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Commonwealth and Comparative Politics

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1998

ISSN1743-9094

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

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

0.261

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.831

Total Works

936

Total Citations

13,264

2yr Mean Citedness

1.26

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Commonwealth and Comparative Politics primarily publishes research on Commonwealth countries that is of general significance for the field of comparative politics or which addresses issues in international relations directly relevant to the study of the Commonwealth and its member states. The journal also publishes research related to Social Sciences.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications936

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1743-9094

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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 RelationsQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

South Asian Studies and ConflictsSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesPolitical Conflict and GovernanceInternational Development and AidPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastIsland Studies and Pacific AffairsCommonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationPolitical Systems and GovernanceCaribbean history, culture, and politics