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Politologija

Polibijaus Fondas · Lithuania · Est. 1974

ISSN1392-1681eISSN2424-6034

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q4 · Scopus CiteScore 0.5. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.145

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

0.5

SNIPi

0.457

Total Worksi

763

Total Citationsi

443

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The academic diamond open access quarterly Politologija  (Eng. Politology) is a peer-reviewed political science journal with the longest publishing record in Lithuania. It is the main academic periodical in Lithuania encompassing all subjects of political science and international relations as well as interdisciplinary topics.

General Information

Country / RegionLithuania

Primary LanguageLithuanian

1st Year Published1974

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications763

Publisher OrgVilnius University

OA Since2007

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Polibijaus Fondas

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1392-1681 / 2424-6034

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PKP PN

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Lithuanian

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Political Science and International RelationsQ4

Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European and International Law StudiesEuropean Union Policy and GovernanceEuropean Cultural and National IdentityHistorical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsEducation, Leadership, and Health ResearchEuropean Politics and SecurityResearch in Social SciencesRegional Development and PolicyEastern European Communism and ReformsLeadership, Human Resources, Global Affairs

Frequently asked questions about Politologija

Is Politologija a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Politologija: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Politologija?

Politologija is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 0.5.

Is Politologija indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Politologija is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.