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	Comparative Political Studies	ca. 5
-	World Politics	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	South European Society and Politics	ca. 3.3
-	International Studies Review	ca. 3.3
-	PS-Political Science & Politics	ca. 3.3
-	International Theory	ca. 3.3
42	Democratization	ca. 3.2
-	European Political Science Review	ca. 3.2
-	East European Politics	ca. 3.2
45	Journal of Politics	ca. 3.1
-	Social Movement Studies	ca. 3.1
-	Journal of Conflict Resolution	ca. 3.1
-	Political Studies	ca. 3.1
-	Journal of Democracy	ca. 3.1
50	Journal of Chinese Governance	ca. 3

-	Regulation & Governance	ca. 3
52	Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions	ca. 2.9
-	Journal of European Integration	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
-	Journal of Information Technology & Politics	ca. 2.6
-	International Studies Quarterly	ca. 2.6
64	Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs	ca. 2.5
65	Politics & Society	ca. 2.4
-	Terrorism and Political Violence	ca. 2.4
-	Journal of Public Policy	ca. 2.4
-	International Political Sociology	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	Contemporary Politics	ca. 2
-	European Journal of Political Economy	ca. 2
-	Cooperation and Conflict	ca. 2
-	European Political Science	ca. 2
-	Political Quarterly	ca. 2
-	Studies in Conflict & Terrorism	ca. 2
87	Political Studies Review	ca. 1.9
-	Local Government Studies	ca. 1.9
-	Global Policy	ca. 1.9
-	Journal of Human Rights	ca. 1.9
-	Latin American Politics and Society	ca. 1.9
-	Social Science Quarterly	ca. 1.9
-	Journal of Strategic Studies	ca. 1.9
94	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
-	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
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	International Politics	ca. 1.4
-	Europe-Asia Studies	ca. 1.4
-	Armed Forces & Society	ca. 1.4
-	Political Theory	ca. 1.4
-	Cambridge Review of International Affairs	ca. 1.4
-	German Politics	ca. 1.4
-	Revista de Ciencia Politica	ca. 1.4
125	Current History	ca. 1.3
-	Journal of Contemporary European Studies	ca. 1.3
-	Politische Vierteljahresschrift	ca. 1.3
-	Political Science	ca. 1.3
-	Peacebuilding	ca. 1.3
-	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
134	Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional	ca. 1.2
-	Intelligence and National Security	ca. 1.2
-	Parliamentary Affairs	ca. 1.2
-	Politikon	ca. 1.2
-	Survival	ca. 1.2
-	Nationalities Papers-The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity	ca. 1.2
-	Acta Politica	ca. 1.2
-	Australian Journal of Political Science	ca. 1.2
142	Scottish Journal of Political Economy	ca. 1.1
-	British Politics	ca. 1.1
-	Journal of Women Politics & Policy	ca. 1.1
145	Japanese Journal of Political Science	ca. 1
-	Economics & Politics	ca. 1
-	Polity	ca. 1
-	Journal of Theoretical Politics	ca. 1
149	Contemporary Southeast Asia	ca. 0.9
-	Politics Philosophy & Economics	ca. 0.9
-	Austrian Journal of Political Science	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	Latin American Perspectives	ca. 0.7
-	Irish Political Studies	ca. 0.7
-	East European Politics and Societies	ca. 0.7
-	Ethics & Global Politics	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	Politicka Ekonomie	ca. 0.3
-	European History Quarterly	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