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Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties

Routledge · United States · Est. 2005

ISSN1745-7289eISSN1745-7297

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.135

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.212

Total Worksi

710

Total Citationsi

15,148

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Political Science; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications710

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1745-7289 / 1745-7297

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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

885

2019

690

2020

1.3k

2021

215

2022

306

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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Media and PoliticsPopulism, Right-Wing MovementsGender Politics and RepresentationSocial Policy and Reform StudiesPolitical Influence and Corporate StrategiesMedia Influence and PoliticsSocial and Intergroup PsychologyFiscal Policies and Political EconomyPolitical and Economic history of UK and US

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties

Is Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties: 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 Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties?

Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 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 0.93.

Is Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties?