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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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

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

1.14

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.08

Total Works

599

Total Citations

16,157

2yr Mean Citedness

2.42

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on political behavior, public opinion, and political institutions. Articles examine topics such as voter decision-making, the effects of political rhetoric and messaging, public perceptions of threats and political actors, and the dynamics of political representation. The research often employs survey experiments and analyzes large-scale datasets to understand political phenomena.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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?

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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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 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