Political Science: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

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

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	American Political Science Review	32
2	Journal of European Public Policy	30
3	Journal of Politics	28
-	Political Geography	28
5	American Journal of Political Science	27
6	JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies	25
7	Public Administration	23
-	Environmental Politics	23
9	West European Politics	22
-	Comparative Political Studies	22
11	Policy and Society	21
-	Political Psychology	21
-	Annual Review of Political Science	21
14	European Journal of Political Economy	20
-	Review of International Political Economy	20
-	Electoral Studies	20
17	Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science	19
-	Political Communication	19
-	European Journal of Political Research	19
-	International Journal of Press-Politics	19
-	Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory	19
22	Review of Policy Research	18
-	Global Policy	18
-	Social Science Quarterly	18
-	Perspectives on Politics	18
-	Journal of Democracy	18
-	Journal of European Integration	18
-	British Journal of Political Science	18
-	Democratization	18
30	Public Opinion Quarterly	17
-	Regulation & Governance	17
-	International Studies Quarterly	17
-	Political Analysis	17
-	Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions	17
35	European Security	16
-	Government and Opposition	16
-	Policy and Internet	16
-	Geopolitics	16
-	International Studies Review	16
-	New Political Economy	16
41	Journal of Chinese Political Science	15
-	Journal of Peace Research	15
-	Political Research Quarterly	15
-	European Union Politics	15
-	Socio-Economic Review	15
-	Policy Studies Journal	15
-	Political Behavior	15
48	Review of International Organizations	14
-	German Politics	14
-	International Organization	14

-	Journal of Information Technology & Politics	14
-	British Journal of Politics & International Relations	14
-	Comparative European Politics	14
-	Party Politics	14
-	Policy and Politics	14
-	Politics	14
-	Contemporary Security Policy	14
58	Local Government Studies	13
-	Critical Policy Studies	13
-	Post-Soviet Affairs	13
-	Problems of Post-Communism	13
-	European Political Science Review	13
-	Global Environmental Politics	13
-	Social Movement Studies	13
-	Political Studies	13
66	Swiss Political Science Review	12
-	Terrorism and Political Violence	12
-	International Political Sociology	12
-	Journal of Conflict Resolution	12
-	Citizenship Studies	12
-	Public Choice	12
-	International Environmental Agreements-Politics Law and Economics	12
-	International Political Science Review	12
-	Political Quarterly	12
-	Politische Vierteljahresschrift	12
76	European Political Science	11
-	Europe-Asia Studies	11
-	World Politics	11
-	Nations and Nationalism	11
-	Cambridge Review of International Affairs	11
-	Publius-The Journal of Federalism	11
-	Survival	11
-	Journal of Contemporary European Studies	11
-	Journal of International Relations and Development	11
-	American Politics Research	11
-	Politics & Gender	11
87	South European Society and Politics	10
-	Studies in Conflict & Terrorism	10
-	African Affairs	10
-	Political Studies Review	10
-	Comparative Politics	10
-	Contemporary Politics	10
-	International Politics	10
-	Nationalities Papers-The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity	10
-	Acta Politica	10
-	Canadian Journal of Political Science-Revue Canadienne de Science Politique	10
-	Cooperation and Conflict	10
-	PS-Political Science & Politics	10
99	Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs	9
-	Journal of Public Policy	9
-	Legislative Studies Quarterly	9
-	Armed Forces & Society	9
-	Economics & Politics	9
-	Human Geography	9
-	Journal of Human Rights	9
-	Journal of Political Philosophy	9
-	Journal of Strategic Studies	9
-	Journal of Women Politics & Policy	9
-	Latin American Politics and Society	9
-	Philosophy & Public Affairs	9
-	Politics & Society	9
112	International Feminist Journal of Politics	8
-	International Theory	8
-	Japanese Journal of Political Science	8
-	Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties	8
-	Parliamentary Affairs	8
-	Current History	8
-	Review of African Political Economy	8
-	Scandinavian Political Studies	8
-	Studies in Comparative International Development	8
-	International Journal of Transitional Justice	8
-	Australian Journal of Political Science	8
-	Polity	8
124	Ethics & International Affairs	7
-	Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory	7
-	International Journal of Public Opinion Research	7
-	Journal of Political Ideologies	7
-	Latin American Perspectives	7
-	Monthly Review-An Independent Socialist Magazine	7
-	Political Science Quarterly	7
-	Politics Philosophy & Economics	7
-	State Politics & Policy Quarterly	7
-	Intelligence and National Security	7
-	Mediterranean Politics	7
-	British Politics	7
-	Communist and Post-Communist Studies	7
137	Scottish Journal of Political Economy	6
-	Politics and Religion	6
-	Irish Political Studies	6
-	Political Theory	6
-	Presidential Studies Quarterly	6
-	East European Politics and Societies	6
143	Revue d'Economie Politique	5
-	Journal of Theoretical Politics	5
-	Politicka Ekonomie	5
-	Contemporary Southeast Asia	5
-	Politikon	5
-	Lex Localis-Journal of Local Self-Government	5
-	Contemporary Political Theory	5
-	Critical Review	5
151	Studies in American Political Development	4
-	Politix	4
-	Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional	4
-	Revista de Estudios Politicos	4
-	Journal of Policy History	4
-	Political Science	4
157	Revista de Ciencia Politica	3
-	Internasjonal Politikk	3
-	Australian Journal of Politics and History	3
-	Dissent	3
-	Ethics & Global Politics	3
-	European History Quarterly	3
-	Journal of Cold War Studies	3
164	Historia y Politica	2
-	Telos	2