Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Politeia-Journal of Political Theory Political Philosophy and Sociology of Politics
ISSN 2078-5089 · eISSN 2587-5914 · Autonomous non-commercial organisation "The Journal of Political Theory, Political Philosophy and Sociology of Politics Politeia" · Russian Federation
Politeia-Journal of Political Theory Political Philosophy and Sociology of Politics: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 48 weeks (community reports); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Politeia-Journal of Political Theory Political Philosophy and Sociology of Politics is published by Autonomous non-commercial organisation "The Journal of Political Theory, Political Philosophy and Sociology of Politics Politeia" 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 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Russia and Soviet political economy, together about 31.7% 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)
The Journal of Political Theory, Political Philosophy and Sociology of Politics Politeia is one of the top-rated Russian scholarly research journals in the field of political science. It is listed by the Higher Attestation Commission of Russia. Politeia meets high quality standards of international research as well as represents traditions of the Russian philosophic thought. The journal seeks to generate a broad discussion among theorists and experts. Its target audience transcends academic community and includes politicians, public policy-makers as well as those simply fascinated by politics. Politeia publishes theoretical and empirical articles from a wide variety of fields throughout the discipline. Research interests of Politeia do not confine to problems of political institutions and special groups that intend to influence political decision-making. The journal pays close attention to the analysis of broad societal processes that also embrace acitivies of civil society as a whole, NGOs, participation of citizens. Overall, articles and essays aim at deepening our understanding of how different polities emerge and evolve, at analyzing differences and similarities in their types, the way people live under different political settings with the special focus on the Russian polity and its citizens.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Svyatoslav KaspePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in RussiaSocial Sciences16.3%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences7.7%
- Russia and Soviet political economySocial Sciences7.7%
- Security, Politics, and Digital TransformationSocial Sciences7.6%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences7.4%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering7.4%
- Global Political and Economic RelationsSocial Sciences6.2%
- Regional Socio-Economic Development TrendsSocial Sciences5.6%
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
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.24%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,578 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 8 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 11 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 48 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 72 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 39 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 3 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 48 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 accessOpenAlex
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Not considered
- Articles submitted by the intermediary organizations
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
- Autonomous non-commercial organisation "The Journal of Political Theory, Political Philosophy and Sociology of Politics Politeia"
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian
- ISSN
- 2078-5089
- Electronic ISSN
- 2587-5914
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Politeia-Journal of Political Theory Political Philosophy and Sociology of Politics
What CAS zone is Politeia-Journal of Political Theory Political Philosophy and Sociology of Politics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Politeia-Journal of Political Theory Political Philosophy and Sociology of Politics 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 Politeia-Journal of Political Theory Political Philosophy and Sociology of Politics?
Authors report an average review time of about 48 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 Politeia-Journal of Political Theory Political Philosophy and Sociology of Politics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words. 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 Politeia-Journal of Political Theory Political Philosophy and Sociology of Politics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Politeia-Journal of Political Theory Political Philosophy and Sociology of Politics is indexed in ESCI.
Is Politeia-Journal of Political Theory Political Philosophy and Sociology of Politics open access, and what is the APC?
Politeia-Journal of Political Theory Political Philosophy and Sociology of Politics 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: .