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Politics in Central Europe

De Gruyter Open Ltd · Poland · Est. 2005

ISSN1801-3422eISSN2787-9038

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total66

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.241

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.438

Total Worksi

268

Total Citationsi

1,301

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

De Gruyter Open Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1801-3422 / 2787-9038

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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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?

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

Citations received

136

2019

253

2020

139

2021

120

2022

2023

2024

2025

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 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

Frequently asked questions about Politics in Central Europe

Is Politics in Central Europe a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Politics in Central Europe: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 66/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Politics in Central Europe?

Politics in Central Europe is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.241.

Is Politics in Central Europe indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Politics in Central Europe is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Politics in Central Europe?

How much does it cost to publish in Politics in Central Europe?

Politics in Central Europe is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.