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French Politics

Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN1476-3427

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

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

0.57

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.283

Total Works

639

Total Citations

5,778

2yr Mean Citedness

0.70

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Aims & Scope

French Politics is an international journal that publishes current research on politics, policy, institutions, behavior, etc., in France and Francophone countries. Showcases the full spectrum of cuttingedge research on French/ Francophone politics including, but not limited to, institutions, behavior, public policy, gender and politics, race and ethnicity, political economy, international relations and foreign affairs, public administration, public law and political theory. Focuses on French/Francophone politics research that engages with larger comparative theorybuilding discussions and/or situates country specific studies in larger crossnational/ comparative analyses. Welcomes a variety of methodological perspectives and approaches, quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods as well as interpretivist and critical approaches.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 36 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications639

Publisher OrgPalgrave Macmillan

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1476-3427

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

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)

Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Policy and Reform StudiesPopulism, Right-Wing MovementsPolitical Systems and GovernanceEuropean Union Policy and GovernanceMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderEuropean Socioeconomic and Political StudiesGender Politics and RepresentationFrench Urban and Social StudiesHealthcare Systems and Practices