Journal profile
Alternatif Politika
ISSN 1309-0593 · Abant İzzet Baysal University · Turkey
Alternatif Politika: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 37 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Alternatif Politika is published by Abant İzzet Baysal University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Turkey's Politics and Society, Historical Turkish Studies and International Relations and Foreign Policy, together about 38% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Alternatif Politika dergisi, bir grup akademisyen tarafından; disiplinlerarası çalışmalara ilişkin süreli yayınların azlığı nedeniyle doğan ihtiyacı karşılamak üzere oluşturulmuş, dört ayda bir (Şubat, Haziran ve Ekim) online olarak yayınlanan ve uluslararası alan indeksleri tarafından taranan hakemli bir dergidir. Siyaset bilimini merkez alarak, kültürel çalışmalar, medya, uluslararası ilişkiler, sosyoloji, sosyal psikoloji, ekonomi politik ve antropoloji gibi disiplinleri de kapsayan yayınlar yapmayı amaçlayan dergi, adı geçen alanların her boyutuyla ilgili kuramsal ve analitik çalışmalara yer vermektedir. Yayımlanma Ayları Şubat Haziran Ekim
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Rasim Özgür DönmezPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Türkiye 13, United Kingdom 3, Canada 1, Netherlands 1, Poland 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Turkey's Politics and SocietySocial Sciences18.1%
- Historical Turkish StudiesSocial Sciences12.4%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences7.5%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences5.9%
- Middle East Politics and SocietySocial Sciences4.4%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences3.6%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences3.4%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
TR DizinPublisher website
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 302 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 39 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 53 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 26 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 33 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 35 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 61 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 5
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted2
- araştırma makalesiAraştırma MakalesiLength not stated
- editoryalEditoryalLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Open access
Açık Erişim Politikası Model summary
Dergimiz, açık erişim (open access) politikası izlemektedir.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Çifte Kör Hakemlik Politikası Model summary
Hakemlik değerlendirmesi için çifte kör hakemlik (double-blind peer review) usulü uygulanmaktadır.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Yayın Etiği ve Suistimal Bildirimi Model summary
Değerlendirme için iletilen tüm çalışmalar iThenticate yazılımıyla intihal (plagiarism) denetiminden geçirilmektedir. Yüzde 15 üzeri benzerlik oranına sahip çalışmalar, değerlendirme sürecine alınmadan doğrudan reddedilecektir.
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
- Abant İzzet Baysal University
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English, Turkish
- ISSN
- 1309-0593
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Alternatif Politika
How long does peer review take at Alternatif Politika?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Alternatif Politika?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 5; Reference style: Author–date. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Alternatif Politika based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Türkiye (13), United Kingdom (3) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Alternatif Politika?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Alternatif Politika is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Alternatif Politika open access, and what is the APC?
Alternatif Politika 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .