Political Science

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 are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)
Rank Journal Impact Factor
1 Annual Review of Political Science ca. 10.8
2 Policy and Society ca. 9.3
3 International Organization ca. 7.8
4 Political Communication ca. 7.5
5 American Political Science Review ca. 6.8
6 Contemporary Security Policy ca. 5.9
7 Environmental Politics ca. 5.5
8 Political Analysis ca. 5.4
9 European Journal of Political Research ca. 5.3
10 World Politics ca. 5
- Comparative Political Studies ca. 5
- British Journal of Political Science ca. 5
13 Policy and Internet ca. 4.9
14 International Journal of Press-Politics ca. 4.8
- Global Environmental Politics ca. 4.8
16 Policy and Politics ca. 4.7
17 Political Psychology ca. 4.6
18 Journal of Chinese Political Science ca. 4.4
19 Review of International Political Economy ca. 4.3
20 West European Politics ca. 4.2
- Journal of European Public Policy ca. 4.2
- Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory ca. 4.2
- American Journal of Political Science ca. 4.2
- New Political Economy ca. 4.2
25 Political Geography ca. 4.1
26 Political Science Research and Methods ca. 3.9
- Review of International Organizations ca. 3.9
- Political Behavior ca. 3.9
29 Perspectives on Politics ca. 3.8
- Policy Studies Journal ca. 3.8
31 Socio-Economic Review ca. 3.7
32 Journal of Peace Research ca. 3.6
33 Canadian Journal of Political Science-Revue Canadienne de Science Politique ca. 3.5
- Public Administration ca. 3.5
35 Public Opinion Quarterly ca. 3.4
- International Environmental Agreements-Politics Law and Economics ca. 3.4
- Politics & Gender ca. 3.4
38 International Studies Review ca. 3.3
- South European Society and Politics ca. 3.3
- International Theory ca. 3.3
- PS-Political Science & Politics ca. 3.3
42 Democratization ca. 3.2
- European Political Science Review ca. 3.2
- East European Politics ca. 3.2
45 Journal of Conflict Resolution ca. 3.1
- Journal of Politics ca. 3.1
- Social Movement Studies ca. 3.1
- Journal of Democracy ca. 3.1
- Political Studies ca. 3.1
50 Regulation & Governance ca. 3
- Journal of Chinese Governance ca. 3
52 Journal of European Integration ca. 2.9
- Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions ca. 2.9
- Geopolitics ca. 2.9
55 African Affairs ca. 2.8
- Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science ca. 2.8
- Government and Opposition ca. 2.8
58 Party Politics ca. 2.7
- Research & Politics ca. 2.7
- Studies in Comparative International Development ca. 2.7
61 Territory Politics Governance ca. 2.6
- International Studies Quarterly ca. 2.6
- Journal of Information Technology & Politics ca. 2.6
64 Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs ca. 2.5
65 Terrorism and Political Violence ca. 2.4
- Politics & Society ca. 2.4
- International Political Sociology ca. 2.4
- Journal of Public Policy ca. 2.4
69 Electoral Studies ca. 2.3
- European Union Politics ca. 2.3
- Comparative Politics ca. 2.3
72 Post-Soviet Affairs ca. 2.2
- Politics and Governance ca. 2.2
- Nations and Nationalism ca. 2.2
- International Political Science Review ca. 2.2
- JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies ca. 2.2
- Philosophy & Public Affairs ca. 2.2
78 Political Research Quarterly ca. 2.1
- Review of Policy Research ca. 2.1
- Swiss Political Science Review ca. 2.1
81 Cooperation and Conflict ca. 2
- Contemporary Politics ca. 2
- European Journal of Political Economy ca. 2
- Studies in Conflict & Terrorism ca. 2
- European Political Science ca. 2
- Political Quarterly ca. 2
