Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Politologija
ISSN 1392-1681 · eISSN 2424-6034 · Polibijaus Fondas · Lithuania
Politologija: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 27% (journal website); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Politologija is published by Polibijaus Fondas. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are European Politics and Security, International Relations and Foreign Policy and Eastern European Communism and Reforms, together about 30.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The academic diamond open access quarterly Politologija (Eng. Politology) is a peer-reviewed political science journal with the longest publishing record in Lithuania. It is the main academic periodical in Lithuania encompassing all subjects of political science and international relations as well as interdisciplinary topics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Editor-in-chief Justinas DementavičiusPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences11.9%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences9.4%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences8.8%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences7.9%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences7%
- Political Science Research and EducationSocial Sciences7%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences7%
- Public Administration and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.8%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1221/1530 | 20th |
| Political Science and International Relations | Q4 | 606/745 | 18th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: BASE, CEEOL, CORE, Dimensions, Diamond Capacity Hub, EBSCO (Political Science Complete Databases), Google Scholar, HEAL link (Hellenic Academic Libraries Link), International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA), Journal Scholar Metrics, JournalTOCs, Lituanistika, QOAM, ROAD, Redalyc, ScienceGate, ScienceOpen, Scilit, Sherpa Romeo, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 773 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 197 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 174 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 202 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 164 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 171 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 246 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 13,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship
Author contributions statement per CRediT criteria required for multi-author articles. Model summary
In case if there is more than one author, please provide an explanation at the end of the article detailing each author's contributions according to the CRediT criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Privacy statement: names and emails used exclusively for stated journal purposes. Model summary
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics statement required for research involving human participants, identifiable human data, or human biological material. Model summary
Research involving human participants, identifiable human data, or human biological material must include an ethics statement describing ethical approval and informed consent, where applicable.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright notice located in Journal Policy. Model summary
Please read the Copyright Notice in Journal Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Manuscripts must be anonymized; author details provided only in submission form or cover letter. Model summary
Anonymized: the author's details (name, degree, institution, position, email address, etc.) should only be provided by filling in the tables at the time of submission, or, if the article is sent by email, in the letter.
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
- Polibijaus Fondas
- Country or region
- Lithuania
- Language
- Lithuanian
- ISSN
- 1392-1681
- Electronic ISSN
- 2424-6034
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Politologija
How long does peer review take at Politologija?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 27%. 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 Politologija?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 13,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Politologija?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Politologija is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Politologija open access, and what is the APC?
Politologija 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .