Journal profile
Medzinarodne vztahy
ISSN 1336-1562 · eISSN 1339-2751 · University of Economics in Bratislava · Slovakia
Medzinarodne vztahy: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 6 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medzinarodne vztahy is published by University of Economics in Bratislava. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations and Foreign Policy, European Politics and Security and International Business and FDI, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Slovak Journal of International Relations is an interdisciplinary scientific journal of international political, economic, cultural, and legal relations, published by the Faculty of International Relations at the University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is published biannually, always in March and September. Papers are to be submitted by March 15 and September 15 of each year. All papers undergo a double-blind peer review process by at least two referees.The Slovak Journal of International Relations (ISSN 1336-1562 print, ISSN 1339-2751 online) is registered with the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic (EV 4785/13). The journal is currently covered by ProQuest, EBSCO, EconPapers, RePEc, EconBiz, and Index Copernicus databases. The goal of the editorial board is to increase the impact of the journal and the number of databases covering the journal.This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles published in the journal. Material published in the Slovak Journal of International Relations / Medzinárodné vzťahy is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Interantional (CC BY 4.0). The Slovak Journal of International Relations on behalf of the Editorial Board holds all copyright and publishing rights.The Slovak Journal of International Relations wishes to publish high-quality original scientific papers, discussions, surveys, short communications and book reviews from the field of international economic, political, legal and cultural relations. The topics of published papers include, but are not limited to: history of international economic relations international trade international investment international migration current international economic issues current international political issues analysis of current and past conflicts intercultural relations international trade law public international law From 2023, the Slovak Journal of International Relations publishes papers only in English.Scientific papers or reviews must be sent to . It is necessary to follow the instructions available at guide for authors, otherwise the contributions will be returned for further adaptation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 4, Slovakia 4, Taiwan, China 2, Malaysia 2, Slovenia 2 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences14%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences12.3%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences5.3%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- German Security and Defense PoliciesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.5%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, RePEc, EconPapers, EconBiz
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.53OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 42 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted2
- article103-123: Olawale James Gbadeyan ANALÝZA OZBROJENÝCH SKUPÍN BANDITOV V SEVERNEJ NIGÉRII: VÝVOJ, TRAJEKTÓRIE A REAKCIE ŠTÁTU DISSECTING ARMED BANDITRY IN NORTHERN…Length not stated
- editorialAll contributions that will be delivered to the editorial office () before the editorial deadline will be included to double-blind peer review process. It is as…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Journal is registrated in Ministry of Culture of the Slovak republic, registration number EV 4785/13. Model summary
Journal is registrated in Ministry of Culture of the Slovak republic, registration number EV 4785/13.
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
- University of Economics in Bratislava
- Country or region
- Slovakia
- Language
- Czech, English, Slovak
- ISSN
- 1336-1562
- Electronic ISSN
- 1339-2751
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medzinarodne vztahy
How long does peer review take at Medzinarodne vztahy?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Medzinarodne vztahy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Medzinarodne vztahy based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4), Slovakia (4) and Taiwan, China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Medzinarodne vztahy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medzinarodne vztahy is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Medzinarodne vztahy open access, and what is the APC?
Medzinarodne vztahy 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: .