Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
QOEIJES
ISSN 2724-4679 · Firenze University Press · Italy
QOEIJES: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
QOEIJES is published by Firenze University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Electoral Systems and Political Participation, Populism, Right-Wing Movements and Political Dynamics in Latin America, together about 59.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
QOE-IJES embraces all approaches to electoral research, without restriction to any particular theory, method, or topic. Articles should seek to engage with current debates and disciplinary developments, whether theoretical or empirical. Within broad topics concerning democracy and its new challenges - like e-voting, big and open (electoral) data, citizenship, and elections - contributions are welcome from all perspectives, covering aspects such as turnout, voting behavior, public opinion, campaigns, political parties, and electoral systems, amongst many others. The journal is a political science review, but it is traditionally open to scholars working in any of the major social science disciplines such as political economy, sociology, contemporary history, social policy, social anthropology, and socio-legal studies. On specific topics of particular interest to the scientific community, QOE-IJES accepts articles for special issues, supervised by guest editors. QOE-IJES also publishes short research notes.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Editor-in-chief Paolo BellucciPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 15, United Kingdom 4, United States 2, France 2, Austria 2 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences35.4%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences13%
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences11.5%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences7.7%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.8%
- Law and Political ScienceSocial Sciences4.8%
- Italian Social Issues and MigrationSocial Sciences3.7%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and International Relations | Q2 | 338/745 | 54th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q2 | 708/1530 | 53rd |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 267 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 39 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 39 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 44 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 20 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review, Plagiarism
- Peer review Rigourous Peer Review
Anonymization required for review. Model summary
Each submission to QOE-IJES is subject to rigorous quality control and a double-blind peer-review evaluation process before receiving a decision. The initial in-house quality control check deals with issues such as competing interests; ethical requirements for studies involving human participants or animals; financial disclosures; full compliance with QOE-IJES's data availability policy, etc. Subm…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Submissions screened with Crossref Similarity Check (iThenticate) for originality. Model summary
The authors authorize the Editorial Team to screen the submission using Crossref Similarity Check (iThenticate) to verify its originality.
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
- Firenze University Press
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, Italian
- ISSN
- 2724-4679
- Print ISSN
- 0392-6753
- Society / sponsor
- Italian Society for Electoral Studies
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about QOEIJES
How long does peer review take at QOEIJES?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 QOEIJES?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of QOEIJES based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (15), United Kingdom (4) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index QOEIJES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, QOEIJES is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is QOEIJES open access, and what is the APC?
QOEIJES 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: .