What is known about "International Journal "Issues of Pedagogy"" from open sources?

ISSN: 2518-1793 (own site); Indexing (as the site states): eLibrary (own site); checked 2026-09-09, source links on the page.

Issues of Pedagogy: does a paper here count for EB-1A and O-1?

International Journal "Issues of Pedagogy"

Key answer

International Journal "Issues of Pedagogy": tier 1, category "Russia". It fits the authorship criterion if your article is peer-reviewed, substantive and in your field; the tier is a reference assessment, not a USCIS decision.

Scholarly journal

A reference card from our catalog.

RussiaTier 1pedvopros.ru

From the journal's site and the registers

What the journal's site pedvopros.ru states and what the registers show. Paraphrased, checked Oct 2, 2026.

Country: The eLIBRARY.RU card gives Russia, Moscow; neither the card nor the site pages read name a founder or publisher.
ISSN: The site prints ISSN 2518-1793.
VAK list: eLIBRARY.RU card: the journal is not on the Russian VAK list.
eLIBRARY.RU and RINTs: eLIBRARY.RU card: hosted on the platform under a contract, not in RINTs.
Indexing: The site promises placement in the eLibrary platform within two weeks and a free author certificate.
Frequency: Per the eLIBRARY.RU card: 12 issues a year, founded in 2016.

Source: the journal's site pedvopros.ru (pages /); eLIBRARY.RU (journal record), checked Oct 2, 2026; the version on the site applies.

What officers look at: 8 CFR 204.5(h)(3)(vi) - scholarly article, peer review, readers, indexing

Facts from open sources

ISSN: 2518-1793 [own site]
Indexing (as the site states): eLibrary [own site]

Collected automatically from the sources shown, checked 2026-09-09; not a USCIS assessment.

A paper in International Journal "Issues of Pedagogy" goes to the authorship criterion if it is yours and substantive and the journal has reach and indexing: the reputation of International Journal "Issues of Pedagogy" carries no weight without your contribution.

The "Authorship" criterion: what USCIS requires and how to meet it

Also criterion: Judging

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FAQ

What is known about "International Journal "Issues of Pedagogy"" from open sources?: ISSN: 2518-1793 (own site); Indexing (as the site states): eLibrary (own site); checked 2026-09-09, source links on the page.

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Reference information, not legal advice and not a USCIS decision: the final assessment is the officer's.

Why "Scholarly authorship" gets refused

Accepted in 44% of challenged petitions (86 of 196); not an approval rate.

The articles are not shown to be scholarly in nature. Columns, blog posts and round-ups do not satisfy this criterion.

All refusal grounds and the sample