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Policy and Internet
ISSN 1944-2866 · Wiley-Blackwell
Policy and Internet: CAS Zone 1 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.49; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,570; median 167 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 5% (journal website); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Policy and Internet is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 1 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Media and Politics, E-Government and Public Services and Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection, together about 39.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Policy & Internet (P&I) is a leading interdisciplinary journal exploring the societal implications of digital technologies and responses from governments, industry, communities and individuals. We publish work that engages with long-standing concerns—such as digital divides, privacy, access to information and freedom of expression—and rapidly evolving issues including digital geopolitics, misinformation, algorithmic decision-making, online harms and oligarchies. We prioritise original research examining how the Internet and digital technologies reshape power, participation, governance and everyday life. This includes research on both emerging and established technologies alike, including social media, artificial intelligence, extended reality (AR/VR), the Internet of Things, blockchain and cryptocurrencies, as well as the infrastructures and institutions that sustain them. We invite interdisciplinary work that deepens understanding of digital futures and the social, ethical, and political choices that shape them, including political science, sociology, communication, science and technology studies and more.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Joanne GrayPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 14%); most named Australia 7, Mainland China 2, United States 1, Belgium 1, Singapore 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences21.9%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences9.7%
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionComputer Science7.6%
- Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.3%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.3%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- 3.49LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 323OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 68.87%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 27Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 258,029Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 647 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 27 | 22 |
| 2025 | 32 | 19 | 98 |
| 2024 | 58 | 43 | 511 |
| 2023 | 50 | 38 | 432 |
| 2022 | 57 | 30 | 1,189 |
| 2021 | 35 | 19 | 702 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
167 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 118 days – 222 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (67 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 197 days
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (81 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 172 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 48 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,570 / EUR 3,010 / GBP 2,330 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- original paperArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a …Length not stated
- original papersOriginal Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge 6000-8000 limit Yes, Structured Data A…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
No submission fees. Model summary
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data sharing encouraged; authors select a data availability statement per Wiley's Data Sharing policy. Model summary
This journal encourages data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
Open access licensing under CC-BY/CC-BY-NC/CC-BY-NC-ND Creative Commons licenses. Model summary
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access WALS + standard CTA/ELA and/or Open Access for hybrid titles
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Double-anonymized peer review; papers sent to review only if Editor-in-Chief determines quality and relevance requirements are met. Model summary
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at https://authors.wiley.com/journal/POI3. For help with submissions, please contact: Milica Stilinovic at milica.stilinovic@sydney.edu.au This journal does not charge submission fees. Article Preparation Support Wiley Editing Services offers expert help with English La…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints accepted; authors may post submitted version to a preprint server at any time. Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. P&I will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving of different article versions allowed under specific conditions of the standard copyright agreement. Model summary
Note that the journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1944-2866
- Society / sponsor
- Policy Studies Organization
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Policy and Internet
What CAS zone is Policy and Internet in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Policy and Internet is in Zone 1 of Literature, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Communication / Political Science; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Policy and Internet?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.49; CiteScore 8.3, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at Policy and Internet?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 167 days (interquartile range 118–222 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Policy and Internet based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (7), Mainland China (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Policy and Internet?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Policy and Internet is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Policy and Internet open access, and what is the APC?
Policy and Internet is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,570.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .