Journal profile
Visnik Kharkivs'kogo natsional'nogo universitetu imeni V N Karazina Seriia Pitannia politologiyi
ISSN 2220-8089 · eISSN 2523-4005 · V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University · Ukraine
Visnik Kharkivs'kogo natsional'nogo universitetu imeni V N Karazina Seriia Pitannia politologiyi: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Visnik Kharkivs'kogo natsional'nogo universitetu imeni V N Karazina Seriia Pitannia politologiyi is published by V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political Theory and Democracy, European Politics and Security and International Relations and Foreign Policy, together about 31.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal is devoted to the analysis of actual problems of the theory and practice of political processes in the conditions of globalization, namely: peculiarities of application of definitions in political science; post-communist transformations; political communications in the context of transitive democracy in Ukraine from the perspective of its subjects; issues of changing the presidential-parliamentary system to the parliamentary-presidential one as a result of political agreements; institutional issues and essential defects of modern electoral democratization models, based on the electoral model of Ukraine; issues of the effectiveness of using in the modern practice of municipal management; specifics of election campaigns in Ukraine; essential bases of formation of civil society in Ukraine and problems of establishing a dialogue between the state and organizations that protect the interests of citizens; improving the efficiency of governance of post-totalitarian Ukrainian society; public opinion and civic consciousness, their interconnection, etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Ukraine 6, United States 3, United Kingdom 2 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences13.7%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences8.9%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences8.5%
- Public Administration and Political AnalysisSocial Sciences7.6%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences7.3%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences6.4%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences6%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences5%
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
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
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 264 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 18 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 5 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 2 |
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
- 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 | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution License International CC-BY Model summary
Author’s copyright and licensing. License Terms: Authors retain copyright and also grant the Journal the right to publish original scientific articles that contain research results and are not under consideration for publication in other issues. All material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License International CC-BY, which allows others to distribute their work with the copyright…
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
- V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
- Country or region
- Ukraine
- Language
- English, Ukrainian, Russian
- ISSN
- 2220-8089
- Electronic ISSN
- 2523-4005
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Visnik Kharkivs'kogo natsional'nogo universitetu imeni V N Karazina Seriia Pitannia politologiyi
How long does peer review take at Visnik Kharkivs'kogo natsional'nogo universitetu imeni V N Karazina Seriia Pitannia politologiyi?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Visnik Kharkivs'kogo natsional'nogo universitetu imeni V N Karazina Seriia Pitannia politologiyi based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Ukraine (6), United States (3) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Visnik Kharkivs'kogo natsional'nogo universitetu imeni V N Karazina Seriia Pitannia politologiyi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Visnik Kharkivs'kogo natsional'nogo universitetu imeni V N Karazina Seriia Pitannia politologiyi is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Visnik Kharkivs'kogo natsional'nogo universitetu imeni V N Karazina Seriia Pitannia politologiyi open access, and what is the APC?
Visnik Kharkivs'kogo natsional'nogo universitetu imeni V N Karazina Seriia Pitannia politologiyi 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: .