Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
International Review of Public Policy
ISSN 2679-3873 · eISSN 2706-6274 · OpenEdition · France
International Review of Public Policy: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 9 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Review of Public Policy is published by OpenEdition. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Policy and Administration Research, Policy Transfer and Learning and Public Administration and Political Analysis, together about 57% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences30.4%
- Policy Transfer and LearningSocial Sciences16.7%
- Public Administration and Political AnalysisSocial Sciences9.9%
- Evaluation and Performance AssessmentDecision Sciences6%
- Public Administration and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.1%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.1%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences3.1%
- Social Science and Policy ResearchSocial Sciences2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 | 345/745 | — |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q2 | 720/1530 | — |
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.48OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 211 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 273 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 299 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 249 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 250 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 203 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 106 |
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 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 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 websiteAI use
- AI use
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- OpenEdition
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2679-3873
- Electronic ISSN
- 2706-6274
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Review of Public Policy
How long does peer review take at International Review of Public Policy?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 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 International Review of Public Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Review of Public Policy is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Review of Public Policy open access, and what is the APC?
International Review of Public Policy 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; 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: .