Correction: volume and issue numbering, 2023–2026
Volume numbers of IAPSS Politikon now correspond to the year of publication. The issues published between 2023 and 2026 have been relabelled, and their PDFs reissued. All DOIs are unchanged.
Editorial Policies
Language Policy
IAPSS Politikon accepts manuscripts in English only. To facilitate the international dissemination of scholarship, the journal may consider publishing translations of articles alongside their English-language versions, subject to prior agreement with the editorial team. Translation arrangements, including the language of publication and the relationship between versions, must be agreed before publication. The English-language version remains the authoritative version of record unless otherwise specified by the journal.
Peer Review and Research Transparency Policies
How IAPSS Politikon reviews manuscripts: initial editorial screening and similarity check, double-blind review by at least two independent experts, editorial decisions, and revision. Also covers data availability statements and instructions for reviewers.
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
The ethical standards that apply to authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher, including authorship, conflicts of interest, plagiarism screening, generative AI, complaints and appeals, and corrections and retractions. IAPSS Politikon follows the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Open Access Policy, Archiving and Publishing License
IAPSS Politikon is a diamond open access journal: all content is free to read immediately on publication, and no fees are charged for submission, processing, or publication.
Authors retain copyright. Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0), which allows anyone to share and adapt the work for non-commercial purposes with appropriate credit. Content is preserved through LOCKSS.
