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Perspectives on Politics

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN1537-5927eISSN1541-0986

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 (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.923

H-Indexi

165

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

3.262

Total Worksi

8,694

Total Citationsi

129,551

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Perspectives on Politics is a leading journal in the field of political science. It publishes theoretically innovative and empirically rich research that engages with the most pressing questions in politics. The journal is committed to fostering a broad and inclusive intellectual community, and it welcomes submissions from scholars across all subfields of political science, as well as from scholars in related disciplines such as sociology, history, philosophy, and economics. The journal is particularly interested in work that bridges traditional disciplinary divides and that speaks to a wide audience of scholars and policymakers.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,694

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?

1537-5927 / 1541-0986

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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

498

3.4k

2019

486

3.2k

2020

427

2.2k

2021

415

1.4k

2022

366

544

2023

233

570

2024

386

269

2025

172

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.

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Political Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

American Constitutional Law and PoliticsElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationPolitical Philosophy and EthicsPolitical Conflict and GovernanceSocial Policy and Reform StudiesInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyGender Politics and RepresentationJudicial and Constitutional StudiesGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsReligion and Society Interactions

Frequently asked questions about Perspectives on Politics

Is Perspectives on Politics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Perspectives on Politics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Perspectives on Politics?

Perspectives on 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.84.

Is Perspectives on Politics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Perspectives on Politics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.