Journal profile
Political Studies Forum
ISSN 2067-1318 · eISSN 2360-1795 · Editura Universitatii de Vest · Romania
Political Studies Forum: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 9 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Political Studies Forum is published by Editura Universitatii de Vest. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Eastern European Communism and Reforms, International Relations and Foreign Policy and Populism, Right-Wing Movements, together about 27.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences11%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences9.6%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences6.9%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences5.5%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences5.5%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.1%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.1%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.1%
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 46 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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-NC | |
| 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
- Editura Universitatii de Vest
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2067-1318
- Electronic ISSN
- 2360-1795
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Political Studies Forum
How long does peer review take at Political Studies Forum?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Political Studies Forum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Political Studies Forum is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Political Studies Forum open access, and what is the APC?
Political Studies Forum 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; 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: .