About this journal

Aims and scope

Central Asian Survey is the only established peer reviewed, multi-disciplinary journal in the world concerned with the history, politics, cultures, religions and economies of the Central Asian and Caucasian regions. These include primarily the republics of former Soviet Central Asia and the South and North Caucasus. Also covered are Chinese Xinjiang, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey inrelation to their links/policies vis-à-vis Central Asia.

The central aim of Central Asian Survey is to reflect and promote advances in area-based scholarship in the social sciences and humanities and enhance understanding of processes of local and regional change that make Central Asia and the Caucasus an area of significant contemporary interest.

Central Asian Survey publishes original research articles, research notes and book reviews. The journal welcomes proposals from Guest Editors for special issues or special sections.

Peer Review Statement

All research articles and research notes in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double anonymous refereeing by two referees. Book reviews are assessed by the Book Review Editors but are not externally peer reviewed.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 112K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 1.1 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 1.6 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 2.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 1.544 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.363 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 7 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 67 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 39 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 21% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Editor:

Rico Isaacs - University of Lincoln, UK

Associate Editors:

Jasmin Dall'Agnola - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Switzerland

Alexander Morrison - University of Oxford, UK

Editor Emeritus:

Deniz Kandiyoti - SOAS, University of London, UK

Editorial Manager:

Madeleine Hatfield - Yellowback, Canterbury, UK

Book Review Editors:

Zhanibek Arynov - Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

Philipp Lottholz  - University of Marburg, Germany

Editorial Board:

Ildikó Bellér-Hann - University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Timothy Blauvelt - American Councils for International Education/Ilia State University, Georgia

Alexander Cooley - Columbia University, USA

Adrienne L. Edgar - University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

Gulzhanat Gafu - Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan 

Jonathan Goodhand - SOAS University of London, UK

Aksana Ismailbekova - Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin, Germany

Ablet Kamalov - Turan University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Marianne Kamp - Indiana University, USA

Nargis Kassenova - Harvard University, USA /KIMEP, Kazakhstan

Adeeb Khalid - Carleton College, USA

Erica Marat - National Defense University, USA

Nick Megoran - University of Newcastle, UK

Filippo Menga - University of Bergamo, Italy 

James A. Millward - Georgetown University, USA

David W. Montgomery - University of Maryland, USA

Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili - University of Pittsburgh, USA

Emil Nasritdinov - American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Douglas Northrop - University of Michigan, USA

Madeleine Reeves - University of Manchester, UK

Edward Schatz - University of Toronto, Canada

Dina Sharipova - Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

Gulmira Sultangalieva - Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Mohira Suyarkulova - American University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

Russell Zanca - Northeastern Illinois University, USA 

International Advisory Board:

Gulnara Aitpaeva - Aigine Cultural Research Center, Kyrgyzstan

Thomas Barfield - Boston University, USA

Judith Beyer - University of Konstanz, Germany

Christine Bichsel - University of Fribourg, Switzerland

Rebecca Empson - University College London, UK

John Heathershaw - University of Exeter, UK

Barbara Junisbai - Pitzer College, USA

Artemy M. Kalinovsky - University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Magnus Marsden - University of Sussex, UK

Julie McBrien - University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Ashirbek Muminov - The L.N. Gumilev Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan

Niccolò Pianciola - Lingnan University, Hong Kong

Richard Pomfret - University of Adelaide, Australia

Johan Rasanayagam - University of Aberdeen, UK

Sophie Roche - Heidelberg University, Germany

Jeff Sahadeo - Carleton University, Canada

Joanne Smith Finley - Newcastle University, UK

Regine Spector - University of Massachusetts, USA

Julien Thorez - CNRS, France

Medet Tiulegenov - American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Tomohiko Uyama - Hokkaido University, Japan

Cynthia Werner - Texas A&M University, USA

Updated 11 July 2024

Abstracting and indexing

Central Asian Survey is indexed and abstracted in:

America: History and Life

CAB Abstracts

Clarivate Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)

EBSCO Research Database

GEOBASE

Historical Abstracts

IBSS (International Bibliography of the Social Sciences)

International Development Abstracts

International Political Science Abstracts

Periodica Islamica

Planning/Policy & Development Abstracts

Sociological Abstracts

SCOPUS

Open access

Central Asian Survey is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

Why choose open access?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

Article Publishing Charges (APC)

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Society information

Members of the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) receive a special society rate to Central Asian Survey. CESS members can choose between a print and online subscription ($40 + VAT) or online only subscription ($20 + VAT).

For further information about this special rate please visit the CESS website at https://www.centraleurasia.org/publications/cas/ 

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