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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q3SCImago #19,691Diamond OADiamond OA

Politics in Central Europe

Identifier (ISSN):1801-3422(Print)
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Publisher:Walter de Gruyter
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)
N/A
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓

Impact Factor Trend

Clarivate IF trend for Politics in Central Europe

WoS Q1
000002025
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2025):0
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.241
#19,691

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
15

15 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessDiamond OA
6articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

POLITICS IN CENTRAL EUROPE – The Journal of the Central European Political Science Association is an independent and internationally peer-reviewed scientific journal in political science and international relations. The Journal was established in 2005 as the scientific review that publishes scientific essays, book reviews and information about conferences and other events connected with Central European issues. POLITICS IN CENTRAL EUROPE publishes politics, policy analysis, international relations and other sub-disciplines of political original, peer-reviewed manuscripts that provide scientific essays focusing on issues in comparative science, as well as original theoretical or conceptual analyses. All essays must contribute to a broad understanding of the region of Central Europe. Our goal is to give scholars from Central Europe and beyond the opportunity to present the results of their research.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science99.5%Law95.5%Politics88.6%Sociology84.5%Economics79.1%Political economy62.3%Philosophy55.9%Business41.8%Linguistics40.9%Geography35.9%Computer science34.5%History33.2%International relations32.3%Biology30.5%Public administration30.5%International trade30%Democracy29.5%European union28.2%Economic policy28.2%International economics28.2%Mathematics25.9%Archaeology25.5%Physics25%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF—
Articles / Year6
Total Citations0
2025
IF0
Articles / Year25
Total Citations10
2024
IF—
Articles / Year26
Total Citations27
2023
IF—
Articles / Year37
Total Citations63
2022
IF—
Articles / Year28
Total Citations117

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #19,691Scopus Q3Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2010, 2016-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.241

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.50

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations66
3-Year Documents90
Citable Documents89

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate40.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Political Science and International RelationsQ3
Sociology and Political ScienceQ3
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Politics in Central Europe (ISSN: 1801-3422) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Social Sciences, published by Walter de Gruyter in Czechia. The periodical holds tracked under Web of Science (SCIE) in quartile Q1, a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.241 (Q3), an H-index of 15.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 6 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Diamond OA model with Diamond Open Access (100% free of author APC charges). It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Diamond OA
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter
Publication Language
English, Slovak, Czech
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusDOAJPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01