Journal profile
Journal of Political Science Bulletin of Yerevan University
ISSN 2738-294X · eISSN 2738-2796 · Yerevan State University · Armenia
Journal of Political Science Bulletin of Yerevan University: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 7 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Political Science Bulletin of Yerevan University is published by Yerevan State University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics, European Politics and Security and International Relations and Foreign Policy, together about 35.9% 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)
The Journal of Political Science: Bulletin of Yerevan University is the leading journal of contemporary political research, which is focused on the political science analysis of institutions, processes, political systems and regimes in the countries of the South Caucasus and Black Sea regions. Articles published in the Journal of Political Science are theoretically innovative and methodologically diverse and includes a variety of intellectual approaches.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ashot AleksanyanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Post-Soviet Geopolitical DynamicsSocial Sciences15.7%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences11.5%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences8.8%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.3%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences5%
- Political Science Research and EducationSocial Sciences4.6%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences4.2%
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
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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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 145 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 35 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 35 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 27 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 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 | |
| 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
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewThe length of a submission is limited to 7,000-10,000 words including notes and bibliography. The editors of the Journal also accept book reviews, as well as in…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- book reviewsThe editors of the Journal also accept book reviews, as well as informational materials about scientific reports, which should contain about 500-1000 words.Length not stated
- informational materials about scientific reportsThe editors of the Journal also accept book reviews, as well as informational materials about scientific reports, which should contain about 500-1000 words.Length not stated
- research articlesThe length of a submission is limited to 7,000-10,000 words including notes and bibliography.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
Chicago reference style (Notes and Bibliography with endnotes). Model summary
Journal of Political Science adheres to the Chicago reference style.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Complies with COPE rules; investigates plagiarism and copyright infringement; may check submissions with duplication-checking software. Model summary
Journal of Political Science complies with the rules of the Committee on Publication Ethics (https://publicationethics.org/).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open access under CC BY-NC 4.0; no article processing charge as the journal is financially supported by Yerevan State University. Model summary
Journal of Political Science is an open access, peer-reviewed journal. Each article accepted by peer review is made freely available online immediately upon publication, is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) and will be hosted online in perpetuity. This journal is financially supported by the Yere…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review with two expert reviewers; the Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision based on reviewer recommendations. Model summary
Journal of Political Science utilizes a double-blind peer review process in which the reviewer and authors’ names and information are withheld from the other.
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
- Yerevan State University
- Country or region
- Armenia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2738-294X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2738-2796
- Society / sponsor
- European Union L 337
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 1 (2026)
- 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 ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Political Science Bulletin of Yerevan University
How long does peer review take at Journal of Political Science Bulletin of Yerevan University?
Authors report an average review time of about 7 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 Political Science Bulletin of Yerevan University?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Political Science Bulletin of Yerevan University is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Political Science Bulletin of Yerevan University open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Political Science Bulletin of Yerevan University 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: .