Journal profile
Politica
ISSN 0716-1077 · eISSN 0719-5338 · Universidad de Chile · Chile
Politica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Politica is published by Universidad de Chile. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political Dynamics in Latin America, Politics and Society in Latin America and Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America, together about 42.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Política. Revista de Ciencia Política es una publicación semestral (julio y diciembre) de la Facultad de Gobierno de la Universidad de Chile editada desde 1982. Su objetivo es la difusión de las principales corrientes de la Ciencia Política, apuntando hacia la consolidación de esta disciplina en Chile. Se publican trabajos inéditos, preferentemente resultados de investigación, en todas las sub-áreas de la ciencia política, con especial interés en la política nacional y regional, aspectos metodológicos y teóricos de la ciencia política.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief María Cristina EscuderoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 6, Argentina 1, Colombia 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences20.6%
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences13.1%
- Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaSocial Sciences9%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences7.6%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences6.5%
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.4%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences3.2%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Latindex-Catálogo, Google Scholar, ROAD, Mir@bel, MIAR, CIRC, LatinREV
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
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 757 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 89 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 119 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 102 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 62 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 85 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-SA |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 120 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Not considered
- articles under evaluation in another journal
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship Declaración de autoría - CRediT
No APC Model summary
A partir de 2025, cada artículo con múltiples autores que sea publicado debe incluir la declaración de autoría utilizando la taxonomía CRediT.
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
- Universidad de Chile
- Country or region
- Chile
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0716-1077
- Electronic ISSN
- 0719-5338
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Politica
How long does peer review take at Politica?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Politica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 120 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Politica based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (6), Argentina (1) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Politica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Politica is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Politica open access, and what is the APC?
Politica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .