Removed from DOAJ (2017-03-14). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Publication speed: not measurable
publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.
SJR Scorei
0.673
H-Indexi
37
SNIPi
1.29
Total Worksi
715
Total Citationsi
8,410
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.36
Open Impact Factor alternative
Aims & Scope
Subject areas: Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science.
Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.
Publication & Citation Trend
Articles published
Citations received
21
173
2018
22
243
2019
28
286
2020
23
182
2021
26
123
2022
23
88
2023
23
60
2024
22
13
2025
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 SciencePolitical Science and International Relations
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Public Policy and GovernancePolitics and Society in Latin AmericaPolitical and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaPolitical Theory and DemocracyInternational Relations in Latin AmericaLatin American socio-political dynamicsPolitical Dynamics in Latin AmericaComparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesCultural and political discourse analysisHistory and Politics in Latin America
Frequently asked questions about Revista de Ciencia Politica
Is Revista de Ciencia Politica a predatory journal?
Revista de Ciencia Politica was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-03-14). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.
What is the impact factor of Revista de Ciencia Politica?
Revista de Ciencia Politica is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.673.
Is Revista de Ciencia Politica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Revista de Ciencia Politica is indexed in Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of Revista de Ciencia Politica?
Subject areas: Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science.