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Critical Policy Studies

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2007

ISSN1946-0171eISSN1946-018X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.741

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.457

Total Works

805

Total Citations

15,070

2yr Mean Citedness

2.59

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Critical Policy Studies is a scholarly journal focusing on the intersection of policy analysis, sociology, and political science.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications805

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?

1946-0171 / 1946-018X

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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.

Public AdministrationQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political SciencePublic Administration

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Policy and Reform StudiesPublic Policy and Administration ResearchPolicy Transfer and LearningPolitical and Economic history of UK and USSocial Media and PoliticsFoucault, Power, and EthicsSustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEuropean Union Policy and GovernanceHousing, Finance, and NeoliberalismPolitical Influence and Corporate Strategies