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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,209Top JournalHybrid

Public Opinion Quarterly

Identifier (ISSN):0033-362X(Print)/1537-5331(Online)
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Publisher:Oxford University Press
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
4.6↑ +1.9
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Public Opinion Quarterly

WoS Q1
13464.6220223.420232.920242.720254.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
2.191
#1,209

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
129

129 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate10.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
48articles/year
30% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Published since 1937, Public Opinion Quarterly is among the most frequently cited journals of its kind. Such interdisciplinary leadership benefits academicians and all social science researchers by providing a trusted source for a wide range of high quality research. POQ selectively publishes important theoretical contributions to opinion and communication research, analyses of current public opinion, and investigations of methodological issues involved in survey validity—including questionnaire construction, interviewing and interviewers, sampling strategy, and mode of administration. The theoretical and methodological advances detailed in pages of POQ ensure its importance as a research resource.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
PsychologyPolitical ScienceSociologyLawPoliticsComputer ScienceSocial Psychology
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

COMMUNICATION

Q1
Rank15/227
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Q1
Rank20/332
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Q1
Rank11/275
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

COMMUNICATION

Q1
Rank26/227
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Q1
Rank37/332
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Q1
Rank15/276
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF4.6
Articles / Year59
Total Citations6
2025
IF2.7
Articles / Year72
Total Citations75
2024
IF2.9
Articles / Year72
Total Citations486
2023
IF3.4
Articles / Year62
Total Citations746
2022
IF4.616
Articles / Year53
Total Citations609

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,209Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1937-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.191

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.35

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,788 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations711
3-Year Documents159
Citable Documents157

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 Rate41.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

CommunicationQ1
HistoryQ1
History and Philosophy of ScienceQ1
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1
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: 10.3%

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):
1区 (Zone 1)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区COMMUNICATION
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

Public Opinion Quarterly (ISSN: 0033-362X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Oxford University Press in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.60, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 2.191 (Q1), an H-index of 129.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 48 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,788 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
Oxford University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28