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Alley of Science: does a paper here count for EB-1A and O-1?

Research Electronic Journal "Alley of Science"

In short

Alley of Science - not on the VAK list, not in RINTs, not in Scopus or Web of Science (per the eLIBRARY.RU card, Sep 25, 2026). For the scholarly-articles criterion of EB-1A and O-1 that is a weak basis: the officer weighs peer review, reach and indexing, and five papers in indexed journals weigh more than twenty unindexed ones. More in the scholarly-articles (authorship) criterion and in what VAK journals mean to USCIS. An article about you, not by you, is a different criterion: published material about you.

Journal facts, checked Sep 25, 2026. Sources are listed below the table.
Official sitealley-science.ru
ISSN2587-6244 (online)
VAK listno
RINTsno
Scopus / Web of Scienceno / no
Publication fee850 roubles per article up to 6 pages, 950 up to 10, 1,100 up to 20; publication within 24 hours +650 roubles
Issues12 a year
  • Source: eLIBRARY.RU (journal card) - ISSN, VAK, RINTs, Scopus / Web of Science, issues; checked Sep 25, 2026.
  • Source: the journal's site (alley-science.ru) - fee, notes below; checked Sep 25, 2026.

What the journal's own site says

  • The "VAK publication" section of the site is a service placing articles in other VAK journals ("preparing a VAK article from 6,000 roubles"), not a status of Alleya Nauki itself: it is not on the VAK list.
  • The site offers to "order the writing of an article".

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Facts from open sources

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

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

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

Is Alley of Science on the VAK list?
No: per the eLIBRARY.RU card on Sep 25, 2026 the journal is not on the VAK list.
Is Alley of Science indexed in RINTs, Scopus and Web of Science?
The journal is not in RINTs, not in Scopus or Web of Science (per the eLIBRARY.RU card, Sep 25, 2026).
How much does publishing in Alley of Science cost?
Per the journal's site on Sep 25, 2026: 850 roubles per article up to 6 pages, 950 up to 10, 1,100 up to 20; publication within 24 hours +650 roubles.
What is the ISSN of Alley of Science?
ISSN 2587-6244 (online).
Will a paper in Alley of Science count for EB-1A and O-1?
Alley of Science - not on the VAK list, not in RINTs, not in Scopus or Web of Science (per the eLIBRARY.RU card, Sep 25, 2026). For the scholarly-articles criterion of EB-1A and O-1 that is a weak basis: the officer weighs peer review, reach and indexing, and five papers in indexed journals weigh more than twenty unindexed ones.

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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