Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Interdisciplinary Political Studies
ISSN 2039-8573 · Università del Salento · Italy
Interdisciplinary Political Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Interdisciplinary Political Studies is published by Università del Salento. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations and Foreign Policy, European Politics and Security and Gender Politics and Representation, together about 25.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Interdisciplinary Political Studies (IdPS) aims to pursue two goals: affirming the importance of rigorous, high-quality Open Access publishing in the field of Political Studies, without imposing article processing charges to authors, and opening the fields of comparative politics and international relations to the contribution of other related disciplines. It is open to scholars studying political issues through the lens of several social science disciplines such as political science, international relations, political theory, political economy, sociology, legal studies and contemporary history. Interdisciplinary analyses are particularly welcome. It publishes two issues per year focusing on domestic and international politics. IdPS considers the following types of submissions: Research Articles, Research Notes, Review Essays and Book Reviews. Prospective guest editors are invited to submit special issues proposals. All papers are subject to a rigorous process of double-blind peer-review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 16, Denmark 3, United States 2, United Kingdom 2, Germany 1 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences11.7%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences7.2%
- Gender Politics and RepresentationSocial Sciences6.8%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.5%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences6.2%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.9%
- Gender, Security, and ConflictSocial Sciences4.9%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences4.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and International Relations | Q2 | 292/745 | 60th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q2 | 633/1530 | 58th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google ScholarPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 204 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 56 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 38 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 52 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 44 |
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 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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-NC-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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- Book Reviews
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- research articleers the following types of submissions: Research Articles (7000-9000 words), which engage in theory-building or theory-testing. Researmain text ≤ 9,000 words
- research articlesIdPS considers the following types of submissions: Research Articles (7000-9000 words), which engage in theory-building or theory-testing.Length not stated
- research notesResearch Notes (5000 words max), featuring new empirical materials and methodological considerations, without necessarily engaging in theory-building.Length not stated
- reviewecessarily engaging in theory-building. Review Essays (5000 words max), that survey how a strand of literature is developingmain text ≤ 5,000 words
- review essaysReview Essays (5000 words max), that survey how a strand of literature is developing and which debates is feeding, also on the basis of recent publications.Length not stated
- special issue proposalsSpecial Issue Proposals, which should include the following elements: • A concept note (3000-5000 words): the editors should present the main argument, ideas, o…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of Artificial Intelligence
The use of generative AI is strictly limited to enhancing manuscript readability and language. Authors are required to disclose the use of any AI or AI-assisted tools in the manuscript, specifying the software and its version.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement Editors' responsibilities Publication decisions The editors are responsible for deciding which of the papers submitted to the journal will be sent to peer-review and published. The editors will evaluate manuscripts without regard to the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political phil…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain all rights to the original work without any restrictions Authors who publish with Interdisciplinary Political Studies agree to the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Italy (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IT). License for published content You are free to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format; remix, transform, and build upon the material.Under the following terms:- You m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Interdisciplinary Political Studies provides open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the researchers, improves the global exchange of knowledge. All accepted articles are freely and permanentely available online for anyone, immediately on publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
The editorial board evaluates the suitability of each submitted manuscript and may reject those which fall outside the scope of the journal. Suitable papers will be subject to a rigorous process of double-blind peer-review.
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
- Università del Salento
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2039-8573
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Interdisciplinary Political Studies
How long does peer review take at Interdisciplinary Political Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Interdisciplinary Political Studies based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (16), Denmark (3) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Interdisciplinary Political Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Interdisciplinary Political Studies is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Interdisciplinary Political Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Interdisciplinary Political 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: .