Journal profile
Acta Politica Polonica
ISSN 2451-0432 · eISSN 2719-4388 · Szczecin University Press · Poland
Acta Politica Polonica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Politica Polonica is published by Szczecin University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Local Governance and Planning, Polish Historical and Cultural Studies and Polish Law and Legal System, together about 36.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The biannual journal is published in print and electronic versions. It publishes scientific research results. It is also a place for exchanging ideas on various aspects of politics and related spheres of social life. The authors of the articles are researchers from Poland and abroad. The topics covered in the articles refer to widely understood issues in the field of political parties, political and party systems, media studies, political thought, political communication, the European Union, international relations, foreign policy, political decisions, local politics, human rights, national and international security, national and ethnic minorities and international organisations.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Local Governance and PlanningSocial Sciences13.2%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences12.4%
- Polish Law and Legal SystemSocial Sciences10.9%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences9.6%
- Social Issues in PolandSocial Sciences5.8%
- Polish socio-economic developmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Intellectual Property Rights and MediaSocial Sciences5.6%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences3.5%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Polish National Library, Sherpa/Romeo
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.47OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 264 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 14 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 40 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 20 |
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- scientific research resultsIt publishes scientific research results.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Publication ethics
Protection against Ghostwriting and Guest Authorship Model summary
Protection against Ghostwriting and Guest Authorship
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC-BY-SA licence Model summary
The articles are published under CC-BY-SA licence
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access statement
No APC Model summary
Full versions of articles published in the journal are available at wnus.edu.pl immediately upon publication and without technology barriers. The articles are published under CC-BY-SA licence, and the journal editors do not charge for publication (APC). 1) Attribution: You must properly attribute the work, provide a link to the licence and indicate if changes have been made to it. This can be done…
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
- Szczecin University Press
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, German, Polish
- ISSN
- 2451-0432
- Electronic ISSN
- 2719-4388
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Politica Polonica
How long does peer review take at Acta Politica Polonica?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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.
Which databases index Acta Politica Polonica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Politica Polonica is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Politica Polonica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Politica Polonica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .