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Research and Politics

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2014

ISSN2053-1680eISSN2053-1680

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.467

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.08

Total Worksi

599

Total Citationsi

16,157

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Political Science; Political Science and International Relations; Public Administration; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 57 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications599

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2053-1680 / 2053-1680

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

3.6k

2019

801

2020

816

2021

426

2022

489

2023

289

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.

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Public AdministrationQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsPublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Media and PoliticsPolitical Conflict and GovernanceMedia Influence and PoliticsSocial and Intergroup PsychologyPopulism, Right-Wing MovementsGender Politics and RepresentationPolitical Influence and Corporate StrategiesMisinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Policy and Reform Studies

Frequently asked questions about Research and Politics

Is Research and Politics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Research and Politics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Research and Politics?

Research and 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 2.42.

Is Research and Politics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Research and Politics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Research and Politics?