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Journal of Chinese Political Science

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands

ISSN1080-6954eISSN1874-6357

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

205

days submission → published

measured · last 9 articles · accept 172d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.415

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.08

Total Worksi

1,027

Total Citationsi

9,992

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Chinese Political Science (JCPS) is a double-blind peer refereed academic journal in political science that publishes theoretical and empirical research articles on contemporary Chinese politics across the whole spectrum of political science. The journal emphasizes theoretical and conceptual advancement, methodological creativity, and empirical research that address emerging issues, core debates and research agendas in the fields of Chinese politics and foreign policy. The journal also features special issues and a small number of field-reshaping review essays on different aspects of contemporary Chinese politics, which synthesize major developments and chart new directions in the fields or illuminate a larger and important conceptual, theoretical or methodological challenges and concerns.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly, 2009-

StatusActive

Total Publications1,027

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1080-6954 / 1874-6357

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

584

2019

1.1k

2020

824

2021

580

2022

469

2023

255

2024

152

2025

2026

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 RelationsQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area StudiesPolitical Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceChinese history and philosophyInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyInternational Development and AidHong Kong and Taiwan Politics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Chinese Political Science

Is Journal of Chinese Political Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Chinese Political Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Chinese Political Science?

Journal of Chinese Political Science 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 6.05.

Is Journal of Chinese Political Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Chinese Political Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.