Journal profile
Opolskie Studia AdministracyjnoPrawne
ISSN 1731-8297 · eISSN 2658-1922 · Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Opolskiego · Poland
Opolskie Studia AdministracyjnoPrawne: impact factor 2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Opolskie Studia AdministracyjnoPrawne is published by Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Opolskiego. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Polish Law and Legal System, Polish Legal and Social Issues and Local Governance and Planning, together about 53.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Opole Studies in Administration and Law (OSAP) is a semi-annual journal published exclusively online, on the Open Journal Systems (OJS), under a diamond open-access model. The Journal publishes research articles and case comments prepared in accordance with the binding principles of ethical publishing standards and best practices. They are subjected to the process of double-blind peer review. The Journal publishes also reviews and reports on important scientific events. It has been coming out continuously since 2003, and as a quarterly – since 2012, and from 2022 as a semi-annual. Texts for publication are continuously accepted online through the OJS system. When accepted for publication, selected articles are published under Ahead. They are citable by their digital object identifier (DOI).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Polish Law and Legal SystemSocial Sciences23.8%
- Polish Legal and Social IssuesSocial Sciences19.7%
- Local Governance and PlanningSocial Sciences10.3%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences7.2%
- Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandArts and Humanities4.4%
- Theology and Canon Law StudiesArts and Humanities4.4%
- Intellectual Property Rights and MediaSocial Sciences3.7%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, CEJSH, CEEOL, ICI Journals Master List, PBN - Polska Bibliografia Naukowa, HeinOnline, Biblioteka Nauki, AmeliCA, The Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, JUFO Portaali, EBSCO Legal Source, HeinOnline ICI Journals Master List, POL-Index
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 40Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 547 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 3 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 10 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 13 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 40 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 13 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 30,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship
We require doctoral students to additionally attach a positive opinion of the supervisor of their doctoral dissertation. Model summary
We require doctoral students to additionally attach a positive opinion of the supervisor of their doctoral dissertation.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
The journal uses parenthetical footnotes and Chicago bibliographic style. Model summary
The journal uses parenthetical footnotes and Chicago bibliographic style.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
The processing time in the journal is up to 5 months. Model summary
The processing time in the journal is up to 5 months.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Keywords: Provide 3 to 6 keywords (words, phrases); Should reflect the subject of the paper; Should allow searching for articles in the reference databases. Model summary
Keywords: Provide 3 to 6 keywords (words, phrases); Should reflect the subject of the paper; Should allow searching for articles in the reference databases.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
The volume of the article, including footnotes and bibliography, should not exceed one editorial sheet (to 30,000). Longer texts will also be considered. Model summary
The volume of the article, including footnotes and bibliography, should not exceed one editorial sheet (to 30,000). Longer texts will also be considered.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Along with the article, the following must be sent both in Polish and English: abstract (not more than 1,000 characters with spaces); keywords (3-5 words), note on the author (academic degree/title, affiliation, e-mail contact address, ORCID number) Model summary
Along with the article, the following must be sent both in Polish and English: abstract (not more than 1,000 characters with spaces); keywords (3-5 words), note on the author (academic degree/title, affiliation, e-mail contact address, ORCID number)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
A full Bibliography should be given in alphabetical order at the end of the manuscript; it should not be divided into any sections, such as References and Literature. Model summary
A full Bibliography should be given in alphabetical order at the end of the manuscript; it should not be divided into any sections, such as References and Literature.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Reviews, reports and glosses should not exceed half of one sheet of standardized typescript (20 thousand characters). Model summary
Reviews, reports and glosses should not exceed half of one sheet of standardized typescript (20 thousand characters).
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
- Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Opolskiego
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, French, Polish
- ISSN
- 1731-8297
- Electronic ISSN
- 2658-1922
- 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 Opolskie Studia AdministracyjnoPrawne
What is the impact factor of Opolskie Studia AdministracyjnoPrawne?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 5.
How long does peer review take at Opolskie Studia AdministracyjnoPrawne?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Opolskie Studia AdministracyjnoPrawne?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–300 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 30,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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.
Which databases index Opolskie Studia AdministracyjnoPrawne?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Opolskie Studia AdministracyjnoPrawne is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Opolskie Studia AdministracyjnoPrawne open access, and what is the APC?
Opolskie Studia AdministracyjnoPrawne 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .