Political Science: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	American Political Science Review	34
2	Journal of European Public Policy	30
3	Journal of Politics	27
-	American Journal of Political Science	27
-	Political Geography	27
6	Annual Review of Political Science	26
7	West European Politics	23
-	JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies	23
-	Public Administration	23
10	Environmental Politics	22
11	Comparative Political Studies	21
-	Policy and Society	21
-	Political Psychology	21
-	European Journal of Political Research	21
15	European Journal of Political Economy	20
-	Electoral Studies	20
-	Review of International Political Economy	20
18	International Journal of Press-Politics	19
-	Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science	19
20	Political Science Research and Methods	18
-	Democratization	18
-	Social Science Quarterly	18
-	Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory	18
-	Perspectives on Politics	18
-	Political Communication	18
-	Regulation & Governance	18
-	Global Policy	18
-	International Studies Quarterly	18
-	Journal of European Integration	18
30	British Journal of Political Science	17
-	Political Behavior	17
-	Politics and Governance	17
-	Review of Policy Research	17
-	New Political Economy	17
-	Journal of Democracy	17
36	Policy Studies Journal	16
-	Geopolitics	16
-	Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions	16
-	Policy and Internet	16
-	Political Analysis	16
-	Public Opinion Quarterly	16
-	Government and Opposition	16
43	Journal of Peace Research	15
-	European Security	15
-	Review of International Organizations	15
-	International Studies Review	15
-	European Union Politics	15
-	Socio-Economic Review	15
49	Journal of Chinese Political Science	14
-	British Journal of Politics & International Relations	14

-	Political Research Quarterly	14
-	Comparative European Politics	14
-	Political Studies	14
-	International Organization	14
55	Policy and Politics	13
-	Contemporary Security Policy	13
-	Global Environmental Politics	13
-	Journal of Conflict Resolution	13
-	Journal of Information Technology & Politics	13
-	Party Politics	13
-	Politics	13
-	European Political Science Review	13
-	German Politics	13
-	Social Movement Studies	13
65	Local Government Studies	12
-	Political Quarterly	12
-	Europe-Asia Studies	12
-	Research & Politics	12
-	International Political Science Review	12
-	Swiss Political Science Review	12
-	Territory Politics Governance	12
-	Critical Policy Studies	12
-	Post-Soviet Affairs	12
-	Problems of Post-Communism	12
75	Nations and Nationalism	11
-	American Politics Research	11
-	Politics & Gender	11
-	Politische Vierteljahresschrift	11
-	Public Choice	11
-	Publius-The Journal of Federalism	11
-	International Environmental Agreements-Politics Law and Economics	11
-	Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties	11
-	Journal of International Relations and Development	11
-	Citizenship Studies	11
-	International Political Sociology	11
-	Survival	11
-	Terrorism and Political Violence	11
-	World Politics	11
-	Journal of Contemporary European Studies	11
90	Acta Politica	10
-	PS-Political Science & Politics	10
-	European Political Science	10
-	South European Society and Politics	10
-	Studies in Conflict & Terrorism	10
-	International Politics	10
-	Journal of Political Philosophy	10
-	Journal of Strategic Studies	10
-	Cambridge Review of International Affairs	10
-	Contemporary Politics	10
-	Journal of Chinese Governance	10
101	Journal of Public Policy	9
-	Legislative Studies Quarterly	9
-	Parliamentary Affairs	9
-	Philosophy & Public Affairs	9
-	Canadian Journal of Political Science-Revue Canadienne de Science Politique	9
-	Political Studies Review	9
-	Cooperation and Conflict	9
-	East European Politics	9
-	Politics & Society	9
-	Economics & Politics	9
-	Human Geography	9
-	Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs	9
-	Journal of Women Politics & Policy	9
-	Latin American Politics and Society	9
-	Nationalities Papers-The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity	9
-	African Affairs	9
-	Comparative Politics	9
-	Politics Groups and Identities	9
-	Scandinavian Political Studies	9
-	Journal of Human Rights	9
121	Armed Forces & Society	8
-	Current History	8
-	International Feminist Journal of Politics	8
-	Studies in Comparative International Development	8
-	International Theory	8
-	Japanese Journal of Political Science	8
127	Journal of Political Ideologies	7
-	Latin American Perspectives	7
-	Monthly Review-An Independent Socialist Magazine	7
-	Australian Journal of Political Science	7
-	British Politics	7
-	Communist and Post-Communist Studies	7
-	Politics Philosophy & Economics	7
-	Polity	7
-	International Journal of Transitional Justice	7
-	Mediterranean Politics	7
-	Political Science Quarterly	7
-	Political Theory	7
-	Review of African Political Economy	7
-	Historical Materialism-Research in Critical Marxist Theory	7
-	International Journal of Public Opinion Research	7
142	Peacebuilding	6
-	Ethics & International Affairs	6
-	Presidential Studies Quarterly	6
-	Intelligence and National Security	6
-	Irish Political Studies	6
-	Politics and Religion	6
-	East European Politics and Societies	6
-	State Politics & Policy Quarterly	6
150	Journal of Theoretical Politics	5
-	Contemporary Political Theory	5
-	Politicka Ekonomie	5
-	Critical Review	5
-	Revue d'Economie Politique	5
-	Scottish Journal of Political Economy	5
-	Contemporary Southeast Asia	5
-	Politics Religion & Ideology	5
-	Politikon	5
159	Political Science	4
-	Studies in American Political Development	4
-	Journal of Policy History	4
-	Lex Localis-Journal of Local Self-Government	4
-	Politix	4
-	Forum-A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics	4
-	Revista de Estudios Politicos	4
166	Revista de Ciencia Politica	3
-	Australian Journal of Politics and History	3
-	Dissent	3
-	Ethics & Global Politics	3
-	European History Quarterly	3
-	Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional	3
-	Internasjonal Politikk	3
-	Journal of Cold War Studies	3
174	Historia y Politica	2
175	Telos	1