Journal profile · LAW
Internet Policy Review
ISSN 2197-6775 · Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society · Germany
Internet Policy Review: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Internet Policy Review is published by Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Privacy, Security, and Data Protection, Social Media and Politics and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, together about 29.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Internet Policy Review tracks public regulatory changes as well as private policy developments which are expected to have long lasting impacts on European societies. The journal is a resource on internet policy for academics, civil society advocates, entrepreneurs, the media and policymakers alike. Internet Policy Review contributes empirical research, analysis and current affairs coverage to contemporary debate about media, information technology, telecommunications and internet governance. Internet Policy Review’s expertise resides in its clear and independent analysis of inter-European and pan-European digital policy changes.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 4, Italy 2, Netherlands 2, Belgium 2, United States 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences13.5%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences9.2%
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AISocial Sciences7.2%
- Digital Economy and Work TransformationSocial Sciences6.7%
- Blockchain Technology Applications and SecurityComputer Science6.3%
- Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare StudiesSocial Sciences6.1%
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionComputer Science5.6%
- Sharing Economy and PlatformsBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 7.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 242OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 470 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 21 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 109 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 611 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 669 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 647 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 2,028 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open 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)
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- conceptsConcepts Critical reflections on emerging core concepts of the digital societyLength not stated
- editorialmust be in clearly-written English. The editorial team requests that initial submissions be around 6,000 words in length (excluding abstract and references), to…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- editorialsEditorials Contextual or thematic introductions to special issuesLength not stated
- essaysEssays Free-form yet in-depth contentions with issues of academic or social relevanceLength not stated
- newsNews Journalistic reports on events of interest to the Internet Policy Review communityLength not stated
- open abstractOpen Abstract Extended abstracts for works in progress that receive public peer reviewLength not stated
- opinionOpinion pieces commenting on developments in the realm of internet policy Open Abstract Extended abstracts for works in progress that receive public peer reviewLength not stated
- opinionsOpinions Opinion pieces commenting on developments in the realm of internet policyLength not stated
- research articlespeer reviewed Research articles In-depth scholarly research papers and essaysLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use AI tools
AI tools may not be listed as authors; see full AI policy for permitted/prohibited uses. Model summary
Authorship at Internet Policy Review requires the ability to take intellectual responsibility for the work, respond to editorial and peer review queries, and stand accountable for the accuracy and integrity of the content. AI tools may not be listed as authors. For all prohibited and permitted uses of generative AI and disclosure requirements, read our full AI policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License
Published under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Germany license. Model summary
Unless otherwise stated, content on the Internet Policy Review is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Germany (CC BY 3.0 DE) license. You are free: to Share — to copy, distribute and transmit the work to Remix — to adapt the work to make commercial use of the work Under the following conditions: Attribution — You must always attribute the work to the author, the source of origin (Int…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Libre open access; indexed in DoAJ and Web of Science ESCI. Model summary
All articles are available to the public in a libre open access fashion and indexed with the Directory of Open Access Journals (DoAJ) and in the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Open/transparent peer review; authors visible to reviewers and vice versa. Model summary
All Internet Policy Review research articles are peer reviewed by two or more external subject experts. Our review process is an innovative non-blind transparent procedure in which the contributing author(s) are visible to reviewers, and reviewers’ identities and comments are fully visible to authors. The purpose of this review procedure is to foster interdisciplinary discussion, collegiality and …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Avoid plagiarism
Plagiarism check using software; right to reject suspected plagiarism. Model summary
All our articles are checked for plagiarism. This is done during the editorial screening through a random check on several parts of the submitted article. Our policy ensures that all articles in the Internet Policy Review are original and exclusive.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Please note that we now accept articles for submission that have already been published as preprints. If their content has been significantly developed and new research results have been incorporated, we expect authors to explain what additions have been made at the time of submission. After publication we expect authors to update the preprint entry with the reference (including DOI) of the publis…
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
- Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2197-6775
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Internet Policy Review
What CAS zone is Internet Policy Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Internet Policy Review is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Communication / Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Internet Policy Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Internet Policy Review based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (4), Italy (2) and Netherlands (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Internet Policy Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Internet Policy Review is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Internet Policy Review open access, and what is the APC?
Internet Policy Review 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: .