Journal profile
Open Political Science
ISSN 2543-8042 · De Gruyter · Poland
Open Political Science: fully open access; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: The journal is closed for new submissions. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Open Political Science is published by De Gruyter. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations and Foreign Policy, Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland and Electoral Systems and Political Participation, together about 27.1% 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)
About this journal The journal is closed for new submissions. Open Political Science was an international, open access, peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to the publication of original research in all fields of political science. Published Special Issues: Nationalisms in European and Postcolonial Discourses, ed. by Magdalena Rekść Grand Duchy of Lithuania and its Political Heritage, ed. by Bernadetta Manyś Quo vadis, Europe? ed. by Ida Musiałkowska, Judyta Cabańska, Piotr Idczak and Magdalena Śliwińska
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences10.4%
- Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandArts and Humanities9%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences7.6%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.9%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences6.9%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.3%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences6.3%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DOAJPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLC
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
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 91 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 53 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 95 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- De Gruyter
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2543-8042
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Open Political Science
How long does peer review take at Open Political Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Open Political Science?
The journal's website lists DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Open Political Science open access, and what is the APC?
Open Political Science is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .