Journal profile
Baltic Journal of Political Science
ISSN 2335-2337 · eISSN 2424-5488 · Vilnius University Press · Lithuania
Baltic Journal of Political Science: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; the journal's website says it has ceased publication.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: The journal is discontinued from 2020. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Baltic Journal of Political Science is published by Vilnius University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are European Union Policy and Governance, European Politics and Security and Electoral Systems and Political Participation, together about 34.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Baltic Journal of Political Science is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by the Institute of International Relations and Political Science of Vilnius University. The journal geographically focuses on the Baltic Sea area (in particular on the Baltic states) and provides a platform for theoretical and empirical research papers and book reviews of researchers, academicians, professionals, and promising students on political theory, comparative politics, international relations and public policy. The journal aims to sustain a wide profile of scientific publications delivering rigorous analytical insights into contemporary political phenomena in the region and to be ranked as a regular and high-quality academic periodical. The BJPS reaches out for the academic community and political practitioners and offers ample opportunities for scholarly visibility and potential impact. The journal welcomes article proposals and book reviews related to different facets of the aforementioned scientific fields of political science and thematically similar disciplines.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences15.3%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences11%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences8.5%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences5.9%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences5.1%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Post-Communist Economic and Political TransitionSocial Sciences5.1%
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
BASE, CNKI, CORE, Dimensions, ERIH-PLUS, Google Scholar (h5-index 2, g5-index 3), HEAL link (Hellenic Academic Libraries Link), Lituanistika, QOAM, ROAD, ScienceGate, ScienceOpen, ScilitPublisher 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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 54 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (40% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Blind peer review with two anonymous reviewers. Model summary
Proposals undergo a blind peer-review process (two anonymous reviewers) by scholars established in their respective fields.
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
- Vilnius University Press
- Country or region
- Lithuania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2335-2337
- Electronic ISSN
- 2424-5488
- 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 ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Baltic Journal of Political Science
How long does peer review take at Baltic Journal of Political Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Baltic Journal of Political Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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.
Which databases index Baltic Journal of Political Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Baltic Journal of Political Science is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Baltic Journal of Political Science open access, and what is the APC?
Baltic Journal of Political Science 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: .