Critical Review
Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom
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Aims & Scope
Critical Review: A Journal of Politics and Society is a political science journal primarily dedicated to advancing political theory with an epistemological bent. A secondary focus of the journal is on empirical work that is epistemologically informed. Critical Review is the only journal in which the ideational determinants of political behavior are investigated empirically as well as being assessed for their normative implications. Thus, while normative political theorists are the main contributors to Critical Review , we also publish scholarship on the realities of public opinion, the media, technocratic decision making, ideological reasoning, and other empirical phenomena.
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Ethics & Quality
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Publication & Citation Trend
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Frequently asked questions about Critical Review
Is Critical Review a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Critical Review: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list.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 Critical Review?
Critical Review 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 PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.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 0.90.
Is Critical Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Critical Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of Critical Review?
Critical Review: A Journal of Politics and Society is a political science journal primarily dedicated to advancing political theory with an epistemological bent. A secondary focus of the journal is on empirical work that is epistemologically informed. Critical Review is the only journal in which the ideational determinants of political behavior are investigated empirically as well as being assessed for their normative implications. Thus, while normative political theorists are the main contributors to Critical Review , we also publish scholarship on the realities of public opinion, the media,
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