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International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society

Human Sciences Press · United States · Est. 1987

ISSN1573-3416
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.453
H-Indexi
49
SNIPi
1.049
Total Worksi
1,224
Total Citationsi
13,684
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.21
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society provides a comprehensive platform to examine the intersection of nations, states, civil societies, and global institutions. Explores changing patterns in world economic and political institutions. Analyzes ethnic groups, social classes, mass culture, and communication. Assesses the impact of social transformation on public and private life. Welcomes original articles of varying length, from research notes to article-length monographs. Interdisciplinary in orientation and international in scope.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1987
Annual Volume~ 39 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,224
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Human Sciences Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1573-3416
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
34
701
2019
44
369
2020
25
175
2021
22
91
2022
24
151
2023
41
134
2024
51
52
2025
46
8
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 RelationsQ2
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)

Social and Cultural DynamicsContemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeReligion and Society InteractionsJewish and Middle Eastern StudiesCritical Theory and PhilosophySocial Media and PoliticsMemory, Trauma, and CommemorationWeber, Simmel, Sociological TheoryPopulism, Right-Wing MovementsPolitical Conflict and Governance

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society

Is International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Politics, Culture 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 International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society?

International Journal of Politics, Culture 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 1.21.

Is International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society?

International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society provides a comprehensive platform to examine the intersection of nations, states, civil societies, and global institutions. Explores changing patterns in world economic and political institutions. Analyzes ethnic groups, social classes, mass culture, and communication. Assesses the impact of social transformation on public and private life. Welcomes original articles of varying length, from research notes to article-length monographs. Interdisciplinary in orientation and international in scope.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref