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Political Psychology

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1969

ISSN1467-9221

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.938

H-Indexi

179

SNIPi

2.031

Total Worksi

3,238

Total Citationsi

170,666

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Political Science; Psychology, Social; Clinical Psychology; Experimental and Cognitive Psychology; Philosophy; Political Science and International Relations; Social Psychology; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,238

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1467-9221

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

4.6k

2019

2020

2.2k

2021

1.6k

2022

814

2023

123

655

2024

145

186

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.

Clinical PsychologyQ1

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ1

PhilosophyQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Social PsychologyQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political SciencePsychology, Social

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologySociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyPolitical Science and International RelationsClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social and Intergroup PsychologyCultural Differences and ValuesElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Media and PoliticsSocial and Cultural DynamicsTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolencePsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentSocial Representations and IdentityAcademic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPopulism, Right-Wing Movements

Frequently asked questions about Political Psychology

Is Political Psychology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Political Psychology: 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 Political Psychology?

Political Psychology 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 1.99.

Is Political Psychology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Political Psychology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.