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Political Observer

Observatório Político · Portugal · Est. 2018

ISSN2795-4757eISSN2795-4765
DOAJOpen Access
52
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
DOAJ-listed52
Total52
H-Indexi
5
Total Worksi
133
Total Citationsi
71
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.11
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Political Observer,previously and widely recognized as thePortuguese Journal of Political Science, is a peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to examining the political significance, operation, and impact of politics from an interdisciplinary and international perspective. The journal aims to explore the political significance, operation, and impact through an interdisciplinary and worldwide perspective. By providing an international and interdisciplinary outlook, this publication objectively analyses the meaning, function, and influence of political actions. It concentrates on impartially examining the composition of the political arena. The study examines the impact of state formations, conflicts and borders, alongside cultural phenomena encompassing language, music, gender, religion and the media, on the evolution and articulation of political ideas and concepts. It also highlights how these components have evolved and transformed across time. The historical significance of the interplay between political and cultural terminology is examined within the context of other crucial and occasionally opposing categories of identification, including religion, region, nation, or class. The broad range of perspectives represented in the journal provides a nuanced appreciation of political identity, and therefore, the publication invites submissions from a variety of fields such as literature, history, geography, religion, sociology, and other related social sciences. Comparative analysis is encouraged, and the journal includes periodic essays and book reviews. Political Observerpublishes papers that reflect on social sciences and humanities from any relevant discipline, provided they make an original academic contribution to the study of political science. The publication targets those with an intellectual interest in the motives and methods employed by various agencies and agents to influence the politics and values of individuals and communities. Being interdiscipli

General Information

Country / RegionPortugal
Primary LanguageEnglish, Portuguese
1st Year Published2018
Frequency2 issues per year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications133
OA Since2018
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-SA
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Observatório Político
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2795-4757 / 2795-4765
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English, Portuguese

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
8
12
2019
21
15
2020
19
8
2021
5
1
2022
21
10
2023
23
5
2024
12
0
2025
9
0
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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social and Political IssuesHistory, Culture, and SocietyInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyInternational Development and AidEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesBrazilian History and Foreign PolicySocial and Economic SolidarityEuropean Union Policy and GovernanceEconomic Theory and PolicyIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs

Frequently asked questions about Political Observer

Is Political Observer a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Political Observer: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 52/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Political Observer?

Political Observer is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.11.

Is Political Observer indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Political Observer is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Political Observer?

The Political Observer,previously and widely recognized as thePortuguese Journal of Political Science, is a peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to examining the political significance, operation, and impact of politics from an interdisciplinary and international perspective. The journal aims to explore the political significance, operation, and impact through an interdisciplinary and worldwide perspective. By providing an international and interdisciplinary outlook, this publication objectively analyses the meaning, function, and influence of political actions. It concentrates on impartiall

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