Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Arctic Review on Law and Politics
ISSN 2387-4562 · Nordic Open Scholarly Publishing (NOASP) · Norway
Arctic Review on Law and Politics: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Arctic Review on Law and Politics is published by Nordic Open Scholarly Publishing (NOASP). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Arctic and Russian Policy Studies, Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Law and International Maritime Law Issues, together about 49.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Arctic Review on Law and Politics is a scientific, multidisciplinary journal in the fields of jurisprudence and social sciences. Jurisprudence and social sciences are understood in a wide sense, as they also encompass such academic disciplines as economy, sociology, human geography, social anthropology and ethnography. The journal presents peer-reviewed articles on topics related to the Circumpolar Northern societies, and welcomes e.g. papers on governance issues, resource management, fishery issues, environmental questions and topics related to the Northern Sea Routes and the law of the sea. The journal also has a heavy focus on Northern Indigenous people’s rights and protection of aboriginal livelihoods, languages and cultures. In addition to publishing peer-reviewed articles, the journal publishes book reviews, commentaries about published papers, debates and news on Arctic law and politics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editor-in-chief Øyvind RavnaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Arctic and Russian Policy StudiesSocial Sciences21%
- Indigenous Peoples' Rights and LawSocial Sciences14.4%
- International Maritime Law IssuesEnvironmental Science13.7%
- Environmental law and policySocial Sciences8.3%
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences5.6%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions4.1%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences3.4%
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
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q1 | 77/1162 | 93rd |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q1 | 197/1530 | 87th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Academic Search Complete (EBSCO), Academic Search Premier (EBSCO), Academic Search Elite (EBSCO), BrowZine, Crossref, Google Scholar, JSTOR, Norart, Oria, Rettsinfo.no, Scilit, Scimago Journal & Country Rank, WorldCat
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.76OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 258 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 278 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 305 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 309 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 325 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 308 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 205 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | NOK 12,500 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | NOK 12,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | NOK 12,500 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,500 | — | — |
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 accepted9
- articleThe journal presents peer-reviewed articles on topics related to the Circumpolar Northern societiesLength not stated
- book reviewthe journal publishes book reviewsLength not stated
- book reviewsARLP accepts the following types of papers: Original articles and review articles, book reviews and shorter teLength not stated
- commentarycommentaries about published papersLength not stated
- debatedebates and news on Arctic law and politicsLength not stated
- newsdebates and news on Arctic law and politicsLength not stated
- original articlesARLP accepts the following types of papers: Original articles and review articles, book reviews and shorter teLength not stated
- review articlesARLP accepts the following types of papers: Original articles and review articles, book reviews and shorter teLength not stated
- shorter texts for our news and debates sectionsARLP accepts the following types of papers: Original articles and review articles, book reviews and shorter texts for our News and Debates sections.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
DOIs registered with Crossref for all articles. Model summary
All articles are assigned a unique DOI (Digital Object Identifier) and registered with Crossref.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
DOIs registered with Crossref for all articles. Model summary
All articles are assigned a unique DOI (Digital Object Identifier) and registered with Crossref.
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
- Nordic Open Scholarly Publishing (NOASP)
- Country or region
- Norway
- Language
- English, Norwegian
- ISSN
- 2387-4562
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Arctic Review on Law and Politics
How long does peer review take at Arctic Review on Law and Politics?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Arctic Review on Law and Politics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Arctic Review on Law and Politics is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Arctic Review on Law and Politics open access, and what is the APC?
Arctic Review on Law and Politics is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .