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
1	Annual Review of Political Science	ca. 9.7
2	International Organization	ca. 8.2
3	American Political Science Review	ca. 5.9
4	Policy and Society	ca. 5.7
5	Environmental Politics	ca. 5.2
-	Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory	ca. 5.2
7	American Journal of Political Science	ca. 5
8	Contemporary Political Theory	ca. 4.9
9	Political Geography	ca. 4.7
-	Political Analysis	ca. 4.7
11	Journal of Chinese Political Science	ca. 4.6
-	Journal of European Public Policy	ca. 4.6
-	Political Communication	ca. 4.6
-	British Journal of Political Science	ca. 4.6
15	West European Politics	ca. 4.5
-	World Politics	ca. 4.5
-	Review of International Organizations	ca. 4.5
18	Policy and Politics	ca. 4.3
-	Public Administration	ca. 4.3
20	Comparative Political Studies	ca. 4.2
21	Policy and Internet	ca. 4.1
-	Politics & Society	ca. 4.1
-	International Journal of Press-Politics	ca. 4.1
-	Policy Studies Journal	ca. 4.1
25	Perspectives on Politics	ca. 4
-	Contemporary Security Policy	ca. 4
-	Political Psychology	ca. 4
28	Global Environmental Politics	ca. 3.9
29	New Political Economy	ca. 3.8
30	Democratization	ca. 3.7
-	South European Society and Politics	ca. 3.7
-	Review of International Political Economy	ca. 3.7
33	European Journal of Political Research	ca. 3.6
34	Journal of Politics	ca. 3.5
-	International Political Sociology	ca. 3.5
36	Journal of Peace Research	ca. 3.4
37	Political Behavior	ca. 3.3
-	Philosophy & Public Affairs	ca. 3.3
39	Socio-Economic Review	ca. 3.2
-	Regulation & Governance	ca. 3.2
41	Politics & Gender	ca. 3.1
-	International Studies Review	ca. 3.1
-	JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies	ca. 3.1
44	Geopolitics	ca. 3
45	International Environmental Agreements-Politics Law and Economics	ca. 2.9
-	Electoral Studies	ca. 2.9
-	Public Opinion Quarterly	ca. 2.9
-	Government and Opposition	ca. 2.9
-	European Union Politics	ca. 2.9
-	Journal of Political Philosophy	ca. 2.9

51	European Political Science Review	ca. 2.7
-	European Security	ca. 2.7
53	Comparative European Politics	ca. 2.6
-	Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions	ca. 2.6
-	Journal of Information Technology & Politics	ca. 2.6
56	Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science	ca. 2.5
-	Political Studies	ca. 2.5
-	Post-Soviet Affairs	ca. 2.5
-	Political Science Research and Methods	ca. 2.5
-	Social Movement Studies	ca. 2.5
-	Politics and Governance	ca. 2.5
62	International Studies Quarterly	ca. 2.4
-	Journal of Chinese Governance	ca. 2.4
-	Party Politics	ca. 2.4
-	Current History	ca. 2.4
-	Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs	ca. 2.4
67	International Political Science Review	ca. 2.3
-	Terrorism and Political Violence	ca. 2.3
-	Journal of International Relations and Development	ca. 2.3
-	Review of Policy Research	ca. 2.3
-	Contemporary Politics	ca. 2.3
-	European Journal of Political Economy	ca. 2.3
73	International Theory	ca. 2.2
-	Journal of Conflict Resolution	ca. 2.2
-	Publius-The Journal of Federalism	ca. 2.2
-	Journal of European Integration	ca. 2.2
-	Global Policy	ca. 2.2
-	PS-Political Science & Politics	ca. 2.2
79	British Journal of Politics & International Relations	ca. 2.1
-	Local Government Studies	ca. 2.1
-	Politics	ca. 2.1
82	Swiss Political Science Review	ca. 2
-	Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties	ca. 2
-	East European Politics	ca. 2
-	Comparative Politics	ca. 2
-	Research & Politics	ca. 2
-	Scandinavian Political Studies	ca. 2
88	Journal of Public Policy	ca. 1.9
-	Cooperation and Conflict	ca. 1.9
-	Territory Politics Governance	ca. 1.9
-	Problems of Post-Communism	ca. 1.9
-	International Journal of Public Opinion Research	ca. 1.9
-	German Politics	ca. 1.9
-	International Feminist Journal of Politics	ca. 1.9
-	Critical Policy Studies	ca. 1.9
-	African Affairs	ca. 1.9
97	Politics Groups and Identities	ca. 1.8
-	Studies in Comparative International Development	ca. 1.8
-	Social Science Quarterly	ca. 1.8
100	Latin American Politics and Society	ca. 1.7
-	International Journal of Transitional Justice	ca. 1.7
-	State Politics & Policy Quarterly	ca. 1.7
-	Political Quarterly	ca. 1.7
-	Cambridge Review of International Affairs	ca. 1.7
105	Public Choice	ca. 1.6
-	Journal of Women Politics & Policy	ca. 1.6
-	American Politics Research	ca. 1.6
-	Politics Philosophy & Economics	ca. 1.6
109	Nations and Nationalism	ca. 1.5
-	Survival	ca. 1.5
-	Revista de Ciencia Politica	ca. 1.5
-	Political Research Quarterly	ca. 1.5
-	Economics & Politics	ca. 1.5
114	European Political Science	ca. 1.4
-	Legislative Studies Quarterly	ca. 1.4
-	Acta Politica	ca. 1.4
-	Review of African Political Economy	ca. 1.4
-	Political Studies Review	ca. 1.4
-	International Politics	ca. 1.4
-	Peacebuilding	ca. 1.4
121	Nationalities Papers-The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity	ca. 1.3
-	Journal of Strategic Studies	ca. 1.3
-	Parliamentary Affairs	ca. 1.3
-	Ethics & International Affairs	ca. 1.3
-	Mediterranean Politics	ca. 1.3
-	Politics and Religion	ca. 1.3
-	Politische Vierteljahresschrift	ca. 1.3
-	Political Theory	ca. 1.3
129	Journal of Contemporary European Studies	ca. 1.2
-	Citizenship Studies	ca. 1.2
-	Australian Journal of Political Science	ca. 1.2
-	Political Science	ca. 1.2
-	Europe-Asia Studies	ca. 1.2
-	Canadian Journal of Political Science-Revue Canadienne de Science Politique	ca. 1.2
-	Studies in Conflict & Terrorism	ca. 1.2
-	Armed Forces & Society	ca. 1.2
137	British Politics	ca. 1.1
-	Presidential Studies Quarterly	ca. 1.1
-	Communist and Post-Communist Studies	ca. 1.1
-	Japanese Journal of Political Science	ca. 1.1
-	Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional	ca. 1.1
142	Contemporary Southeast Asia	ca. 1
-	Journal of Human Rights	ca. 1
-	Polity	ca. 1
-	Monthly Review-An Independent Socialist Magazine	ca. 1
-	Journal of Political Ideologies	ca. 1
-	Forum-A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics	ca. 1
148	Scottish Journal of Political Economy	ca. 0.9
-	Latin American Perspectives	ca. 0.9
-	Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory	ca. 0.9
-	Politikon	ca. 0.9
152	Political Science Quarterly	ca. 0.8
-	Intelligence and National Security	ca. 0.8
-	Irish Political Studies	ca. 0.8
155	Revue d'Economie Politique	ca. 0.7
-	East European Politics and Societies	ca. 0.7
-	Politics Religion & Ideology	ca. 0.7
-	Journal of Cold War Studies	ca. 0.7
159	Journal of Theoretical Politics	ca. 0.6
-	Australian Journal of Politics and History	ca. 0.6
161	Ethics & Global Politics	ca. 0.5
-	Revista de Estudios Politicos	ca. 0.5
-	Studies in American Political Development	ca. 0.5
-	Lex Localis-Journal of Local Self-Government	ca. 0.5
165	Journal of Policy History	ca. 0.4
-	Historia y Politica	ca. 0.4
-	European History Quarterly	ca. 0.4
-	Critical Review	ca. 0.4
-	Politicka Ekonomie	ca. 0.4
170	Austrian Journal of Political Science	ca. 0.2
171	Telos	ca. 0.1
-	Politix	ca. 0.1