Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration
ISSN 1670-6803 · eISSN 1670-679X · University of Iceland · Iceland
Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration is published by University of Iceland 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 European Socioeconomic and Political Studies, Regional Development and Policy and Arctic and Russian Policy Studies, together about 38% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Icelandic Review of Politics and Administration (IRPA) publishes original research on Icelandic politics and policy related subjects. Articles with a broader political science relevance may also be considered, especially articles of a sufficiently high standard with a comparative focus or containing theoretical and methodological innovations. The journal is open to submission from political scientists and researchers in related fields dealing with politics, public administration and policy relevant issues.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European Socioeconomic and Political StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance20.6%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences9.2%
- Arctic and Russian Policy StudiesSocial Sciences8.2%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences8.2%
- Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational StudiesSocial Sciences8.2%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.2%
- Island Studies and Pacific AffairsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences3.6%
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 | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 547 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 21 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication ethics and publication malpractice statement
Our journal publishes peer-reviewed articles. We uphold the best standards of publication ethics and take all possible measures against publication malpractices. It is important to agree upon standards of proper ethical behaviour for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the authors, the editors, the peer-reviewers and the publisher. Duties of Authors (Adopted from Elsevier and COPE’s Bes…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
The IRPA is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the DOAJ definition of open access.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review; reviewers do not receive author information and authors do not receive reviewer information. Model summary
Icelandic Review of Politics and Administration, IRPA (Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla ) is a peer reviewed journal that is double blind; where the reviewer does not receive information on authors and authors do not receive information on reviewers
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
- University of Iceland
- Country or region
- Iceland
- Language
- English, Icelandic
- ISSN
- 1670-6803
- Electronic ISSN
- 1670-679X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration
What CAS zone is Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration open access, and what is the APC?
Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration 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: .