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Top Scientific Journals in Political Science
Discover and benchmark premier peer-reviewed journals in Political Science. Compare official Journal Impact Factor (IF), Web of Science quartiles (Q1–Q4), Scopus SJR, and Diamond Open Access status.
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Political Science Journal Rankings(20 / 170)
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Tier 1TOP
Annual Review of Political Science
ISSN: 1094-2939 / 1545-1577 • Annual Reviews Inc.
Impact Factor
8.6
Scopus SJR
6.416
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#2
Tier 1TOP
Political Analysis
ISSN: 1047-1987 / 1476-4989 • Cambridge University Press
Impact Factor
7.7
Scopus SJR
4.368
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#3
Tier 1TOP
American Political Science Review
ISSN: 0003-0554 / 1537-5943 • Cambridge University Press
Impact Factor
5.9
Scopus SJR
5.433
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#4
Tier 1TOP
Journal of Democracy
ISSN: 1045-5736 / 1086-3214 • Johns Hopkins University Press
Impact Factor
5.9
Scopus SJR
3.142
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#5
Tier 1TOP
American Journal of Political Science
ISSN: 0092-5853 / 1540-5907 • Wiley-Blackwell
Impact Factor
4.7
Scopus SJR
6.539
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#6
Tier 1TOP
British Journal of Political Science
ISSN: 0007-1234 / 1469-2112 • Cambridge University Press
Impact Factor
4.6
Scopus SJR
3.576
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#7
Tier 1TOP
West European Politics
ISSN: 0140-2382 / 1743-9655 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
4
Scopus SJR
2.643
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#8
Tier 1TOP
European Journal of Political Research
ISSN: 0304-4130 / 1475-6765 • Wiley-Blackwell
Impact Factor
3.9
Scopus SJR
3.432
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#9
Tier 1TOP
Government and Opposition
ISSN: 0017-257X / 1477-7053 • Cambridge University Press
Impact Factor
3.8
Scopus SJR
2.172
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#10
Tier 1TOP
Comparative Political Studies
ISSN: 0010-4140 / 1552-3829 • SAGE
Impact Factor
3.7
Scopus SJR
3.796
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#11
Tier 3
European Political Science
ISSN: 1680-4333 / 1682-0983 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
3.6
Scopus SJR
0.744
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#12
Tier 1TOP
Journal of Genocide Research
ISSN: 1462-3528 / 1469-9494 • Taylor and Francis
Impact Factor
3.6
Scopus SJR
1.382
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#13
Tier 1TOP
Perspectives on Politics
ISSN: 1537-5927 / 1541-0986 • Cambridge University Press
Impact Factor
3.5
Scopus SJR
2.923
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#14
Tier 1TOP
Political Behavior
ISSN: 0190-9320 / 1573-6687 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
3.5
Scopus SJR
2.955
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#15
Tier 1TOP
European Political Science Review
ISSN: 1755-7739 / 1755-7747 • Cambridge University Press
Impact Factor
3.4
Scopus SJR
1.743
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#16
Tier 1TOP
Democratization
ISSN: 1351-0347 / 1743-890X • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
3.2
Scopus SJR
1.848
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#17
Tier 1TOP
Journal of Politics
ISSN: 0022-3816 / 1468-2508 • University of Chicago Press
Impact Factor
3.2
Scopus SJR
3.492
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#18
Tier 3
Ps-Political Science & Politics
ISSN: 1049-0965 / 1537-5935 • Cambridge University Press
Impact Factor
2.9
Scopus SJR
0.793
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#19
Tier 2
Journal of Politics in Latin America
ISSN: 1866-802X / 1868-4890 • SAGE Publishing
Impact Factor
2.8
Scopus SJR
0.927
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