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Politics and Governance

Cogitatio Press · Portugal · Est. 2013

ISSN2183-2463eISSN2183-2463
SJR Q1WOS SSCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
65
/ 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
0.804
H-Index
54
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.008
Total Works
1,376
Total Citations
19,587
2yr Mean Citedness
2.66
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Aims & Scope

Politics and Governance is an innovative offering to the world of online publishing in the Political Sciences. An internationally peer-reviewed open access journal, Politics and Governance publishes significant, cutting-edge and multidisciplinary research drawn from all areas of Political Science. Its central aim is thereby to enhance the broad scholarly understanding of the range of contemporary political and governing processes, and impact upon of states, political entities, international organizations, communities, societies and individuals, at international, regional, national and local levels. Submissions that focus upon the political or governance-based dynamics of any of these levels or units of analysis in way that interestingly and effectively brings together conceptual analysis and empirical findings are welcome. Politics and Governance is committed to publishing rigorous and high-quality research. To that end, it undertakes a meticulous editorial process, providing both the academic and policy-making community with the most advanced research on contemporary politics and governance. The journal is an entirely open-access online resource, and its in-house publication process enables it to swiftly disseminate its research findings worldwide, and on a regular basis.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
16
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionPortugal
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2013
Annual Volume~ 161 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,376
Publisher OrgCogitatio
OA Since2012
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~16 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cogitatio Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2183-2463 / 2183-2463
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
PKP PN
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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.

Public AdministrationQ1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European Union Policy and GovernanceElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationPopulism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Media and PoliticsPolitical Influence and Corporate StrategiesSocial Policy and Reform StudiesGender Politics and RepresentationInternational Development and AidSustainability and Climate Change GovernanceInternational Relations and Foreign Policy
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref