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Annual Review of Political Science

Annual Reviews Inc. · United States · Est. 1998

ISSN1094-2939eISSN1545-1577
SJR Q1WOS SSCIScopus / SJR
50
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
Total50
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
6.903
H-Index
187
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
6.441
Total Works
713
Total Citations
124,545
2yr Mean Citedness
5.06
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines political science scholarship across various subfields. Recent articles focus on the politics of memory and monuments in the United States, climate change politics in the developing world, and the political participation of nonelite women, particularly in the Global South. It also covers Indigenous politics in Latin America, the return of inflation as a political economy issue, and the role of bureaucracy in international politics. Further topics include LGBTQI politics, democratic duties, geopolitical alignments, and the use of digital technologies in political control. The journal also explores the relationship between democracy and the environment, participatory institutions, clean energy transitions, populist parties, and the decline of liberal trade policies. Additionally, it addresses academic freedom, relational egalitarianism, rural politics in the United States, and the causes and consequences of women's suffrage.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1998
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications713
Publisher OrgAnnual Reviews
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Submission Info

Peer Review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Annual Reviews Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1094-2939 / 1545-1577
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationPolitical Conflict and GovernanceSocial Policy and Reform StudiesPolitical Influence and Corporate StrategiesInternational Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Media and PoliticsInternational Development and AidJudicial and Constitutional StudiesGender Politics and RepresentationReligion and Society Interactions
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref