Journal profile · AREA STUDIES
European Integration Studies
ISSN 1822-8402 · eISSN 2335-8831 · Kaunas University of Technology · Lithuania
European Integration Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Integration Studies is published by Kaunas University of Technology and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Regional Development and Policy, Socio-economic Development and Sustainability and Economic and Business Development Strategies, together about 36.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
We intend to encourage scientists to publish their applied and theoretical research on the Aspects of Social Evolution of Europe, Economics of European Union, Managerial Aspects of European Integration, European Union Policies, European Union Law and will pay a special attention to the joint research in these areas. Charges, Article processing charges There are no fees or charges that are required for manuscript processing and/or publishing materials in the journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AREA STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences14.4%
- Socio-economic Development and SustainabilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.4%
- Economic and Business Development StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.5%
- Global Trade and CompetitivenessBusiness, Management and Accounting6.7%
- Business and Economic DevelopmentEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Polish socio-economic developmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Global Politics and EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in ESCI on 15 December 2025. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIWeb of SciencePublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 55.17%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 360 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 38 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 36 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 101 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 5–7
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement Requirements
(based on COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright retained by authors; CC BY 4.0 Model summary
The copyright for the articles in this journal is retained by the author(s) with the first publication right granted to the journal. The authors agree to the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 agreement under which the paper in the Journal is licensed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
EUROPEAN INTEGRATION STUDIES journal is published open access under the CC-BY 4.0 licence which allows readers to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles. The journal provides open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process of Scientific Articles
All scientific articles are submitted to the editorial board of the scientific journal via the Open Journal System (OJS). A manuscript of the scientific article is submitted with the Author(s) guarantee concerning the work presented for publication in the form approved by the order of the Rector of the University. The submitted articles are verified using the “CrossCheck” similarity check system o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via CrossCheck™ Model summary
Please note that Journal of “European Integartion Studies” uses CrossCheck™ software to screen papers for unoriginal material.
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
- Kaunas University of Technology
- Country or region
- Lithuania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1822-8402
- Electronic ISSN
- 2335-8831
- 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 European Integration Studies
What CAS zone is European Integration Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Integration Studies is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Area Studies. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at European Integration Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 European Integration Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Integration Studies is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ESCI and Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Integration Studies open access, and what is the APC?
European Integration Studies 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: .