87 Global Policy ca. 1.9
- Journal of Human Rights ca. 1.9
- Political Studies Review ca. 1.9
- Local Government Studies ca. 1.9
- Journal of Strategic Studies ca. 1.9
- Latin American Politics and Society ca. 1.9
- Social Science Quarterly ca. 1.9
94 British Journal of Politics & International Relations ca. 1.8
- International Journal of Public Opinion Research ca. 1.8
- Politics Groups and Identities ca. 1.8
- Contemporary Political Theory ca. 1.8
- Journal of Political Philosophy ca. 1.8
- Politics Religion & Ideology ca. 1.8
- Politics ca. 1.8
- Publius-The Journal of Federalism ca. 1.8
- Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties ca. 1.8
- Citizenship Studies ca. 1.8
104 Mediterranean Politics ca. 1.7
- Comparative European Politics ca. 1.7
- Journal of International Relations and Development ca. 1.7
107 International Journal of Transitional Justice ca. 1.6
- Problems of Post-Communism ca. 1.6
- European Security ca. 1.6
- Public Choice ca. 1.6
- International Feminist Journal of Politics ca. 1.6
- Journal of Political Ideologies ca. 1.6
113 Politics and Religion ca. 1.5
- Critical Policy Studies ca. 1.5
- State Politics & Policy Quarterly ca. 1.5
- American Politics Research ca. 1.5
- Legislative Studies Quarterly ca. 1.5
118 Armed Forces & Society ca. 1.4
- Political Theory ca. 1.4
- International Politics ca. 1.4
- Europe-Asia Studies ca. 1.4
- German Politics ca. 1.4
- Revista de Ciencia Politica ca. 1.4
- Cambridge Review of International Affairs ca. 1.4
125 Politische Vierteljahresschrift ca. 1.3
- Political Science ca. 1.3
- Current History ca. 1.3
- Journal of Contemporary European Studies ca. 1.3
- Scandinavian Political Studies ca. 1.3
- Monthly Review-An Independent Socialist Magazine ca. 1.3
- Peacebuilding ca. 1.3
- Review of African Political Economy ca. 1.3
- Ethics & International Affairs ca. 1.3
134 Intelligence and National Security ca. 1.2
- Parliamentary Affairs ca. 1.2
- Politikon ca. 1.2
- Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional ca. 1.2
- Acta Politica ca. 1.2
- Australian Journal of Political Science ca. 1.2
- Survival ca. 1.2
- Nationalities Papers-The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity ca. 1.2
142 British Politics ca. 1.1
- Scottish Journal of Political Economy ca. 1.1
- Journal of Women Politics & Policy ca. 1.1
145 Japanese Journal of Political Science ca. 1
- Polity ca. 1
- Journal of Theoretical Politics ca. 1
- Economics & Politics ca. 1
149 Politics Philosophy & Economics ca. 0.9
- Austrian Journal of Political Science ca. 0.9
- Contemporary Southeast Asia ca. 0.9
- Communist and Post-Communist Studies ca. 0.9
153 Australian Journal of Politics and History ca. 0.8
- Critical Review ca. 0.8
- Studies in American Political Development ca. 0.8
- Journal of Cold War Studies ca. 0.8
- Presidential Studies Quarterly ca. 0.8
- Political Science Quarterly ca. 0.8
- Forum-A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics ca. 0.8
160 Irish Political Studies ca. 0.7
- Latin American Perspectives ca. 0.7
- Ethics & Global Politics ca. 0.7
- East European Politics and Societies ca. 0.7
164 Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory ca. 0.6
165 Dissent ca. 0.5
166 Lex Localis-Journal of Local Self-Government ca. 0.4
- Historia y Politica ca. 0.4
- Revista de Estudios Politicos ca. 0.4
169 European History Quarterly ca. 0.3
- Politicka Ekonomie ca. 0.3
- Revue d'Economie Politique ca. 0.3
172 Politix ca. 0.2
- Internasjonal Politikk ca. 0.2
- Journal of Policy History ca. 0.2
175 Telos ca. 0.1
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