Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Contemporary Italian Politics
ISSN 2324-8823 · eISSN 2324-8831 · Taylor & Francis
Contemporary Italian Politics: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 117 days to acceptance (59 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 59% (journal website); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contemporary Italian Politics is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Populism, Right-Wing Movements, Italian Fascism and Post-war Society and Electoral Systems and Political Participation, together about 42.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Contemporary Italian Politics, formerly Bulletin of Italian Politics, is a political science journal aimed at academics and policy makers as well as others with a professional or intellectual interest in the politics of Italy. The journal has two main aims: Firstly, to provide rigorous analysis, in the English language, about the politics of what is one of the European Union’s four largest states in terms of population and Gross Domestic Product. We seek to do this aware that too often those in the English-speaking world looking for incisive analysis and insight into the latest trends and developments in Italian politics are likely to be stymied by two contrasting difficulties. On the one hand, they can turn to the daily and weekly print media. Here they will find information on the latest developments, sure enough; but much of it is likely to lack the incisiveness of academic writing and may even be straightforwardly inaccurate. On the other hand, readers can turn either to general political science journals – but here they will have to face the issue of fragmented information – or to specific journals on Italy – in which case they will find that politics is considered only insofar as it is part of the broader field of modern Italian studies. So what we are seeking to do in this new journal is to provide a forum which is designed to promote research in Italian politics and to offer an outlet that counterbalances the fragmentation of the field. In doing this, we also seek to rely on research conducted in Italian, which hardly reaches the English-speaking world. The second aim follows from the first insofar as, in seeking to achieve it, we hope thereby to provide analysis that readers will find genuinely useful. With research funding bodies of all kinds giving increasing emphasis to knowledge transfer and increasingly demanding of applicants that they demonstrate the relevance of what they are doing to non-academic ‘end users’, political scientists have a self-interested motive for attempting a closer engagement with outside practitioners.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 6 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences18.3%
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences13.8%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences10.2%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences6.3%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences6%
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences6%
- Historical and Environmental StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.71Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.31LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.31Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 114OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 26.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 51,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 598 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 14 | 8 |
| 2025 | 53 | 9 | 102 |
| 2024 | 52 | 17 | 133 |
| 2023 | 55 | 19 | 203 |
| 2022 | 42 | 16 | 311 |
| 2021 | 43 | 18 | 522 |
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 Crossref · to
117 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 96 days – 160 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (59 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 168 days
- Sample
- 59 articles with submission and acceptance dates (97 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 59%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 accepted2
- book reviewBook ReviewLength not stated
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Contemporary Italian Politics is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabili…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2324-8823
- Electronic ISSN
- 2324-8831
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Italian Politics
What CAS zone is Contemporary Italian Politics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Contemporary Italian Politics is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Contemporary Italian Politics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at Contemporary Italian Politics?
Based on the dates recorded on 59 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 117 days (interquartile range 96–160 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 59%. 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 JCR quartile is Contemporary Italian Politics in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of Contemporary Italian Politics based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Contemporary Italian Politics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contemporary Italian Politics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Contemporary Italian Politics open access, and what is the APC?
Contemporary Italian Politics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .