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Political Power and Social Theory

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0198-8719

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.469

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

217

Total Citationsi

2,305

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications217

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0198-8719

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2007

268

2008

384

2009

133

2010

185

2011

161

2012

558

2013

170

2014

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.

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Political Economy and MarxismSocial and Cultural DynamicsPolitical Philosophy and EthicsElite Sociology and Global CapitalismContemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeCritical Theory and PhilosophyPolitical Conflict and GovernancePolitics and Society in Latin AmericaRace, History, and American SocietyPolitical theory and Gramsci

Frequently asked questions about Political Power and Social Theory

Is Political Power and Social Theory a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Political Power and Social Theory: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Political Power and Social Theory?

Political Power and Social Theory is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.469.

Is Political Power and Social Theory indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Political Power and Social Theory is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Political Power and Social Theory?