Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Aboriginal Policy Studies
ISSN 1923-3299 · University of Alberta · Canada
Aboriginal Policy Studies: fully open access; no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting; the journal's website says it has ceased publication; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Ceased Publication aboriginal policy studies ceased publishing in 2023. These archives are maintained by the University of Alberta Library. Source ↗Publisher website ·
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: This journal is not accepting submissions at this time. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Aboriginal Policy Studies is published by University of Alberta. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights, Canadian Identity and History and Indigenous Studies and Ecology, together about 48% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
aboriginal policy studies is an online, peer-reviewed and multidisciplinary journal that, on a bi-annual basis, publishes original, scholarly, and policy relevant research on issues relevant to Métis, non-status Indians and urban Aboriginal peoples in Canada. We encourage the submission of articles by and for a wide audience of scholars, researchers, community activists, and policymakers. Though focused on the Canadian milieu, we welcome comparative work from an international Indigenous context pertinent to Canadian readers. A similarly broad scope of methodological approaches is encouraged. La revue Études des politiques des Autochtones est une publication en ligne pluridisciplinaire et évaluée par les pairs qui, deux fois par année, publie des recherches originales, érudites et relatives à la politique sur des sujets touchant les Métis, les Indiens non inscrits et les peuples autochtones vivants en milieu urbain au Canada. Nous invitons la soumission d’articles par et pour un vaste public d’érudits et d’érudites, de chercheurs et chercheuses, d’activistes communautaire et de décisionnaires. Bien que nous nous concentrions sur le milieu canadien, nous acceptons avec plaisir la proposition d’études comparatives provenant d’un contexte autochtone international et intéressantes pour le contexte canadien. Nous encourageons également un large éventail d’approches méthodologiques.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Chris AndersenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Sciences24.4%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences12.6%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions11%
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences7.1%
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences7.1%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences5.9%
- Mining and Resource ManagementEngineering3.5%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in ESCI on 19 January 2026. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 194 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 45 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double blind peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright: authors retain copyright, CC BY-NC-ND license Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivitive License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
No APC or submission fees Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
aboriginal policy studies utilizes an editorial board representing some of the most well-known and well-regarded Aboriginal policy experts from across Canada and internationally. The editorial board helps to ensure the timely reviews of manuscripts in their area of expertise and advice on the journal’s overall content. Submitted manuscripts are first reviewed by the editor to ensure they meet the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Ceased publication in 2023; archives maintained by University of Alberta Library Model summary
aboriginal policy studies ceased publishing in 2023. These archives are maintained by the University of Alberta Library.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Alberta
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 1923-3299
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 2 (2023)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Aboriginal Policy Studies
How long does peer review take at Aboriginal Policy Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Is Aboriginal Policy Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Aboriginal Policy Studies is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .