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Politische Vierteljahresschrift

VS Verlag fur Sozialwissenschaften · Germany

ISSN0032-3470eISSN1862-2860

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

0.768

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CiteScore

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SNIP

1.091

Total Works

2,374

Total Citations

14,276

2yr Mean Citedness

1.53

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on political science research, with a strong emphasis on German politics and European Union affairs. Recent articles explore topics such as deliberative democracy, political culture, the role of emotions in political events, social norms regarding far-right parties, the debate on compulsory service, protest movements, parliamentary behavior, the impact of candidate attractiveness and social media use on elections, the electoral success of radical-right parties, transnational law, the implementation of renewable energy policies within the EU, and the Europeanization of national legislation.

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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 / 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

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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?

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

Times cited

2019

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2021

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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.

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