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Politische Vierteljahresschrift

VS Verlag fur Sozialwissenschaften · Germany

ISSN0032-3470eISSN1862-2860

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

268

days submission → published

measured · last 11 articles · accept 227d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.776

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.091

Total Worksi

2,374

Total Citationsi

14,276

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Political Science; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageGerman

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 66 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,374

Publisher OrgSpringer VS

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

VS Verlag fur Sozialwissenschaften

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0032-3470 / 1862-2860

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

German

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

279

2019

645

2020

145

2021

587

2022

256

2023

227

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

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

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Public Administration and Political AnalysisEconomic and Social IssuesGerman legal, social, and political studiesLaw and Political ScienceEuropean Union Policy and Governance

Frequently asked questions about Politische Vierteljahresschrift

Is Politische Vierteljahresschrift a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Politische Vierteljahresschrift: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Politische Vierteljahresschrift?

Politische Vierteljahresschrift is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.53.

Is Politische Vierteljahresschrift indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Politische Vierteljahresschrift is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Politische Vierteljahresschrift?