Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Sravnitelnaya Politika-Comparative Politics
ISSN 2221-3279 · eISSN 2412-4990 · Jurist, Publishing Group · Russian Federation
Sravnitelnaya Politika-Comparative Politics: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sravnitelnaya Politika-Comparative Politics is published by Jurist, Publishing Group 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 Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 39.5% 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)
В журнале «Сравнительная политика» публикуются материалы по широкому спектру социальных процессов: внутренняя и мировая политика; международные отношения и международная политическая экономия; сравнительное правоведение и политическая журналистика; политическая социология; страноведение и регионоведение; политическая история и политическая философия и др. К публикации в журнале принимаются исследовательские и обзорные статьи, рецензии — на русском или английском языках.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief О.В. Гаман-ГолутвинаPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences13.2%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences13.1%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering13.1%
- Global Political and Economic RelationsSocial Sciences10.1%
- Security, Politics, and Digital TransformationSocial Sciences4.8%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences4.5%
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in RussiaSocial Sciences4.2%
- Arctic and Russian Policy StudiesSocial Sciences4.1%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
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
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 65.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 778 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 23 |
| 2024 | 92 | 92 | 50 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 250–300 words
- Keywords
- 8–10
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- исследовательская или обзорная статьяИсследовательская или обзорная статья (объем без метаданных – от 25-40 тыс. символов)Length not stated
- исследовательская статьяК публикации в журнале принимаются исследовательские и обзорные статьи, рецензии — на русском или английском языках.Length not stated
- обзорная статьяК публикации в журнале принимаются исследовательские и обзорные статьи, рецензии — на русском или английском языках.Length not stated
- рецензияРецензия: Книжная рецензия – это критический анализ недавно опубликованной книги, как правило, монографии.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
Гарвардский формат цитирования Model summary
В журнале используется Гарвардский формат цитирования, который подразумевает отсылку на источник в круглых скобках, в которых указывается фамилия автора, год издания, страница цитирования.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Контент доступен под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Model summary
Контент доступен под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Creative Commons Attribution License Model summary
Авторы сохраняют за собой авторские права на работу и предоставляют журналу право первой публикации работы на условиях лицензии Creative Commons Attribution License, которая позволяет другим распространять данную работу с обязательным сохранением ссылок на авторов оригинальной работы и оригинальную публикацию в этом журнале.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Все материалы проходят проверку в системе «Антиплагиат» и рецензирование. Model summary
Все материалы проходят проверку в системе «Антиплагиат» и рецензирование.
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
- Jurist, Publishing Group
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English, Russian
- ISSN
- 2221-3279
- Electronic ISSN
- 2412-4990
- 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 Sravnitelnaya Politika-Comparative Politics
What CAS zone is Sravnitelnaya Politika-Comparative Politics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sravnitelnaya Politika-Comparative Politics 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 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Sravnitelnaya Politika-Comparative Politics?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Sravnitelnaya Politika-Comparative Politics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 250–300 words; Keywords: 8–10; Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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 Sravnitelnaya Politika-Comparative Politics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sravnitelnaya Politika-Comparative Politics is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Sravnitelnaya Politika-Comparative Politics open access, and what is the APC?
Sravnitelnaya Politika-Comparative Politics 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: .