Journal profile
Annales Universitatis Mariae CurieSklodowska Sectio K Politologia
ISSN 1428-9512 · eISSN 2300-7567 · Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland · Poland
Annales Universitatis Mariae CurieSklodowska Sectio K Politologia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 35 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annales Universitatis Mariae CurieSklodowska Sectio K Politologia is published by Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, Political Theory and Democracy and Electoral Systems and Political Participation, together about 31.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cel i zakres tematyczny czasopisma ”Annales Universitatis Mariae-Curie Skłodowska, sectio K – Politologia” jest recenzowanym czasopismem naukowym, wydawanym od 1994 r. przez Instytut Nauk o Polityce i Administracji Wydziału Politologii i Dziennikarstwa UMCS (wcześniej przez Wydział Politologii UMCS). Czasopismo publikuje artykuły z zakresu szeroko pojętych nauk politycznych, w tym stosunków międzynarodowych, teorii mediów i komunikowania, a także bezpieczeństwa. W szczególności redakcja jest zainteresowana artykułami z dziedzin: teoria polityki, myśl polityczna, współczesne ruchy społeczne i polityczne, doktryny polityczne, współczesne systemy polityczne, partie i systemy partyjne, mniejszości narodowe i etniczne, stosunki międzynarodowe, socjologia polityki, prawa człowieka, samorząd i polityka lokalna, integracja europejska, studia nad bezpieczeństwem, media i komunikowanie społeczne, studia nad dziennikarstwem.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Belgium 2, Italy 1, Spain 1, Austria 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences11.9%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences10.2%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences9%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences7.1%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences6.4%
- Central European national historySocial Sciences5.3%
- Political Science Research and EducationSocial Sciences4.5%
- Polish Law and Legal SystemSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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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
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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 631 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 35 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 40 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 66 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 55 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 56 |
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 35 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 35 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 | |
| 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
- Author–date
Article types accepted4
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
- biogramyBiogramyLength not stated
- recenzjeRecenzjeLength not stated
- sprawozdania z konferencjiSprawozdania z konferencjiLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Open access Polityka Open Access
Open Access Model summary
Czasopismo jest udostępniane na zasadach Open Access, oznacza to wolny, bezpłatny, powszechny, trwały i szybki dostęp do publikacji elektronicznych o treści naukowej i edukacyjnej zawartych w niniejszym czasopiśmie. Każdy użytkownik sieci ma prawo czytać, kopiować, drukować, rozpowszechniać, indeksować, cytować i przeszukiwać zasoby otwarte, w tym pełne teksty artykułów, raportów z badań, materiał…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind review Model summary
Wszystkie artykuły są recenzowane z zachowaniem zasady poufności i obustronnej anonimowości (double-blind review).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Journal’s Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism policy Model summary
In order to prevent ghostwriting and guest authorship, the Editorial Team has implemented the following actions: The Authors are required to disclose their contribution to the paper (a template statement is available in the system, under the first step of the process of submitting text for publication). The Author submitting the paper is responsible for the work to the greatest extent.Ghostwriting…
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
- Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, French, Russian, German, Polish
- ISSN
- 1428-9512
- Electronic ISSN
- 2300-7567
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annales Universitatis Mariae CurieSklodowska Sectio K Politologia
How long does peer review take at Annales Universitatis Mariae CurieSklodowska Sectio K Politologia?
Authors report an average review time of about 35 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Annales Universitatis Mariae CurieSklodowska Sectio K Politologia based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), Belgium (2) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annales Universitatis Mariae CurieSklodowska Sectio K Politologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annales Universitatis Mariae CurieSklodowska Sectio K Politologia is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Annales Universitatis Mariae CurieSklodowska Sectio K Politologia open access, and what is the APC?
Annales Universitatis Mariae CurieSklodowska Sectio K Politologia 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: .