Quaestio Rossica according to the 2019 Scimago Journal Ranking is now rated in the first quartile in following categories: “History”, “Literature and Theory of Literature”, “Visual Arts”
Quaestio Rossica, a journal issued by Ural Federal University, according to the 2019 Scimago Journal Ranking is now rated in the first quartile in following categories: “History”, “Literature and Theory of Literature”, “Visual Arts” (SJR metrics). Rating resulted from evaluation of bibliometric indicators of Scopus-indexed scientific journals. SJR metric, in contrast to impact factor, measures scientific influence of scholarly journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from.
Only three Russian journals were included in the first quartile in History, and only two in Literature and Theory of Literature according to SJR metrics. The editorial team believes that positive changes in journals ranking is connected with the quality of publications and securing high standards in editorial policy and process. The journal has also improved its positions according the other metrics used by Scopus to evaluate the bibliometric indicators of indexed journals.
