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IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #15,646Hybrid

Journal of Political Science Education

Identifier (ISSN):1551-2169(Print)/1551-2177(Online)
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Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1↑ +0.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Political Science Education

WoS Q3
01121.120230.920240.6202512026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.348
#15,646

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
37

37 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3
Self-Citation Rate44.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
114articles/year
11.03% Gold OA•98.51% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Political Science Education is an intellectually rigorous, path-breaking, agenda-setting journal that publishes the highest quality scholarship on teaching and pedagogical issues in political science. The journal aims to represent the full range of questions, issues and approaches regarding political science education, including teaching-related issues, methods and techniques, learning/teaching activities and devices, educational assessment in political science, graduate education, and curriculum development. In particular, the journal's Editors welcome studies that reflect the scholarship of teaching and learning, or works that would be informative and/or of practical use to the readers of the Journal of Political Science Education , and address topics in an empirical way, making use of the techniques that political scientists use in their own substantive research.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology90.3%Political science89.2%Sociology81.4%Mathematics75.9%Law75.5%Mathematics education71.7%Pedagogy61.3%Politics53.8%Computer science43.3%Philosophy37.4%Economics30%Public relations27.8%Epistemology25.5%Medicine22.3%Engineering20.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Q3
Rank209/332
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Q3
Rank232/332
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF1
Articles / Year32
Total Citations1
2025
IF0.6
Articles / Year53
Total Citations31
2024
IF0.9
Articles / Year61
Total Citations116
2023
IF1.1
Articles / Year49
Total Citations172
2022
IF—
Articles / Year75
Total Citations239

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #15,646Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2005-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.348

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.41

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,774 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations185
3-Year Documents140
Citable Documents136

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate49.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2
EducationQ3
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 44.4%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区POLITICAL SCIENCE
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Journal of Political Science Education (ISSN: 1551-2169) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of POLITICAL SCIENCE, published by Taylor & Francis in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.00, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.348 (Q2), an H-index of 37.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 114 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,774 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28