Journal profile
Bulgarian Journal of International Economics and Politics
ISSN 2815-2751 · eISSN 2815-2875 · UNWE Publishing Complex · Bulgaria
Bulgarian Journal of International Economics and Politics: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulgarian Journal of International Economics and Politics is published by UNWE Publishing Complex. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are European Politics and Security, European Union Policy and Governance and European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, together about 37.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Bulgarian Journal of International Economics and Politics is a biannual open-access academic journal published in English language by the University of National and World Economy. The Journal offers a forum for the publication of scientific articles, research papers, book reviews, and other forms of academic writings related to the complex and multifaceted issues of international economics and politics. Invited are authors at various stages of their academic career from renowned academics to young researchers, in the field of international economic and political relations and related topics at national, regional and global level. Given its interdisciplinary thematic scope, the Journal invites unpublished manuscripts on: Current global and international issues, trends and developments; Globalization and regionalization; International cooperation, institutions, organisations, regimes and global governance; Theory and history of international relations and of international political economy; World economy and international economic relations; International business; Issues of international security and conflict; European affairs; Area and regional studies (Central and Eastern Europe, Black Sea region, Western Balkans, Baltic region, Caucasus, Central Asia, Middle East, etc.). Foreign policy and foreign economic relations of Bulgaria and other countries; The contributions could address theoretical or methodological issues or present results from empirical research in the described broad BJIEP filed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences17.3%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences11.3%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences9%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences8.3%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Global Political and Economic RelationsSocial Sciences4.5%
- Balkan and Eastern European StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
- Belt and Road InitiativeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3%
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
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
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 88 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 4 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- 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)
Article types accepted3
- book reviewsThe Journal offers a forum for the publication of scientific articles, research papers, book reviews, and other forms of academic writings related to the comple…Length not stated
- research papersThe Journal offers a forum for the publication of scientific articles, research papers, book reviews, and other forms of academic writings related to the comple…Length not stated
- scientific articlesThe Journal offers a forum for the publication of scientific articles, research papers, book reviews, and other forms of academic writings related to the comple…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Originality: manuscripts must not be published or submitted elsewhere. Model summary
The Journal accepts only manuscripts that have not been published elsewhere and are not submitted elsewhere for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Plagiarism threshold: rejects texts with over 20% coincidences (checked with StrikePlagiarism). Model summary
In accordance with UNWE Academic Ethics Policy, the BJIEP Editorial Board do not except for publication texts that have over 20% coincidences with already published texts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
License: CC BY 4.0 International. Model summary
Articles in the Bulgarian Jornal of International Economics and Politics are published under the terms of the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 International Public License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
The BJIEP Editorial Board is committed to open science and free access to scientific publications. Model summary
The BJIEP Editorial Board is committed to open science and free access to scientific publications.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: double-blind anonymous. Model summary
The submitted manuscripts are subjected to double-blind anonymous peer review
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
- UNWE Publishing Complex
- Country or region
- Bulgaria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2815-2751
- Electronic ISSN
- 2815-2875
- 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 Bulgarian Journal of International Economics and Politics
How long does peer review take at Bulgarian Journal of International Economics and Politics?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Bulgarian Journal of International Economics and Politics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulgarian Journal of International Economics and Politics is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Bulgarian Journal of International Economics and Politics open access, and what is the APC?
Bulgarian Journal of International Economics and Politics 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .