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Latin American Politics and Society

Cambridge University Press · United States · Est. 2000

ISSN1548-2456

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.107

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.424

Total Worksi

2,016

Total Citationsi

30,850

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.57

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Area Studies; International Relations; Political Science; Geography, Planning and Development; Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,016

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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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?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1548-2456

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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

673

2019

751

2020

392

2021

247

2022

211

2023

211

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area StudiesInternational RelationsPolitical Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceGeography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Politics and Society in Latin AmericaDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesInternational Relations in Latin AmericaPolitical Conflict and GovernancePolitical and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationLegal case studies and regulationsInternational Development and AidCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Policy and Reform Studies

Frequently asked questions about Latin American Politics and Society

Is Latin American Politics and Society a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Latin American Politics and Society: 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 Latin American Politics and Society?

Latin American Politics and Society 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 1.57.

Is Latin American Politics and Society indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Latin American Politics and Society is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Latin American Politics and Society?