Journal profile
Italian Political Science
ISSN 2420-8434 · Università degli Studi di Catania · Italy
Italian Political Science: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Italian Political Science is published by Università degli Studi di Catania. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Electoral Systems and Political Participation, Political Science Research and Education and Populism, Right-Wing Movements, together about 41.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Italian Political Science (IPS) is an open-access peer-reviewed quarterly journal dedicated to deepening the understanding of political phenomena relevant for political scientists and a wider public, including journalists, policy-makers, policy analysts, political activists and all those who have an interest in politics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences18.9%
- Political Science Research and EducationSocial Sciences12.8%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences9.4%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences6%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences5%
- Gender Politics and RepresentationSocial Sciences5%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences3.4%
- Law and Political ScienceSocial Sciences3.4%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 173 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 44 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 62 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 47 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 25 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 51 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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 | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Università degli Studi di Catania
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2420-8434
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 3 (2025)
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Italian Political Science
How long does peer review take at Italian Political Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Italian Political Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Italian Political Science is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Italian Political Science open access, and what is the APC?
Italian Political Science 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: .