Political Science: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)

Rank	Journal	Impact Factor 2025
1	Annual Review of Political Science	ca. 8.6
2	Political Analysis	ca. 7.7
3	Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory	ca. 7.4
4	Policy and Society	ca. 6.2
5	Political Communication	ca. 5.9
-	American Political Science Review	ca. 5.9
7	Journal of European Public Policy	ca. 5.6
8	Journal of Chinese Governance	ca. 5.5
9	Journal of Chinese Political Science	ca. 5.4
10	Regulation & Governance	ca. 5.2
-	Global Environmental Politics	ca. 5.2
12	Review of International Political Economy	ca. 5
13	International Organization	ca. 4.8
14	American Journal of Political Science	ca. 4.7
-	Public Administration	ca. 4.7
-	Research & Politics	ca. 4.7
17	British Journal of Political Science	ca. 4.6
-	Public Opinion Quarterly	ca. 4.6
-	Political Geography	ca. 4.6
-	Environmental Politics	ca. 4.6
21	Contemporary Security Policy	ca. 4.5
22	Review of Policy Research	ca. 4.4
23	Politics & Gender	ca. 4.3
24	Policy Studies Journal	ca. 4.2
25	International Studies Review	ca. 4
-	JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies	ca. 4
-	West European Politics	ca. 4
-	Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions	ca. 4
29	Post-Soviet Affairs	ca. 3.9
-	European Journal of Political Research	ca. 3.9
-	International Journal of Press-Politics	ca. 3.9
32	Government and Opposition	ca. 3.8
-	Geopolitics	ca. 3.8
34	Comparative Political Studies	ca. 3.7
-	Critical Policy Studies	ca. 3.7
-	Review of International Organizations	ca. 3.7
37	World Politics	ca. 3.6
-	Policy and Internet	ca. 3.6
-	European Political Science	ca. 3.6
40	Perspectives on Politics	ca. 3.5
-	Journal of Peace Research	ca. 3.5
-	Policy and Politics	ca. 3.5
-	Political Behavior	ca. 3.5
-	Current History	ca. 3.5
45	Journal of International Relations and Development	ca. 3.4
-	European Political Science Review	ca. 3.4
-	International Environmental Agreements-Politics Law and Economics	ca. 3.4
-	South European Society and Politics	ca. 3.4
49	Journal of European Integration	ca. 3.3
-	European Security	ca. 3.3

-	International Studies Quarterly	ca. 3.3
52	Journal of Politics	ca. 3.2
-	Political Psychology	ca. 3.2
-	Democratization	ca. 3.2
-	Politics & Society	ca. 3.2
-	International Political Sociology	ca. 3.2
57	Politics	ca. 3
-	Cooperation and Conflict	ca. 3
-	Socio-Economic Review	ca. 3
-	International Theory	ca. 3
-	European Journal of Political Economy	ca. 3
62	PS-Political Science & Politics	ca. 2.9
63	New Political Economy	ca. 2.8
-	Political Studies	ca. 2.8
-	International Feminist Journal of Politics	ca. 2.8
66	Electoral Studies	ca. 2.7
67	Territory Politics Governance	ca. 2.6
68	Journal of Conflict Resolution	ca. 2.5
-	Problems of Post-Communism	ca. 2.5
-	Social Movement Studies	ca. 2.5
-	Journal of Strategic Studies	ca. 2.5
-	Political Science Research and Methods	ca. 2.5
-	Politics and Governance	ca. 2.5
-	Politische Vierteljahresschrift	ca. 2.5
-	Publius-The Journal of Federalism	ca. 2.5
76	Journal of Public Policy	ca. 2.4
-	Party Politics	ca. 2.4
-	Review of African Political Economy	ca. 2.4
-	British Journal of Politics & International Relations	ca. 2.4
-	Public Choice	ca. 2.4
81	European Union Politics	ca. 2.3
-	Journal of Information Technology & Politics	ca. 2.3
-	Latin American Politics and Society	ca. 2.3
-	African Affairs	ca. 2.3
85	Terrorism and Political Violence	ca. 2.2
-	Global Policy	ca. 2.2
-	International Political Science Review	ca. 2.2
-	Philosophy & Public Affairs	ca. 2.2
-	Political Studies Review	ca. 2.2
-	Comparative European Politics	ca. 2.2
-	Contemporary Southeast Asia	ca. 2.2
-	Economics & Politics	ca. 2.2
-	Revista de Ciencia Politica	ca. 2.2
94	Comparative Politics	ca. 2.1
-	International Journal of Public Opinion Research	ca. 2.1
96	Acta Politica	ca. 1.9
-	Political Research Quarterly	ca. 1.9
-	Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory	ca. 1.9
-	Studies in Comparative International Development	ca. 1.9
-	Contemporary Politics	ca. 1.9
-	Politics Philosophy & Economics	ca. 1.9
-	Swiss Political Science Review	ca. 1.9
103	Australian Journal of Political Science	ca. 1.8
-	International Journal of Transitional Justice	ca. 1.8
-	Journal of Contemporary European Studies	ca. 1.8
-	Local Government Studies	ca. 1.8
-	Parliamentary Affairs	ca. 1.8
-	Political Science	ca. 1.8
-	East European Politics	ca. 1.8
-	Ethics & International Affairs	ca. 1.8
-	Studies in Conflict & Terrorism	ca. 1.8
112	Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs	ca. 1.7
-	Legislative Studies Quarterly	ca. 1.7
-	Political Theory	ca. 1.7
-	Contemporary Political Theory	ca. 1.7
-	Critical Review	ca. 1.7
-	German Politics	ca. 1.7
-	Monthly Review-An Independent Socialist Magazine	ca. 1.7
119	American Politics Research	ca. 1.6
-	Japanese Journal of Political Science	ca. 1.6
-	Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties	ca. 1.6
-	Journal of Political Ideologies	ca. 1.6
-	Journal of Women Politics & Policy	ca. 1.6
-	Political Quarterly	ca. 1.6
-	Social Science Quarterly	ca. 1.6
126	Politics and Religion	ca. 1.5
-	Europe-Asia Studies	ca. 1.5
128	Canadian Journal of Political Science-Revue Canadienne de Science Politique	ca. 1.4
-	Survival	ca. 1.4
-	Peacebuilding	ca. 1.4
-	Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science	ca. 1.4
-	Cambridge Review of International Affairs	ca. 1.4
-	Politicka Ekonomie	ca. 1.4
134	Journal of Human Rights	ca. 1.3
-	British Politics	ca. 1.3
-	Politics Groups and Identities	ca. 1.3
-	East European Politics and Societies	ca. 1.3
-	Scandinavian Political Studies	ca. 1.3
-	Nations and Nationalism	ca. 1.3
-	Armed Forces & Society	ca. 1.3
-	Presidential Studies Quarterly	ca. 1.3
-	Studies in American Political Development	ca. 1.3
143	Mediterranean Politics	ca. 1.2
-	State Politics & Policy Quarterly	ca. 1.2
-	International Politics	ca. 1.2
-	Citizenship Studies	ca. 1.2
-	Scottish Journal of Political Economy	ca. 1.2
148	Nationalities Papers-The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity	ca. 1.1
-	Political Science Quarterly	ca. 1.1
-	Politikon	ca. 1.1
-	Forum-A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics	ca. 1.1
152	Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional	ca. 1
-	Polity	ca. 1
-	Intelligence and National Security	ca. 1
155	Latin American Perspectives	ca. 0.9
-	Communist and Post-Communist Studies	ca. 0.9
157	Irish Political Studies	ca. 0.8
-	Ethics & Global Politics	ca. 0.8
-	Revista de Estudios Politicos	ca. 0.8
160	Journal of Theoretical Politics	ca. 0.7
-	Politics Religion & Ideology	ca. 0.7
162	Journal of Cold War Studies	ca. 0.6
-	Revue d'Economie Politique	ca. 0.6
164	Journal of Policy History	ca. 0.5
165	European History Quarterly	ca. 0.4
-	Australian Journal of Politics and History	ca. 0.4
-	Historia y Politica	ca. 0.4
168	Politix	ca. 0.2
-	Telos	ca. 0.2