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Frontiers in Political Science

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 2019

ISSN2673-3145eISSN2673-3145

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.586

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.179

Total Worksi

1,152

Total Citationsi

6,430

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Political Science is a high-impact, open-access journal publishing rigorous and high-quality research in all areas of political science. We aim to be the leading publication in the field, providing a platform for the dissemination of cutting-edge research and fostering interdisciplinary dialogue. Our scope includes, but is not limited to, the following sub-disciplines: Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory, Public Policy and Administration, and Political Methodology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2019

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,152

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2673-3145 / 2673-3145

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2019

498

2020

148

3.1k

2021

161

1.5k

2022

135

1.2k

2023

190

704

2024

357

693

2025

457

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.

Safety ResearchQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Public AdministrationQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

International RelationsPolitical Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSafety ResearchPolitical Science and International RelationsPublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Media and PoliticsElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationPolitical Conflict and GovernanceMisinformation and Its ImpactsMigration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial and Intergroup PsychologySocial Policy and Reform StudiesGender Politics and RepresentationInternational Development and Aid

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Political Science

Is Frontiers in Political Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Political Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Frontiers in Political Science?

Frontiers in Political Science 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 1.15.

Is Frontiers in Political Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers in Political Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.