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Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2016

ISSN2056-6085eISSN2056-6085

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.927

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.877

Total Worksi

462

Total Citationsi

3,309

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics (JREP) is a leading peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality research on the intersection of race, ethnicity, and politics. It aims to foster a deeper understanding of how race and ethnicity shape political processes, institutions, and outcomes across different national and global contexts. The journal welcomes theoretical, empirical, and methodological contributions from scholars in political science, sociology, history, and related fields.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications462

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind 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

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2056-6085 / 2056-6085

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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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

666

2019

565

2020

144

2021

181

2022

188

2023

160

2024

154

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.

AnthropologyQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ethnic StudiesPolitical ScienceSociology

Scopus Categories

AnthropologySociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationGender Politics and RepresentationSocial and Intergroup PsychologyMigration, Refugees, and IntegrationRace, History, and American SocietySocial Media and PoliticsRacial and Ethnic Identity ResearchCritical Race Theory in EducationLegal case studies and regulationsDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics

Is Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics: 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 Race, Ethnicity and Politics?

Journal of Race, Ethnicity 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 1.45.

Is Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.