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State Politics and Policy Quarterly

Cambridge University Press · United States · Est. 1800

ISSN1532-4400eISSN1946-1607

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 (1 more)+6

Total84

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.901

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.158

Total Worksi

644

Total Citationsi

16,605

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

State Politics & Policy Quarterly is a leading journal dedicated to the study of state politics and policy in the United States. It publishes high-quality, original research that advances our understanding of the diverse political and policy landscapes across the American states.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1800

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications644

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind 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

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-4400 / 1946-1607

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind 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

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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

301

2019

242

2020

311

2021

138

2022

148

2023

2024

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Political Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationPolitical Influence and Corporate StrategiesJudicial and Constitutional StudiesPolicy Transfer and LearningFiscal Policies and Political EconomyGender Politics and RepresentationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesSocial Policy and Reform StudiesLegal and Constitutional StudiesPublic Policy and Administration Research

Frequently asked questions about State Politics and Policy Quarterly

Is State Politics and Policy Quarterly a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for State Politics and Policy Quarterly: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of State Politics and Policy Quarterly?

State Politics and Policy Quarterly 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 1.26.

Is State Politics and Policy Quarterly indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

State Politics and Policy Quarterly is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.