Journal of Comparative Politics
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Aims & Scope
Journal of Comparative Politics is the semiannually journal of the Consortium of three Central European universities (University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia; University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; Alma Mater Europaea - European Centre Maribor, Slovenia). The Journal of Comparative Politics journal started in 2007 to meet the needs of political scientists throughout the world interested in the advancement of their discipline and in escaping the parochialism threatening the pursuit of knowledge within the confines of a single culture. The journal focuses on the comparison of political cultures of Central and Eastern European countries, their practical policy, theoretical questions of comparative political science, theoretical and practical questions of the development of civil society and civil policy in this region. Two principal aims animate the Journal of Comparative Politics: to provide its readers promptly with the best work being done in political science, (1) on the central and currently controversial themes of the discipline, and, (2) in new areas of inquiry where political scientists – alone or in conjunction with other scholars – are shaping innovative concepts and methodologies of political analysis.
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ImpaQ AnalysisJournal of Comparative Politics (ISSN: 1338-1385) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of POLITICAL SCIENCE, published by University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.90, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.372 (Q2), an H-index of 9.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 13 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Subscription model with an estimated APC of $2,662 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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