Aim & Scope
About the Journal
Journal of Balkan and Black Sea Studies is an interdisciplinary journal focusing on the humanities and social sciences of the Balkan countries and the former Soviet republics. The journal welcomes contributions in the fields of history, economics, politics, international relations, culture, art, geography, literature, theology, ethnography and environmental sciences.
The idea behind this initiative is to extend a cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary approach to issues of regional importance. In this light, the journal aspires to act as an academic forum for scholars addressing both historical and contemporary contexts across a wide range of cross-regional issues. It aims to provide an epistemological framework for comparative investigations that enhance our understanding of Balkan and Black Sea societies, polities and communities. Furthermore, manuscripts connecting the region with wider perspectives, such as technological applications, will also be considered.
Open Access Policy
The Journal of Balkan and Black Sea Studies is a fully open access journal. All articles are freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication without subscription or access fees. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles without asking prior permission from the publisher or the authors, provided that proper citation of the original publication is given. JBBS follows open-access principles and publishes content under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), unless otherwise stated. Under this license, authors retain copyright of their work and grant the journal the right to publish the article as the original publisher. Authors are free to reuse, distribute, and archive their work in accordance with the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original publication. The journal supports the principle that making research freely available to the public fosters a greater global exchange of knowledge.
For more information about the license terms, please visit the official Creative Commons license page:
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The journal has been published online since 2018, with two issues released annually. Themed issues are also planned. Submitted manuscripts must be original and not previously published or under consideration elsewhere. Manuscripts should not exceed 8,000 words in length and will undergo anonymous peer review by at least two members of the scientific committee. The inclusion of color graphics and images is encouraged and generally not restricted, provided it remains reasonable. However, it is the responsibility of the authors to obtain any necessary copyright permissions. Submissions are accepted in English and Turkish. Articles in other languages may occasionally be considered. All submissions must include an abstract in English, ranging from 100 to 200 words.