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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #5,782CAS 2区Hybrid

State Politics & Policy Quarterly

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.901•SCImago Rank: #5,782•Identifier (ISSN):1532-4400(Print)/1946-1607(Online)•Articles / Year: 12•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,177 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.2
↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
52

52 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate11.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
12articles/year
71.83% 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 Q3(IF: 1.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.5)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.17)
🔵 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

State Politics & Policy Quarterly (SPPQ) features studies that develop general hypotheses of political behavior and policymaking and test these hypotheses using the unique methodological advantages of the states. It also includes field review essays and a section entitled “The Practical Researcher,” which is a service-oriented feature designed to provide a data, methodological, and assessment resource for those conducting research on state politics. SPPQ is the official journal of the State Politics and Policy section of the American Political Science Association and is published by the University of Illinois Press for the Institute of Legislative Studies at the University of Illinois at Springfield.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science97.4%Law83.3%Computer science75.4%Mathematics73.9%Politics69.5%Programming language66.9%Algorithm65.4%State (computer science)65.1%Economics64.7%Public administration59.4%Geography49.6%Sociology49.1%History44.3%Archaeology43.6%Legislature32.5%Physics31.6%Philosophy29.8%Biology29.2%Quantum mechanics23%Psychology22.8%Public economics20.4%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,782Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2001-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.901

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
52

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.56

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,177 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations142
3-Year Documents72
Citable Documents72

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 Rate39.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1
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):
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
192/332Q3
POLITICAL SCIENCE
JCISSCI
183/332Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—151
20251.42241
20241.73365
20231.532173
20221.1730149
2021—27318
2020—19250
2019—23307
2018—30467
2017—17331
2016—19386
2015—351,392
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for State Politics & Policy Quarterly

WoS Q3
011220222023202420251.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 11.8%

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: 2026-09-29