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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #2,408CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

British Journal of Politics & International Relations

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.51•SCImago Rank: #2,408•Identifier (ISSN):1369-1481(Print)/1467-856X(Online)•Articles / Year: 50•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,307 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
2.4
↓ -1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
65

65 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate4.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
50articles/year
75.53% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.4)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.035)
🔵 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

BJPIR provides an outlet for the best of British political science and of political science on Britain Founded in 1999, BJPIR is now based in the School of Politics at the University of Nottingham. It is a major refereed journal published by Blackwell Publishing under the auspices of the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom. BJPIR is committed to acting as a broadly-based outlet for the best of British political science and of political science on Britain. A fully refereed journal, it publishes topical, scholarly work on significant debates in British scholarship and on all major political issues affecting Britain"s relationship to Europe and the world.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science98.8%Sociology91.6%Law88.2%Economics88%Politics79.5%Political economy59.5%Philosophy57.5%Computer science37.2%History35.4%Geography33.5%Business33%Archaeology31.2%Epistemology30.7%Linguistics30%Mathematics29.2%Biology28.6%Public administration25.6%Psychology24.3%Physics21.7%Art20.5%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,408Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2005-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.51

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
65

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.75

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,307 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations752
3-Year Documents143
Citable Documents142

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)5

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate32.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1
Political Science and International RelationsQ1

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):
1区INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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
SAGE
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
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
JCRSSCI
44/173Q2
POLITICAL SCIENCE
JCRSSCI
88/332Q2
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
JCISSCI
31/173Q1
POLITICAL SCIENCE
JCISSCI
67/332Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—4714
20253.462125
20242.177548
20231.849441
20222.03537814
2021—52805
2020—742,023
2019—50849
2018—601,711
2017—502,802
2016—511,886
2015—20578
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for British Journal of Politics & International Relations

WoS Q2
123420222023202420253.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.8%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28