Journal profile · CLASSICS
POLIS
ISSN 0142-257X · eISSN 2594-0686 · Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana · Mexico
POLIS: CAS Zone 2 · History (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 7 weeks (community reports); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
POLIS is published by Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana and is in Zone 2 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Classical Philosophy and Thought, Classical Antiquity Studies and Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought, together about 51.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Polis México publica artículos de investigación científica en las áreas de Sociología, Psicología Social, Ciencia Política y Geografía Humana; se encuentra abierta a investigaciones que abonen al campo de la reflexión teórica, así como investigaciones que tiendan a fortalecer el diálogo y la discusión razonada sobre temas relacionados con los estudios sociales, particularmente en México, América Latina y el Caribe. El objetivo de nuestra revista es contribuir a la investigación científica mediante la publicación de artículos originales e inéditos, que aporten nuevas perspectivas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CLASSICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities25%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences18.8%
- Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtArts and Humanities7.4%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities4.7%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.5%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities4.3%
- Medieval and Classical PhilosophyArts and Humanities4.1%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Classics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,066 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 32 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 37 | 13 | 29 |
| 2023 | 41 | 25 | 8 |
| 2022 | 33 | 10 | 57 |
| 2021 | 50 | 10 | 128 |
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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
- Country or region
- Mexico
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0142-257X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2594-0686
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about POLIS
What CAS zone is POLIS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, POLIS is in Zone 2 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Classics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at POLIS?
Authors report an average review time of about 7 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 POLIS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, POLIS is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is POLIS open access, and what is the APC?
POLIS is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .