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Politics in Central Europe

De Gruyter Open Ltd · Poland · Est. 2005

ISSN1801-3422eISSN2787-9038
SJR Q3Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
27
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q3+12
DOAJ Verified+15
Total27
Journal Impact Factor
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SJR Score
0.196
H-Index
16
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.438
Total Works
268
Total Citations
1,301
2yr Mean Citedness
0.49
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Aims & Scope

POLITICS IN CENTRAL EUROPE publishes original, double-blind, peer-reviewed manuscripts that provide scientific essays focusing on issues in comparative politics, policy analysis, international relations and other sub-disciplines of political science, as well as original theoretical or conceptual analyses. The essays should contribute to a broad understanding of the region of Central Europe.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
20
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionPoland
Primary LanguageSlovak, English, Czech
1st Year Published2005
Frequency4 times per year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications268
Publisher OrgMetropolitan University Prague
OA Since2014
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~20 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

11/12 · 92%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
De Gruyter Open Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1801-3422 / 2787-9038
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
Slovak, English, Czech

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Political Science and International RelationsQ3
Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European Union Policy and GovernancePopulism, Right-Wing MovementsElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Media and PoliticsEuropean Politics and SecurityEastern European Communism and ReformsInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesPolitical Conflict and GovernanceSocial Policy and Reform Studies
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref