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British Politics

Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN1746-9198

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?

180

days submission → published

measured · last 8 articles · accept 163d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.5

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.031

Total Worksi

743

Total Citationsi

9,778

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.66

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Political Science; History; Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencyFour Issues Per Year, 2007-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications743

Publisher OrgPalgrave Macmillan

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Submission Info

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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1746-9198

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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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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

312

2019

252

2020

304

2021

190

2022

133

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.

HistoryQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceHistoryPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Policy and Reform StudiesElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationPolitical Systems and GovernanceHousing, Finance, and NeoliberalismIrish and British StudiesPopulism, Right-Wing MovementsGender Politics and RepresentationScottish History and National IdentitySocial Media and Politics

Frequently asked questions about British Politics

Is British Politics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for British 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 British Politics?

British 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 1.66.

Is British Politics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

British Politics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of British Politics?