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Acta Politologica

Institute of Political Studies · Czech Republic · Est. 2009

ISSN1803-8220

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

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 ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.165

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.92

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

246

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

AcPo publishes articles in both English and Czech . The journal accepts original scientific articles based on the author's own research, as well as review articles, reviews, and reports from conferences, among others.

General Information

Country / RegionCzech Republic

Primary LanguageEnglish, Czech

1st Year Published2009

Frequencytwice a year

StatusActive (last: 2024)

Total Publications88

OA Since2016

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of Political Studies

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1803-8220

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English, Czech

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

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Citations received

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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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationEastern European Communism and ReformsPopulism, Right-Wing MovementsEducation, Psychology, and Social ResearchSocial Policy and Reform StudiesJudicial and Constitutional StudiesEuropean Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Media and PoliticsEuropean and International Law StudiesGender Politics and Representation

Frequently asked questions about Acta Politologica

Is Acta Politologica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Politologica: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 Acta Politologica?

Acta Politologica is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.165.

Is Acta Politologica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Politologica is indexed in Scopus.