Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
European Journal of Political Theory
ISSN 1474-8851 · eISSN 1741-2730 · SAGE
European Journal of Political Theory: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 49 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Political Theory is published by SAGE 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 Political Philosophy and Ethics, Political Theory and Influence and Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy, together about 39% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences22.9%
- Political Theory and InfluenceSocial Sciences9.7%
- Hannah Arendt's Political PhilosophySocial Sciences6.5%
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences5.8%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.8%
- Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtArts and Humanities5.4%
- War, Ethics, and JustificationArts and Humanities4.5%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities4.3%
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.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 323OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 61.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 898 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 49 | 37 | 24 |
| 2024 | 27 | 17 | 70 |
| 2023 | 31 | 27 | 119 |
| 2022 | 32 | 20 | 374 |
| 2021 | 46 | 25 | 284 |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1474-8851
- Electronic ISSN
- 1741-2730
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Political Theory
What CAS zone is European Journal of Political Theory in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Political Theory 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.
Which databases index European Journal of Political Theory?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Political Theory is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is European Journal of Political Theory open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Political Theory is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .