Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Peace Economics Peace Science and Public Policy
ISSN 1079-2457 · eISSN 1554-8597 · Walter de Gruyter
Peace Economics Peace Science and Public Policy: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Peace Economics Peace Science and Public Policy is published by Walter de Gruyter and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political Conflict and Governance, Defense, Military, and Policy Studies and International Relations and Foreign Policy, together about 47.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences19.1%
- Defense, Military, and Policy StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14.9%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences13.8%
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences7.9%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences7.2%
- Natural Resources and Economic DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Education for Peace and Conflict ResolutionSocial Sciences3.2%
- Game Theory and ApplicationsDecision Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and International Relations | Q2 | 192/745 | 74th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q2 | 436/1530 | 71st |
| Economics and Econometrics | Q2 | 354/755 | 53rd |
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q3 | 230/432 | 46th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 129OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 48.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 626 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 21 | 268 |
| 2025 | 25 | 21 | 385 |
| 2024 | 24 | 9 | 400 |
| 2023 | 24 | 9 | 422 |
| 2022 | 15 | 8 | 341 |
| 2021 | 21 | 10 | 385 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 0 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 1079-2457
- Electronic ISSN
- 1554-8597
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Peace Economics Peace Science and Public Policy
What CAS zone is Peace Economics Peace Science and Public Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Peace Economics Peace Science and Public Policy is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Peace Economics Peace Science and Public Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Peace Economics Peace Science and Public Policy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Peace Economics Peace Science and Public Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Peace Economics Peace Science and Public Policy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .