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Journal of Comparative Politics

University of Ljubljana · Slovenia · Est. 1992

ISSN1338-1385eISSN1338-1385

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total57

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Removed from DOAJ (2017-01-30). 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

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2 · Scopus CiteScore 2.2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.372

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

2.2

SNIPi

0.408

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

298

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Comparative Politics journal started in 2007 to meet the needs of political scientists throughout the world interested in the advancement of their discipline and in escaping the parochialism threatening the pursuit of knowledge within the confines of a single culture. The journal focuses on the comparison of political cultures of Central and Eastern European countries, their practical policy, theoretical questions of comparative political science, theoretical and practical questions of the development of civil society and civil policy in this region. Two principal aims animate the Journal of Comparative Politics : to provide its readers promptly with the best work being done in political science, (1) on the central and currently controversial themes of the discipline, and, (2) in new areas of inquiry where political scientists – alone or in conjunction with other scholars – are shaping innovative concepts and methodologies of political analysis. To these ends, Journal of Comparative Politics retains an “open access” policy and encourages participation and contribution from Central and Eastern European research and academic communities and from wider international academic communities. Journal of Comparative Politics invites a variety of submission formats: articles and essays, reviews, working papers, talks and conference papers, responses/rebuttals and commentaries. As well, interdisciplinary ventures which address, directly or indirectly, issues of political concern are welcome from all sectors of the humanities and social sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionSlovenia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

FrequencySemiannually

StatusActive (last: 2021)

Total Publications55

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewTwo-sided peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-SA 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Ljubljana

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1338-1385 / 1338-1385

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Two-sided peer review

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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

❌

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

✅

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

2014

114

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

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

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European Union Policy and GovernanceEastern European Communism and ReformsEuropean Politics and SecurityElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationPolitical Systems and GovernanceRegional Development and PolicyEuropean and International Law StudiesSocial Media and PoliticsPopulism, Right-Wing MovementsHungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Comparative Politics

Is Journal of Comparative Politics a predatory journal?

Journal of Comparative Politics was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-01-30). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Comparative Politics?

Journal of Comparative Politics 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 2.2.

Is Journal of Comparative Politics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Comparative Politics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.