Public Opinion Quarterly
Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports
129 papers with at least that number of citations each
State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring
Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)
HĐGSNN Score History
By article publication year| Year | Max Score | Evaluation Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.50đ | WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.6) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2025 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 2.7) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2024 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 2.9) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2023 | 2.50đ | WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.4) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2022 | 2.50đ | WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.616) | 🔵 Computed |
Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.
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.
SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence
Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact
Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.
Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.
Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.
Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.
Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window
Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.
Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
Citations in government and international policy documents
Percentage of female authors published in the journal
Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.
Scopus Subject Categories
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history
Publishing & Editorial Information
Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications
WoS Categories & Quartiles
Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate
| Category | Index | Rank | Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
COMMUNICATION | JCRSSCI | 15/227 | Q1 |
POLITICAL SCIENCE | JCRSSCI | 20/332 | Q1 |
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY | JCRSSCI | 11/275 | Q1 |
COMMUNICATION | JCISSCI | 26/227 | Q1 |
POLITICAL SCIENCE | JCISSCI | 37/332 | Q1 |
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY | JCISSCI | 15/276 | Q1 |
Annual Historical Statistics & Publications
Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution
| Year | Impact Factor | Articles / Year | Total Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 59 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2.7 | 72 | 75 |
| 2024 | 2.9 | 72 | 486 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 62 | 746 |
| 2022 | 4.616 | 53 | 609 |
| 2021 | — | 74 | 1,449 |
| 2020 | — | 61 | 1,393 |
| 2019 | — | 59 | 3,370 |
| 2018 | — | 48 | 2,000 |
| 2017 | — | 88 | 1,851 |
| 2016 | — | 93 | 5,452 |
| 2015 | — | 88 | 2,595 |
Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations
Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)
Clarivate IF trend for Public Opinion Quarterly
Total Cites vs Self-Cites
Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach
Citations per Document
Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years
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