Journal profile · Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Ideology and Politics Journal
ISSN 2227-6068 · Foundation for Good Politics · Ukraine
Ideology and Politics Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ideology and Politics Journal is published by Foundation for Good Politics. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soviet and Russian History, Eastern European Communism and Reforms and International Relations and Foreign Policy, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Ideology and Politics Journal (IPJ) aims to provide an interdisciplinary platform for informed, non-partisan scholarly debate in social philosophy, political science, sociology, political economy, intellectual history, and cultural studies. Devoted to the advancement of the understanding of socio-political processes in contemporary societies around the world, the IPJ publishes special issues aimed at specific regions: — From 2011 to 2021, IPJ focused primarily on post-communist and post-Soviet regions. These issues were published in English, Russian, and Ukrainian. This focus remains central to the journal: each year, IPJ publishes at least one issue dedicated to ideological and political developments in these regions. However, we moved to English-only publication. — Occasionally, we shall also publish IPJ special issues on ideological and political processes in other regions of the world. These issues will also be published in English only. Whichever region is selected, the IPJ deals with the ideological and intellectual issues arising in the course of the formation of new societies or the transformation of established ones. The IPJ authors explore how societies acknowledge power relations, socio-economic realities, shifts in values, and guiding ideas for political development. They also consider how societies understand, remember, and represent themselves and their pasts, as well as how they project their futures. The IPJ offers its readers theoretical and empirical works that are of interest beyond the narrow circles of academics. The Ideology and Politics Journal is dedicated to the analysis of ideologies in their political, social, and conceptual forms. We recognize the complexity and vagueness of the concept of ideology. To address this complexity, the IPJ focuses its publications on the broadly defined manifestations of ideologies, including: political ideologies, culture, and discourse phenomena of power epistemological issues of truth, values, legitimacy, and institutions domination, exploitation, and solidarity recognition issues collective identities and memories ideological traditions and innovations correlation of politics, religion, security, and economy Founded by the Foundation for Good Politics (FGP), the Ideology and Politics Journal encourages discussion of the historical, cultural, and ethical dimensions of political action, with the intention to contribute to both the advancement of interdisciplinary research of contemporary ideologies and the promotion of a good politics around the world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Editor-in-chief Mykhailo MinakovPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Ukraine 8, United States 3, United Kingdom 3, Germany 2, Italy 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences16.7%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences11.1%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences5.6%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology5.6%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences5.6%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities5.6%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities5.6%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1284/1530 | 16th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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 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 | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- 3–7
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- AI use 6. Use of AI and AI-assisted technologies
AI use allowed with disclosure; AI tools cannot be authors. Model summary
Authors may use AI and AI-assisted technologies responsibly, provided that such use is transparent, critically controlled by the authors, and compatible with scholarly integrity. AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, citations, references, translations, data, argumentation, and conclusions of the manuscript, including an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship 8. Authorship
Articles in American English, 6,000 to 10,000 words, longer texts welcome. Model summary
IPJ normally does not accept manuscripts with more than three authors, unless the number of authors is justified in the cover letter and approved by the Editor-in-Chief. All listed authors must have made a substantial scholarly contribution to the manuscript and must approve the submitted version.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publication Ethics and Research Integrity policy. Model summary
Authors must follow IPJ’s Publication Ethics and Research Integrity policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No submission fees, APCs, publication fees, or peer-review fees; open access. Model summary
IPJ does not charge authors submission fees, article processing charges, publication fees, or peer-review fees. All accepted and published articles are made freely available to readers in open access.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
Double-anonymous review by at least two independent reviewers; double-unanimous rule for acceptance. Model summary
The Ideology and Politics Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal. Since 2012, all research articles submitted to IPJ and considered for publication have undergone a double-anonymous, double-unanimous peer-review process. IPJ uses double-anonymous peer review. The identities of authors are not disclosed to reviewers, and the identities of reviewers are not disclosed to authors. Authors are ask…
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
- Foundation for Good Politics
- Country or region
- Ukraine
- Language
- English, Ukrainian, Russian
- ISSN
- 2227-6068
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ideology and Politics Journal
How long does peer review take at Ideology and Politics Journal?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Ideology and Politics Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: 3–7; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Ideology and Politics Journal based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Ukraine (8), United States (3) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ideology and Politics Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ideology and Politics Journal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Ideology and Politics Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Ideology and Politics Journal 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: .