Political Science & International Relations Journals
This page groups approved journals assigned to Political Science & International Relations within the broader Social Sciences classification used by Journals Impact Factors.
Because citation practices differ by specialty, this narrower grouping can be more useful than comparing journals across an entire broad discipline. The classification is internal and is not an official JCR category.
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94 results| Journal | JIF | 5-Year JIF | JCI | Quartile | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Review of Political Science 1094-2939 |
9.500 | 16.700 | 5.200 | Q1 | ANNUAL REVIEWS |
| ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS 0964-4016 |
5.900 | 7.100 | 1.920 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW 0003-0554 |
5.800 | 8.500 | 2.780 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE 0092-5853 |
5.600 | 7.100 | 2.350 | Q1 | WILEY |
| BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE 0007-1234 |
4.700 | 5.700 | 2.440 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| South European Society and Politics 1360-8746 |
4.600 | 3.900 | 1.850 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Perspectives on Politics 1537-5927 |
4.500 | 5.100 | 2.060 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| International Journal of Press-Politics 1940-1612 |
4.300 | 6.400 | 2.000 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
| Global Environmental Politics 1526-3800 |
4.000 | 5.400 | 1.860 | Q1 | MIT PRESS |
| JOURNAL OF POLITICS 0022-3816 |
3.800 | 4.300 | 1.780 | Q1 | UNIV CHICAGO PRESS |
| Water Alternatives-An Interdisciplinary Journal on Water Politics and Development 1965-0175 |
3.600 | 2.800 | 0.680 | Q2 | WATER ALTERNATIVES ASSOC |
| WEST EUROPEAN POLITICS 0140-2382 |
3.600 | 4.600 | 2.200 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Journal of Chinese Political Science 1080-6954 |
3.500 | 3.600 | 3.350 | Q1 | SPRINGER |
| Politics & Gender 1743-923X |
3.500 | 3.800 | 1.540 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| British Journal of Politics & International Relations 1369-1481 |
3.400 | 3.400 | 1.310 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
| Geopolitics 1465-0045 |
3.400 | 3.800 | 1.440 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Journal of Experimental Political Science 2052-2630 |
3.400 | 3.200 | 2.040 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| Chinese Political Science Review 2365-4244 |
3.100 | 2.300 | 1.650 | Q1 | SPRINGER SINGAPORE PTE LTD |
| East European Politics 2159-9165 |
3.100 | 3.200 | 1.970 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| POLICY AND POLITICS 0305-5736 |
3.100 | 4.600 | 1.790 | Q1 | POLICY PRESS |
| Chinese Journal of International Politics 1750-8916 |
2.900 | 2.900 | 1.520 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1354-0661 |
2.900 | 4.000 | 1.500 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
| International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics 1940-6940 |
2.800 | 3.100 | 0.690 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| POLITICS & SOCIETY 0032-3292 |
2.700 | 3.900 | 1.380 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
| Political Science Research and Methods 2049-8470 |
2.600 | 3.900 | 1.320 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| European Political Science Review 1755-7739 |
2.500 | 3.600 | 1.370 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| Journal of International Relations and Development 1408-6980 |
2.500 | 2.200 | 1.290 | Q1 | PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD |
| Politics 0263-3957 |
2.500 | 3.000 | 1.240 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
| WORLD POLITICS 0043-8871 |
2.500 | 4.300 | 1.780 | Q1 | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS |
| COMPARATIVE POLITICS 0010-4159 |
2.300 | 2.600 | 1.230 | Q1 | SHERIDAN PRESS |
| Territory Politics Governance 2162-2671 |
2.300 | 2.600 | 0.980 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Comparative European Politics 1472-4790 |
2.200 | 2.300 | 1.190 | Q2 | PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD |
| Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space 2399-6544 |
2.200 | 3.100 | 0.620 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
| European Journal of Politics and Gender 2515-1088 |
2.200 | 2.700 | 1.200 | Q1 | BRISTOL UNIV PRESS & POLICY PRESS |
| EUROPEAN UNION POLITICS 1465-1165 |
2.200 | 2.800 | 1.240 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
| PARTY POLITICS 1354-0688 |
2.200 | 3.100 | 1.100 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
| German Politics 0964-4008 |
2.100 | 1.800 | 0.980 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Journal of Politics in Latin America 1866-802X |
2.100 | 1.800 | 0.900 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
| Politics and Governance 2183-2463 |
2.100 | 2.700 | 1.270 | Q2 | COGITATIO PRESS |
| Contemporary Politics 1356-9775 |
2.000 | 2.200 | 0.840 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Research & Politics N/A |
2.000 | 3.800 | 0.960 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
| European Political Science 1680-4333 |
1.900 | 2.200 | 0.990 | Q2 | PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD |
| Frontiers in Political Science N/A |
1.900 | 2.500 | 1.020 | Q2 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
| International Feminist Journal of Politics 1461-6742 |
1.900 | 2.600 | 0.950 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Italian Political Science Review-Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica 0048-8402 |
1.900 | 1.600 | 0.860 | Q2 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| AMERICAN POLITICS RESEARCH 1532-673X |
1.800 | 2.300 | 0.800 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
| Contemporary Italian Politics 2324-8823 |
1.800 | 0.000 | 1.100 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS 1049-0965 |
1.800 | 2.500 | 0.700 | Q2 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| Quarterly Journal of Political Science 1554-0626 |
1.800 | 2.300 | 0.960 | Q2 | NOW PUBLISHERS INC |
| SOCIAL POLITICS 1072-4745 |
1.800 | 2.300 | 0.880 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW 0192-5121 |
1.600 | 2.700 | 1.100 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
| Journal of Language and Politics 1569-2159 |
1.600 | 1.600 | 1.620 | Q2 | JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING CO |
| Journal of Race Ethnicity and Politics N/A |
1.600 | 0.000 | 0.690 | Q2 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| Mediterranean Politics 1362-9395 |
1.600 | 1.800 | 1.240 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Swiss Political Science Review 1424-7755 |
1.600 | 0.000 | 0.960 | Q2 | WILEY |
| British Politics 1746-918X |
1.500 | 1.400 | 0.650 | Q2 | PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD |
| Journal of Women Politics & Policy 1554-477X |
1.500 | 1.900 | 0.850 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY 1531-426X |
1.500 | 2.000 | 1.190 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| Politics & Policy 1555-5623 |
1.500 | 1.500 | 0.860 | Q2 | WILEY |
| Politics and Religion 1755-0483 |
1.500 | 1.500 | 2.060 | Q2 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| French Politics 1476-3419 |
1.400 | 1.400 | 0.610 | Q2 | PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD |
| International Relations 0047-1178 |
1.400 | 2.300 | 0.700 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
| State Politics & Policy Quarterly 1532-4400 |
1.400 | 1.800 | 0.760 | Q2 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE 1036-1146 |
1.300 | 1.500 | 0.660 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| International Relations of the Asia-Pacific 1470-482X |
1.300 | 2.500 | 0.840 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| CANADIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SCIENCE POLITIQUE 0008-4239 |
1.200 | 2.000 | 0.640 | Q3 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| Ethnopolitics 1744-9057 |
1.200 | 1.300 | 0.640 | Q3 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE 0032-3187 |
1.200 | 1.200 | 0.420 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| International Journal of Politics Culture and Society 0891-4486 |
1.100 | 1.400 | 0.570 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
| Journal of Comparative Politics 1338-1385 |
1.100 | 0.900 | 0.540 | Q3 | UNIV LJUBLJANA |
| Nationalism and Ethnic Politics 1353-7113 |
1.100 | 1.300 | 0.600 | Q3 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY 0032-3195 |
1.100 | 1.200 | 0.530 | Q3 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| Uluslararasi Iliskiler-International Relations 1304-7310 |
1.100 | 1.000 | 0.370 | Q3 | ULUSLARARASI ILISKILER KONSEYI DERNEGI |
| Asian Journal of Political Science 0218-5377 |
1.000 | 1.300 | 0.530 | Q3 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| EAST EUROPEAN POLITICS AND SOCIETIES 0888-3254 |
1.000 | 1.300 | 0.630 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
| Japanese Journal of Political Science 1468-1099 |
1.000 | 1.100 | 0.540 | Q3 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| Asian Politics & Policy 1943-0779 |
0.900 | 1.000 | 0.790 | Q3 | WILEY |
| International Politics 1384-5748 |
0.900 | 1.300 | 0.600 | Q3 | PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD |
| Intersections-East European Journal of Society and Politics N/A |
0.600 | 0.800 | 0.220 | Q4 | CENTRE SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUNGARIAN ACAD SCIENCES |
| Psychotherapy and Politics International 1476-9263 |
0.600 | 0.500 | 0.210 | Q4 | Psychotherapy and Politics International |
| Czech Journal of International Relations 2788-2985 |
0.500 | 0.000 | 0.360 | Q4 | INST INT RELATIONS, PRAGUE |
| GERMAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY 1045-0300 |
0.500 | 0.500 | 0.490 | Q3 | BERGHAHN JOURNALS |
| New Political Science 0739-3148 |
0.500 | 0.700 | 0.240 | Q4 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Canadian Political Science Review 1911-4125 |
0.400 | 0.400 | 0.470 | Q4 | BRITISH COLUMBIA POLITICAL STUDIES ASSOC |
| Ethics & Global Politics 1654-4951 |
0.400 | 0.600 | 0.160 | Q4 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| MGIMO Review of International Relations 2071-8160 |
0.300 | 0.300 | 0.150 | Q4 | MGIMO UNIV PRESS |
| Politicka Misao-Croatian Political Science Review 0032-3241 |
0.300 | 0.300 | 0.160 | Q4 | SVEUCILISTE & ZAGREBU, FAK POLITICKIH ZNANOSTI |
| SIYASAL-Journal of Political Sciences N/A |
0.300 | 0.200 | 0.090 | Q4 | ISTANBUL UNIV |
| Austrian Journal of Political Science 2313-5433 |
0.200 | 0.400 | 0.170 | Q4 | OSTERREICHISCHE GESELLSCHAFT POLITIKWISSENSCHAFT |
| Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration 1670-6803 |
0.200 | 0.200 | 0.060 | Q4 | INST PUBLIC ADM & POLITICS |
| Jebat-Malaysian Journal of History Politics and Strategic Studies 0126-5644 |
0.200 | 0.300 | 0.320 | Q2 | UNIV KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA, CENTRE HISTORY POLITICS & STRATEGIC STUDIES |
| Politics and Religion Journal 1820-6581 |
0.200 | 0.200 | 0.430 | N/A | CENTER STUDY RELIGION & RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE |
| Romanian Journal of Political Science 1582-456X |
0.100 | 0.200 | 0.030 | Q4 | ROMANIAN ACAD SOC |
| Sravnitelnaya Politika-Comparative Politics 2221-3279 |
0.000 | 0.100 | 0.030 | Q4 | PUBL GROUP JURIST |
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