Journal profile
Zeitschrift fur Rechtsextremismusforschung
ISSN 2701-9624 · eISSN 2701-9632 · Verlag Barbara Budrich · Germany
Zeitschrift fur Rechtsextremismusforschung: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 60 weeks (community reports); 33 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zeitschrift fur Rechtsextremismusforschung is published by Verlag Barbara Budrich. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are German legal, social, and political studies, Populism, Right-Wing Movements and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence, together about 74.7% 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)
Ziel der ZRex – Zeitschrift für Rechtsextremismusforschung ist es, der wissenschaftlichen Forschung zur illiberalen, populistischen bzw. extremen Rechten ein Forum zu geben und damit das strukturelle Defizit einer fehlenden wissenschaftlichen Plattform für kritische Rechtsextremismusforschung zu beheben.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- German legal, social, and political studiesSocial Sciences35.1%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences27.5%
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences12.1%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences2.6%
- Social Work Education and PracticeSocial Sciences2%
- Cultural and political discourse analysisSocial Sciences2%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences1.7%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences1.5%
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.
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 187 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 38 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 66 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 99 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 48 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 24 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 4 |
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 60 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 60 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1
- full paperBeiträge für die ZRex können als full paper jederzeit eingereicht werden.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Plagiarism
- Open access
Open Access under CC BY 4.0 license Model summary
Die ZRex erscheint im Open Access unter der Lizenz Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original content only Model summary
Die Zeitschrift veröffentlicht nur Originalbeiträge.
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
- Verlag Barbara Budrich
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- German, English
- ISSN
- 2701-9624
- Electronic ISSN
- 2701-9632
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Zeitschrift fur Rechtsextremismusforschung
How long does peer review take at Zeitschrift fur Rechtsextremismusforschung?
Authors report an average review time of about 60 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 Zeitschrift fur Rechtsextremismusforschung?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zeitschrift fur Rechtsextremismusforschung is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Zeitschrift fur Rechtsextremismusforschung open access, and what is the APC?
Zeitschrift fur Rechtsextremismusforschung 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: .