Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
IDP-Internet Law and Politics
ISSN 1699-8154 · Universitat Oberta de Catalunya · Spain
IDP-Internet Law and Politics: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IDP-Internet Law and Politics is published by Universitat Oberta de Catalunya 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 Human Rights and Immigration, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, together about 25.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IDP. Revista de Internet, Derecho y Política es una publicación electrónica impulsada por los Estudios de Derecho y Ciencia Política de la UOC que tiene como objetivo la comunicación y la divulgación científica de trabajos de investigación, análisis e investigación sobre los retos y las cuestiones que la tecnología (y en particular, internet) plantea en los campos del derecho, la ciencia política, la administración pública, la criminología y las relaciones internacionales. Los trabajos publicados comunican resultados de investigación originales. En concreto, los ámbitos temáticos propios de la revista son los que plantean la reflexión y discusión sobre los cambios y el alcance del impacto que la tecnología y su constante avance comportan en los derechos fundamentales y la libertad de expresión en la red, la protección de datos personales, la propiedad intelectual, el comercio electrónico, la ciberdelincuencia, la administración electrónica, las nuevas formas de participación política y, en general, la formulación de políticas públicas para el ámbito digital. Y esto tanto desde el punto de vista de la reflexión teórica como desde el de la presentación de experiencias concretas en estos ámbitos. Puntualmente, en función del interés editorial se abren call for papers para la realización de un monográfico, aunque el número puede mantener la sección de artículos de los ámbitos generales de la revista.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human Rights and ImmigrationSocial Sciences9.6%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences8.4%
- Data Privacy and CybersecuritySocial Sciences7.8%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences6.4%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.8%
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.7%
- Dispute Resolution and Class ActionsBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Finance, Taxation, and GovernanceEnvironmental Science4.4%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 91.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 569 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 3 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 28 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 65 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 78 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 122 |
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 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Open access
Immediate open access to all contents. Model summary
Esta revista proporciona acceso abierto inmediato a sus contenidos basándose en el principio de que el hecho de poner la investigación a disposición del público de manera gratuita favorece el intercambio global de conocimiento.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Long-term preservation via RACO (CSUC) and Internet Archive; LOCKSS in progress. Model summary
La política de archivo y preservación a largo plazo de los artículos publicados en la revista IDP se resuelve con el depósito RACO (CSUC) e Internet Archive. La preservación mediante LOCKSS está en proceso de definición.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving permitted before (pre-prints) and after (post-prints) peer review in open access repositories. Model summary
Los autores pueden depositar sus trabajos en repositorios de acceso abierto, ya sea antes de la revisión por pares (como pre-prints) o después (como post-prints).
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
- Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish, Catalan
- ISSN
- 1699-8154
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IDP-Internet Law and Politics
What CAS zone is IDP-Internet Law and Politics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IDP-Internet Law and Politics 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 IDP-Internet Law and Politics?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 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 IDP-Internet Law and Politics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: 4–6; 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.
Which databases index IDP-Internet Law and Politics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IDP-Internet Law and Politics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is IDP-Internet Law and Politics open access, and what is the APC?
IDP-Internet Law and Politics 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: .