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International Political Science Abstracts

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom

ISSN0020-8345

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.187

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

1,269

Total Citations

2yr Mean Citedness

0.23

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on contemporary political science topics, including the evolving nature of civic education in democratic societies, the changing dynamics of proxy warfare in the 21st century, the implications of generative artificial intelligence for higher education and political science pedagogy, and the complex relationship between economic inequality and political participation.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 70 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,269

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Review Time—

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OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0020-8345

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2

Political Science and International RelationsQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Political Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesFrench Urban and Social StudiesLegal case studies and regulationsPolitical and Social IssuesFrench Historical and Cultural Studies