SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #4,956CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.993•SCImago Rank: #4,956•Identifier (ISSN):0002-7162(Print)/1552-3349(Online)•Articles / Year: 85•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,329 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.4
↓ -1.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
137

137 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
85articles/year
12.75% 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: 1.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.8)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.742)
🔵 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 AAPSS seeks to promote the progress of the social sciences and the use of social science knowledge in the enrichment of public understanding and in the development of public policy. It does so by fostering multidisciplinary understanding of important questions among those who create, disseminate, and apply the social sciences, and by encouraging and celebrating talented people who produce and use research to enhance public understanding of important social problems.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science76.6%Economics64.1%Sociology53.6%Law44.9%History41.2%Philosophy29.4%Geography24.9%Economic history23.7%Business23.2%Politics20.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,956Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1890-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.993

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
137

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.37

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,329 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations798
3-Year Documents240
Citable Documents228

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 Rate0.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)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
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
POLITICAL SCIENCE
JCRSSCI
171/332Q3
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
JCRSSCI
107/275Q2
POLITICAL SCIENCE
JCISSCI
88/332Q2
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
JCISSCI
41/276Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20252.6206
20242.585279
20232.886568
20222.742842,020
2021—871,365
2020—832,680
2019—701,593
2018—924,355
2017—963,225
2016—833,015
2015—966,232
2014—804,391
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

WoS Q3
123420222023202420252.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4%

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: 66d08e1e-3ddb-4674-a2ff-1bc2b355aaa6
Database Updated: 2026-10-01