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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #2,972CAS 2区Hybrid

International Political Science Review

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.344•SCImago Rank: #2,972•Identifier (ISSN):0192-5121(Print)/1460-373X(Online)•Articles / Year: 57•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,380 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
2.2
↑ +0.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
76

76 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
57articles/year
44.8% Gold OA•96.43% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.3)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.232)
🔵 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

IPSR is committed to publishing material that makes a significant contribution to international political science. It seeks to meet the needs of political scientists throughout the world who are interested in studying political phenomena in the contemporary context of increasing international interdependence and global change. IPSR reflects the aims and intellectual tradition of its parent body, the International Political Science Association: to foster the creation and dissemination of rigorous political inquiry free of subdisciplinary or other orthodoxy.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science98.4%Economics81.5%Law80.8%Sociology80.4%Politics73.5%Philosophy52.4%Political economy49.9%Computer science38%Mathematics36.6%History29.8%Geography29.6%Archaeology27%Biology26%Epistemology25.5%Democracy25.5%Linguistics24.6%Psychology24.3%Physics24.2%Business22.1%Public administration20.4%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,972Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1980-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.344

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
76

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.85

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,380 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations569
3-Year Documents131
Citable Documents127

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 Rate38.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Political Science and International RelationsQ1
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
98/332Q2
POLITICAL SCIENCE
JCISSCI
145/332Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—281
20251.65074
20242.339126
20232.239310
20222.23229241
2021—511,115
2020—571,552
2019—591,180
2018—451,301
2017—481,516
2016—482,104
2015—261,485
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for International Political Science Review

WoS Q2
122320222023202420251.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

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: d1951d2e-f09e-44fb-8740-9281fc3a914e
Database Updated: 2026-10-01