Journal profile
Journal of Illiberalism Studies
ISSN 2771-8921 · Illiberalism Studies Program · United States
Journal of Illiberalism Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 17 weeks (community reports); 34 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Illiberalism Studies is published by Illiberalism Studies Program. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Populism, Right-Wing Movements, German legal, social, and political studies and Political Theory and Democracy, together about 46.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JIS aims to provide an intellectual space for critical analyses of the concept of illiberalism and its derivates. The objective in setting up this new journal is to fill a gap in current academic debates regarding the treatment of the still understudied concept of illiberalism and make a contribution to its relevance for political philosophy, political science, sociology, media studies, IR, and cultural anthropology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Marlene LaruellePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences29.3%
- German legal, social, and political studiesSocial Sciences9%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences8.3%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences6%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.9%
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences3%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences2.6%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences2.6%
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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.16OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 124 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 73 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 97 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 66 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 34 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
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 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Illiberalism Studies Program
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2771-8921
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Journal of Illiberalism Studies
How long does peer review take at Journal of Illiberalism Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 17 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 Journal of Illiberalism Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Illiberalism Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Illiberalism Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Illiberalism 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: .