Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Polis-Politicheskiye Issledovaniya
ISSN 1026-9487 · eISSN 1684-0070 · Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana · Mexico
Polis-Politicheskiye Issledovaniya: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 7 weeks (community reports); 77 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Polis-Politicheskiye Issledovaniya is published by Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Military Technology and Strategies and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, together about 69.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science 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): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences23.2%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering23.1%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences23.1%
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in RussiaSocial Sciences7.1%
- Security, Politics, and Digital TransformationSocial Sciences4.2%
- Global Political and Economic RelationsSocial Sciences3%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences1.8%
- Regional Socio-Economic Development TrendsSocial Sciences1.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| 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.
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 40%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 70LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,201 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 77 | 21 | 62 |
| 2024 | 75 | 40 | 131 |
| 2023 | 71 | 63 | 169 |
| 2022 | 75 | 42 | 216 |
| 2021 | 72 | 3 | 258 |
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
- 1026-9487
- Electronic ISSN
- 1684-0070
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Polis-Politicheskiye Issledovaniya
What CAS zone is Polis-Politicheskiye Issledovaniya in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Polis-Politicheskiye Issledovaniya is in Zone 4 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.
How long does peer review take at Polis-Politicheskiye Issledovaniya?
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-Politicheskiye Issledovaniya?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Polis-Politicheskiye Issledovaniya is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Polis-Politicheskiye Issledovaniya open access, and what is the APC?
Polis-Politicheskiye Issledovaniya 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .