.4%Literature22.4%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

N/A
RankN/A
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Q3
Rank243/407
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.4
Articles / Year18
Total Citations0
2025
IF0.2
Articles / Year40
Total Citations8
2024
IF0.2
Articles / Year44
Total Citations30
2023
IF0.2
Articles / Year42
Total Citations51
2022
IF—
Articles / Year43
Total Citations60

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #18,629Scopus Q2Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2016-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.263

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.37

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations44
3-Year Documents113
Citable Documents113

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate60.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Linguistics and LanguageQ2
CommunicationQ3
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 50%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Literature
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Voprosy Onomastiki-Problems of Onomastics (ISSN: 1994-2400) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS, published by Izdatelstvo Uralskogo Universiteta in Russian Federation. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.40, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.263 (Q2), an H-index of 8.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 25 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with Diamond Open Access (100% free of author APC charges). It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Gold OA
Publisher
Izdatelstvo Uralskogo Universiteta
Publication Language
Russian
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusDOAJPubMed

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