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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #12,459CAS 3区Hybrid

Australian Journal of Political Science

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.474•SCImago Rank: #12,459•Identifier (ISSN):1036-1146(Print)/1363-030X(Online)•Articles / Year: 27•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,834 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
1.8
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
47

47 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate8.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
27articles/year
35.06% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.313)
🔵 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

The Australian Journal of Political Science is the official journal of the Australian Political Studies Association. The editorial team of the Journal includes a range of Australian and overseas specialists covering the major subdisciplines of political science. We publish articles of high quality at the cutting edge of the discipline, characterised by conceptual clarity, methodological rigour, substantive interest, theoretical coherence, broad appeal, originality and insight.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science99.8%Law75.5%Sociology71.4%Economics69.3%Politics63%Political economy49.7%Philosophy42%Public administration34.5%Computer science29.4%History27.6%Geography25.3%Archaeology23.2%Mathematics20.8%Linguistics20.3%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #12,459Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1990-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.474

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
47

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.82

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,834 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations180
3-Year Documents84
Citable Documents80

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate53.1%

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

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):
3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

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
POLITICAL SCIENCE
JCRSSCI
130/332Q2
POLITICAL SCIENCE
JCISSCI
138/332Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—378
20251.33253
20241.226135
20231.227106
20221.31328228
2021—27261
2020—24398
2019—38301
2018—38581
2017—43621
2016—74797
2015—62406
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Australian Journal of Political Science

WoS Q2
011220222023202420251.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 8.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 562657e0-83e6-491e-9589-103eb4f37f15
Database Updated: 2026-09-28