Journal profile
Swiat Idei i Polityki
ISSN 1643-8442 · Publishing House of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz · Poland
Swiat Idei i Polityki: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 6 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Swiat Idei i Polityki is published by Publishing House of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political Theory and Democracy, Polish Historical and Cultural Studies and International Relations and Foreign Policy, together about 29.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
"World of Ideas and Politics" is a scientific journal of the Faculty of Political Sciences and Public Administration of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, which has published papers and reviews of authors from Poland and abroad since 2001. From the beginning of its existence, the journal was an annual, and from 2021 it is a semi-annual. The editorial board's intention is to show various aspects of politics that change over time and space. The journal is a place of scientific debate of researchers of scientific disciplines in the field of social sciences. The authors present different traditions, research approaches, and paradigms. The common motive for these considerations are broadly understood political ideas, phenomena, and processes. The journal publishes original papers, both theoretical and empirical in nature, and summarizes the existing state of knowledge and research. Papers are published in Polish, English, Russian, German, and Spanish. The condition for publication of the paper is its successful going through the two-stage review procedure. The high substantive level of the journal is ensured by the editors, scientific board and reviewers. In the years 2001-2019, "World of Ideas and Politics " was published by Adam Marszałek Publishing House, and from 2020 is published by the Kazimierz Wielki University Publishing House, both in paper (primary) and electronic version. The journal applies the principles of publication ethics in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The journal uses digital object identifiers (DOI) and unique authors identifiers (ORCID - Open Researcher and Contributor ID).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Dear AuthorsPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences10.2%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences10%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences9.7%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences8.6%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences6.5%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences5.7%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.4%
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
SCIEERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Index Copernicus, POL-Index, CEEOL
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 665 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 | 32 |
| 2023 | 197 | 197 | 26 |
| 2022 | 139 | 139 | 8 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- 200–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted1
- original papersThe journal publishes original papers, both theoretical and empirical in nature, and summarizes the existing state of knowledge and research.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright/Open access policy
All papers published in the journal are fully open access: immediately freely available to read, download and share. Articles are published under the terms of a Creative Commons CC-BY license, which permits everyone use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Regardless of the above, the authors retain the copyright of their work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Copyright/Open access policy
No submission fees, publication fees or page charges Model summary
All papers published in the journal are fully open access: immediately freely available to read, download and share. Articles are published under the terms of a Creative Commons CC-BY license, which permits everyone use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Regardless of the above, the authors retain the copyright of their work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Languages accepted: Polish, English, German, Russian, Spanish Model summary
The papers are published in: Polish, English, German, Russian and Spanish.
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 Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- Polish, English, Spanish, Russian, German
- ISSN
- 1643-8442
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Swiat Idei i Polityki
How long does peer review take at Swiat Idei i Polityki?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Swiat Idei i Polityki?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Reference style: APA. 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 Swiat Idei i Polityki?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Swiat Idei i Polityki is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Swiat Idei i Polityki open access, and what is the APC?
Swiat Idei i Polityki 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: .