Journal profile
Romanian Review of Political Sciences and International Relations
ISSN 1841-2300 · eISSN 2285-2107 · Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Institute of Political Sciences and International Relations "Ion. I. C. Bratianu" · Romania
Romanian Review of Political Sciences and International Relations: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Romanian Review of Political Sciences and International Relations is published by Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Institute of Political Sciences and International Relations "Ion. I. C. Bratianu". By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Forgiveness and Related Behaviors, Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics and Education for Peace and Conflict Resolution, together about 50% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Romanian Review of Political Sciences and International Relations (RRPSIR) is a constant presence in the Romanian scientific landscape, including scientific contributions from all over the world. The journal appears twice a year providing a rich mix of comparative, international and transnational issues in political science and international relations, addressed to all who are interested in new approaches of the contemporary political phenomena, within the context of increasing international scientific interdependence and global change. The review has several permanent chapters: international relations, political philosophy, political science, in focus, scientific life, book reviews, the review of reviews, the authors and occasionally, points of view. RRPSIR is a focal point for research dialogue and scientific exchange in terms of political, cultural and geographical community, methodological orientation and theoretical approach, concerning the domestic, comparative, transnational and international political aspects. RRPSIR presents studies concerning important national and international issues, either theoretical or practical, demonstrating highest standards of excellence in documentation, conceptualization and methodology, thus illuminating significant research problems, or answering important research questions of general interest in political science, political philosophy, and international relations areas. RRPSIR: appears biannually and it contains studies and articles of political philosophy, political science and international relations; promotes both the capitalization of Romanian and international contributions of reference and novelty in the field; is not a follower of any school of thought or ideology, it promotes free debates on the theories, ideologies, and modern and contemporary political practices; contains the following headers: political philosophy, in focus, international relations, books in debate, scientific life, book reviews, the review of reviews and the authors; this scientific journal does not publish personal pamphlets and polemics or intolerant critics; publishes studies and articles selected by the redaction (editorial board and team), the editorial college, board and team is not liable for the exacted of the information and data included in the articles and studies. The thematic issues are announced in advance. The unpublished manuscripts are not returned. RRPSIR is an freely accessible online, open access and peer-reviewed journal. The journal does not charge authors any fees or honoraria for publishing articles. Authors retain copyright to their work.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forgiveness and Related BehaviorsPsychology16.7%
- Post-Soviet Geopolitical DynamicsSocial Sciences16.7%
- Education for Peace and Conflict ResolutionSocial Sciences16.7%
- National Identity and SymbolismSocial Sciences16.7%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences16.7%
- War, Law, and JusticeSocial Sciences16.7%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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-NC | |
| 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability
Data protection/GDPR compliance; does not share data with third parties; requires consent to publish email address Model summary
The Review takes care of the data provided and does not share it with third parties. In compliance with the new European legislation regarding data protection (GDPR), it requires the consent to publish, in the beginning of the article, the email address.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access, peer-reviewed. Model summary
RRPSIR is an freely accessible online, open access and peer-reviewed journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind peer review process for article selection Model summary
The selection of the articles is performed according to a blind peer-review process.
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
- Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, Institute of Political Sciences and International Relations "Ion. I. C. Bratianu"
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1841-2300
- Electronic ISSN
- 2285-2107
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Romanian Review of Political Sciences and International Relations
How long does peer review take at Romanian Review of Political Sciences and International Relations?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 Romanian Review of Political Sciences and International Relations?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Romanian Review of Political Sciences and International Relations is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Romanian Review of Political Sciences and International Relations open access, and what is the APC?
Romanian Review of Political Sciences and International Relations 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: .