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 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	British Journal of Political Science	ca. 5
-	World Politics	ca. 5
-	Comparative Political Studies	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	New Political Economy	ca. 4.2
-	Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory	ca. 4.2
-	American Journal of Political Science	ca. 4.2
-	West European Politics	ca. 4.2
-	Journal of European Public Policy	ca. 4.2
25	Political Geography	ca. 4.1
26	Political Behavior	ca. 3.9
-	Review of International Organizations	ca. 3.9
-	Political Science Research and Methods	ca. 3.9
29	Policy Studies Journal	ca. 3.8
-	Perspectives on Politics	ca. 3.8
31	Socio-Economic Review	ca. 3.7
32	Journal of Peace Research	ca. 3.6
33	Public Administration	ca. 3.5
-	Canadian Journal of Political Science-Revue Canadienne de Science Politique	ca. 3.5
35	Politics & Gender	ca. 3.4
-	Public Opinion Quarterly	ca. 3.4
-	International Environmental Agreements-Politics Law and Economics	ca. 3.4
38	International Theory	ca. 3.3
-	PS-Political Science & Politics	ca. 3.3
-	International Studies Review	ca. 3.3
-	South European Society and Politics	ca. 3.3
42	European Political Science Review	ca. 3.2
-	East European Politics	ca. 3.2
-	Democratization	ca. 3.2
45	Political Studies	ca. 3.1
-	Journal of Democracy	ca. 3.1
-	Journal of Politics	ca. 3.1
-	Social Movement Studies	ca. 3.1
-	Journal of Conflict Resolution	ca. 3.1
50	Journal of Chinese Governance	ca. 3

-	Regulation & Governance	ca. 3
52	Geopolitics	ca. 2.9
-	Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions	ca. 2.9
-	Journal of European Integration	ca. 2.9
55	Government and Opposition	ca. 2.8
-	African Affairs	ca. 2.8
-	Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science	ca. 2.8
58	Research & Politics	ca. 2.7
-	Studies in Comparative International Development	ca. 2.7
-	Party Politics	ca. 2.7
61	Journal of Information Technology & Politics	ca. 2.6
-	International Studies Quarterly	ca. 2.6
-	Territory Politics Governance	ca. 2.6
64	Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs	ca. 2.5
65	Journal of Public Policy	ca. 2.4
-	International Political Sociology	ca. 2.4
-	Politics & Society	ca. 2.4
-	Terrorism and Political Violence	ca. 2.4
69	European Union Politics	ca. 2.3
-	Comparative Politics	ca. 2.3
-	Electoral Studies	ca. 2.3
72	International Political Science Review	ca. 2.2
-	JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies	ca. 2.2
-	Philosophy & Public Affairs	ca. 2.2
-	Post-Soviet Affairs	ca. 2.2
-	Politics and Governance	ca. 2.2
-	Nations and Nationalism	ca. 2.2
78	Swiss Political Science Review	ca. 2.1
-	Political Research Quarterly	ca. 2.1
-	Review of Policy Research	ca. 2.1
81	European Political Science	ca. 2
-	Political Quarterly	ca. 2
-	Studies in Conflict & Terrorism	ca. 2
-	Contemporary Politics	ca. 2
-	European Journal of Political Economy	ca. 2
-	Cooperation and Conflict	ca. 2
87	Latin American Politics and Society	ca. 1.9
-	Social Science Quarterly	ca. 1.9
-	Journal of Strategic Studies	ca. 1.9
-	Political Studies Review	ca. 1.9
-	Local Government Studies	ca. 1.9
-	Global Policy	ca. 1.9
-	Journal of Human Rights	ca. 1.9
94	Publius-The Journal of Federalism	ca. 1.8
-	Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties	ca. 1.8
-	Citizenship Studies	ca. 1.8
-	Politics Religion & Ideology	ca. 1.8
-	Politics	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
-	British Journal of Politics & International Relations	ca. 1.8
104	Journal of International Relations and Development	ca. 1.7
-	Mediterranean Politics	ca. 1.7
-	Comparative European Politics	ca. 1.7
107	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
-	Problems of Post-Communism	ca. 1.6
-	International Journal of Transitional Justice	ca. 1.6
113	American Politics Research	ca. 1.5
-	Legislative Studies Quarterly	ca. 1.5
-	Politics and Religion	ca. 1.5
-	Critical Policy Studies	ca. 1.5
-	State Politics & Policy Quarterly	ca. 1.5
118	German Politics	ca. 1.4
-	Revista de Ciencia Politica	ca. 1.4
-	Cambridge Review of International Affairs	ca. 1.4
-	Europe-Asia Studies	ca. 1.4
-	Armed Forces & Society	ca. 1.4
-	Political Theory	ca. 1.4
-	International Politics	ca. 1.4
125	Review of African Political Economy	ca. 1.3
-	Ethics & International Affairs	ca. 1.3
-	Scandinavian Political Studies	ca. 1.3
-	Monthly Review-An Independent Socialist Magazine	ca. 1.3
-	Peacebuilding	ca. 1.3
-	Journal of Contemporary European Studies	ca. 1.3
-	Politische Vierteljahresschrift	ca. 1.3
-	Political Science	ca. 1.3
-	Current History	ca. 1.3
134	Nationalities Papers-The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity	ca. 1.2
-	Acta Politica	ca. 1.2
-	Australian Journal of Political Science	ca. 1.2
-	Survival	ca. 1.2
-	Intelligence and National Security	ca. 1.2
-	Parliamentary Affairs	ca. 1.2
-	Politikon	ca. 1.2
-	Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional	ca. 1.2
142	Journal of Women Politics & Policy	ca. 1.1
-	Scottish Journal of Political Economy	ca. 1.1
-	British Politics	ca. 1.1
145	Economics & Politics	ca. 1
-	Polity	ca. 1
-	Journal of Theoretical Politics	ca. 1
-	Japanese Journal of Political Science	ca. 1
149	Communist and Post-Communist Studies	ca. 0.9
-	Contemporary Southeast Asia	ca. 0.9
-	Politics Philosophy & Economics	ca. 0.9
-	Austrian Journal of Political Science	ca. 0.9
153	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
-	Australian Journal of Politics and History	ca. 0.8
-	Critical Review	ca. 0.8
-	Studies in American Political Development	ca. 0.8
160	East European Politics and Societies	ca. 0.7
-	Ethics & Global Politics	ca. 0.7
-	Latin American Perspectives	ca. 0.7
-	Irish Political Studies	ca. 0.7
164	Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory	ca. 0.6
165	Dissent	ca. 0.5
166	Historia y Politica	ca. 0.4
-	Revista de Estudios Politicos	ca. 0.4
-	Lex Localis-Journal of Local Self-Government	ca. 0.4
169	Revue d'Economie Politique	ca. 0.3
-	Politicka Ekonomie	ca. 0.3
-	European History Quarterly	ca. 0.3
172	Journal of Policy History	ca. 0.2
-	Politix	ca. 0.2
-	Internasjonal Politikk	ca. 0.2
175	Telos	ca. 0.1