Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Politologicky Casopis-Czech Journal of Political Science
ISSN 1211-3247 · eISSN 1805-9503 · International Institute of Political Science and the Masaryk University Press
Politologicky Casopis-Czech Journal of Political Science: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); fully open access; 17 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Politologicky Casopis-Czech Journal of Political Science is published by International Institute of Political Science and the Masaryk University Press 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 Eastern European Communism and Reforms, Education, Psychology, and Social Research and Populism, Right-Wing Movements, together about 39.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Czech Journal of Political Science/Politologický časopis is a peer-reviewed journal published by the International Institute of Political Science of Masaryk University in Brno. It is the first peer-reviewed political science periodical issued in the Czech Republic. The first issue of the journal was released in 1994. Each year, three issues of the journal are published. The journal provides a platform for presenting the outcomes of original political science research and thus significantly contributes to political science as a scholarly discipline and its establishment among other social sciences. The journal publishes articles, reviews, review essays, and information on events in the political science community. The topics cover the areas of political philosophy and theory, comparative political science, political sociology, policy analysis, European studies, international relations, and security studies. The journal focuses mainly on European affairs, with a special regard to the region of Central and Eastern Europe. All texts should be submitted in English. The journal is submitted to the editorial board of International Political Science Abstracts – Documentation Politique Internationale. The journal is also included in databases SCOPUS, ERIH PLUS, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, Central and Eastern European Online Library, Crossref, and EBSCO.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Vlastimil HavlíkPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences16.9%
- Education, Psychology, and Social ResearchSocial Sciences14.2%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences8.8%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences7.9%
- Taxation and Legal IssuesBusiness, Management and Accounting7%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences6.4%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences4.7%
- European Law and MigrationSocial Sciences4.6%
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
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 87.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 552 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 18 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 38 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 76 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- articlesArticles Divided by Crisis? Spatial Analysis of the Czech Presidential Election 2023 in the Context of the War in UkraineLength not stated
- information1 000 words for informationLength not stated
- research article8 000 words for research articles 2 000 words for a review 4 000 words for review essay 1 000 words for information.Length not stated
- reviewReviews should present and critically evaluate monographs dealing with topics relevant to contemporary political science or international relations. A review sh…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- review essay4 000 words for review essayLength not stated
- review essaysReview Essays Two Recent German Language Books Debate the Current Political Situation in GermanyLength not stated
- reviewsReviews China’s Relations with Africa: A New Era of Strategic EngagementLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- AI use
AI use must be stated in accompanying letter Model summary
An extensive use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools to generate the submitted content should be stated and specified in the accompanying letter.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
COPE Code of Conduct Model summary
Czech Journal of Political Science/Politologický časopis is committed to ensuring ethics in publication and the quality of articles. All parties involved (authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher) are expected to conform to standards of ethical behaviour.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Ingelfinger rule Model summary
The journal accepts for publication only and exclusively original, nowhere else published submissions ("Ingelfinger rule"). Articles are published under the international version of the Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution International license, which full text of licensing conditions is available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 (further only "CC BY 4.0"). (More information about Creativ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymisation required Model summary
All submitted materials must be anonymised (including the file properties).
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
- International Institute of Political Science and the Masaryk University Press
- ISSN
- 1211-3247
- Electronic ISSN
- 1805-9503
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Politologicky Casopis-Czech Journal of Political Science
What CAS zone is Politologicky Casopis-Czech Journal of Political Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Politologicky Casopis-Czech Journal of Political Science 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.
What is the impact factor of Politologicky Casopis-Czech Journal of Political Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 22.
What are the manuscript requirements of Politologicky Casopis-Czech Journal of Political Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Chicago; Cover letter: 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.
Which databases index Politologicky Casopis-Czech Journal of Political Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Politologicky Casopis-Czech Journal of Political Science is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Politologicky Casopis-Czech Journal of Political Science open access, and what is the APC?
Politologicky Casopis-Czech Journal of Political Science is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .