Politics in Central Europe

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.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

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• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
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• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Friends forever? The Role of the Visegrad Group and European Integration

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Andrea

• The Visegrad Group as an Ambitious Actor of (Central-)European Foreign and Security Policy

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Ladislav, Šárka

• The Rise of Person-Based Politics in the New Democracies: The Czech Republic and Slovenia

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Ladislav, Matevž

• The Three Seas Initiative as a Political Challenge for the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Marek

• Which conservatism? The identity of the Polish Law and Justice party

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Adam, Lubomír

• The Visegrad Cooperation in the Context of Other Central European Cooperation Formats

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Ladislav

• Migration Policy of the V4 in the Context of Migration Crisis

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Helena

• The Orbán regime as the ‘perfect autocracy’: The emergence of the ‘zombie democracy’ in Hungary

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Attila

• The Never-ending Story: Czech Governments, Corruption and Populist Anti-Corruption Rhetoric (2010–2018)

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Vladimír

• The Deconsolidation of Democracy in East‑Central Europe: The New World Order and the EU’s Geopolitical Crisis

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Attila