Journal profile
Political Observer
ISSN 2795-4757 · eISSN 2795-4765 · Observatório Político · Portugal
Political Observer: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Political Observer is published by Observatório Político. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations and Foreign Policy, Political Theory and Democracy and European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, together about 32.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Political Observer | (Former) Portuguese Journal of Political Science is an electronic and print journal of the Observatório Político that provides a space for interdisciplinary and international research on the meaning, function and impact of politics. The journal publishes articles that reflect the social sciences, from any relevant discipline, and that make an original scientific and academic contribution to the study of political science. Read More More Less
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Cristina Montalvão SarmentoPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences13.7%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences12.3%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences6.4%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.9%
- Political Science Research and EducationSocial Sciences5.5%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences5.5%
- Island Studies and Pacific AffairsSocial Sciences5%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.7%
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
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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 142 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 6 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 16 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 8 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 12 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 3 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | |
| 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
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- book review, inclusive of endnotes and references. Book reviews should be no more than 2,000 words. Style Guidelines Please refer to these guidelines when premain text ≤ 2,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Model summary
At the moment of the article submission, it is required to the author(s) declare to agree with the conditions and norms of Political Observer - Revista Portuguesa de Ciência Política, as well as guaranteeing the unedited and original character of the text submitted to scientific evolution. Thus, the author(s) declare to accept the instructions and conditions of publication of the journal, sharing …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No publication fees for authors. Model summary
The journal do not charge fees to the author for publishing their paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy:
Blind peer review; authors must not identify themselves in the main text. Model summary
The articles submitted to this publication have undergone pre-screening by the editor and, if accepted, will undergo a double-blind peer review by at least two referees.
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
- Observatório Político
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2795-4757
- Electronic ISSN
- 2795-4765
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Political Observer
How long does peer review take at Political Observer?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Political Observer?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Political Observer?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Political Observer is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Political Observer open access, and what is the APC?
Political Observer 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .