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Political Studies

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0032-3217eISSN1467-9248

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.967

H-Index

155

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

3.036

Total Works

3,978

Total Citations

134,606

2yr Mean Citedness

1.86

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on citizen perceptions of political decision-making, including the role of expertise and institutional affiliations. It examines factors influencing democratic support, such as authoritarianism, populism, and radicalism, and explores how citizens respond to government information in autocratic contexts. The journal also investigates political party dynamics, including youth wings and the programmatic transformations of far-right parties, as well as the politics of defense spending and European integration. Additionally, it addresses issues of corruption, partisan identities, and their impact on perceptions of political behavior, and analyzes the relationship between economic status and support for social welfare policies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 70 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,978

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0032-3217 / 1467-9248

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

International RelationsPolitical Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationPolitical Philosophy and EthicsSocial Policy and Reform StudiesPolitical and Economic history of UK and USPopulism, Right-Wing Movements