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Political Theory

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States

ISSN0090-5917eISSN1552-7476

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.712

H-Index

116

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

3,115

Total Citations

66,507

2yr Mean Citedness

0.23

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores foundational concepts in political theory, including the nature of democracy, the role of myth and rhetoric in political discourse, and theories of the individual and community. It examines historical and contemporary political thought from various traditions, such as Confucianism, Islam, and classical Greek philosophy, and analyzes the philosophical underpinnings of political actions like protest and trust.

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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 States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly 1997-

StatusActive

Total Publications3,115

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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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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6/12 · 50%

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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?

0090-5917 / 1552-7476

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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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

HistoryQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceHistory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Political Philosophy and EthicsHuman auditory perception and evaluationSocial Science and Policy ResearchHistorical and modern epidemiology studiesAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics