About the journal
Democratic Theory is an open-access journal published by Cambridge University Press in United Kingdom, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 3,655 USD. Declared review time at DOAJ: 12 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 2332-8894 · 2332-8908
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 3,655 USD
- Articles in DOAJ
- 0
- Declared review time
- 12 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/democratic-theory
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2022-03-15
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 3,655 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 12 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
0
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
12weeks
Works in OpenAlex
246
Last recorded publication year
2025
h-index
21
i10-index
49
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Added to DOAJ
- 2022-03-15
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-09-21
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 89%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 46%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity1
- Source type
- journal
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Political Philosophy and Ethics
- Political Philosophy and Ethics
- Populism, Right-Wing Movements
- Populism, Right-Wing Movements
- Social Media and Politics
- Social Media and Politics
- Critical Theory and Philosophy
- Critical Theory and Philosophy
Show all subjects (50)
- Political Theory and Influence
- Political Theory and Influence
- Foucault, Power, and Ethics
- Foucault, Power, and Ethics
- Religion and Society Interactions
- Religion and Society Interactions
- Political Economy and Marxism
- Political Economy and Marxism
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Political and Economic history of UK and US
- Political and Economic history of UK and US
- Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
- Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
- Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy
- Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy
- Political Theology and Sovereignty
- Political Theology and Sovereignty
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- European Union Policy and Governance
- European Union Policy and Governance
- American Constitutional Law and Politics
- American Constitutional Law and Politics
- Globalization and political ideologies
- Politics and Society in Latin America
- Globalization and political ideologies
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Chinese history and philosophy
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Chinese history and philosophy
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- Politics and Society in Latin America
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
Keywords (DOAJ)
- political theory
- political science
- politics
- anthropology
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