Journal rankings · indicator year 2007
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Subfield ranking · 2007
Political Science and International Relations journal rankings 2007
248 ranked journals · Subfield in Social Sciences
Political Science and International Relations has 248 ranked journals in 2007. The median OJR rose 0.15 on 2006 to 1.42, above the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 3.08. The top three are American Political Science Review, Journal of European Public Policy, and Comparative Political Studies.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2007. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2004–2006, the window the 2007 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Social Sciences (22)
248 ranked journals
Filters
Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2006. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2004–2006, the window the 2007 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2004–2006 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2000 to 2007. | Compare |
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1American Political Science ReviewCambridge University Press · United States | 16.14Q1 | 3.61 0.78 down from 2006 | 179 | 30% | $3,550 | ||
2Journal of European Public PolicyRoutledge · United Kingdom | 12.25Q1 | 3.36 0.33 up from 2006 | 192 | 12% | — | ||
3Comparative Political StudiesSAGE Publishing · United States | 11.66Q1 | 3.72 1.84 up from 2006 | 140 | 7% | $3,900 | ||
4Party PoliticsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 11.24Q1 | 2.74 1.64 up from 2006 | 112 | 7% | $3,650 | ||
5European Journal of International RelationsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 11.10Q1 | 3.05 0.89 up from 2006 | 59 | 20% | $3,900 | ||
6International SecurityThe MIT Press · United States | 10.71Q1 | 3.88 0.88 up from 2006 | 96 | 3% | — | ||
7Foreign AffairsCouncil on Foreign Relations · United States | 9.87Q1 | 4.03 1.28 up from 2006 | 1,245 | 0% | — | ||
8Journal of European Social PolicySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 9.54Q1 | 3.02 0.46 up from 2006 | 72 | 0% | $3,650 | ||
9Government and OppositionOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 8.88Q1 | 1.02 0.75 down from 2006 | 82 | 11% | $3,550 | ||
10Philosophy & Public AffairsWiley · United States | 8.28Q1 | 2.19 1.14 down from 2006 | 54 | 9% | $3,460 | ||
11Electoral StudiesElsevier BV · Netherlands | 8.19Q1 | 2.76 2.13 up from 2006 | 202 | 6% | $2,840 | ||
12British Journal of Political ScienceOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 7.52Q1 | 2.41 0.27 down from 2006 | 121 | 21% | $3,550 | ||
13American Journal of Political ScienceWiley · United States | 7.43Q1 | 2.68 0.92 up from 2006 | 283 | 17% | $4,100 | ||
14GovernanceWiley · United Kingdom | 7.17Q1 | 2.44 0.01 up from 2006 | 86 | 15% | $3,730 | ||
15West European PoliticsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 7.09Q1 | 1.65 0.69 down from 2006 | 156 | 8% | — | ||
16Comparative European PoliticsPalgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom | 7.05Q1 | 1.88 0.06 up from 2006 | 57 | 17% | $3,290 | ||
17European Union PoliticsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 6.91Q1 | 2.64 0.60 up from 2006 | 74 | 72% | $3,650 | ||
18Journal of democracyJohns Hopkins University Press · United States | 6.78Q1 | 1.42 0.70 down from 2006 | 208 | 3% | — | ||
19European Journal of Political ResearchOAWiley · United Kingdom | 6.76Q1 | 1.98 0.12 up from 2006 | 225 | 9% | $3,550 | ||
20International Journal of Electronic Government ResearchIGI Global · United States | 6.54Q1 | 2.16 0.10 up from 2006 | 31 | 5% | — | ||
21Public Opinion QuarterlyOxford University Press · United States | 6.13Q1 | 2.26 0.48 up from 2006 | 146 | 17% | $3,969 | ||
22The Journal of PoliticsUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 6.05Q1 | 1.86 0.64 up from 2006 | 259 | 3% | — | ||
23Journal of Education PolicyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 6.00Q1 | 2.66 0.84 up from 2006 | 129 | 11% | — | ||
24Journal of Public PolicyOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 5.91Q1 | 1.26 0.67 up from 2006 | 52 | 17% | $3,550 | ||
25Journal of Political PhilosophyWiley · United Kingdom | 5.79Q1 | 1.79 0.36 down from 2006 | 74 | 15% | $4,030 | ||
26Studies in Comparative International DevelopmentSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 5.63Q1 | 1.63 0.02 up from 2006 | 58 | 0% | $3,390 | ||
27Commonwealth and Comparative PoliticsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 5.62Q1 | 2.53 1.98 up from 2006 | 49 | 15% | — | ||
28Political StudiesSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 5.46Q1 | 2.68 0.72 up from 2006 | 132 | 10% | $3,650 | ||
29Journal of Social PolicyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 5.42Q1 | 1.97 0.10 up from 2006 | 110 | 8% | $3,550 | ||
30International AffairsOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 5.32Q1 | 1.76 0.42 up from 2006 | 199 | 6% | $4,936 | ||
31Ethics & International AffairsCambridge University Press · United States | 5.29Q1 | 1.85 0.30 up from 2006 | 112 | 14% | $3,550 | ||
32Higher EducationSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 5.24Q1 | 1.82 0.12 down from 2006 | 222 | 16% | $2,290 | ||
33Political AnalysisCambridge University Press · United States | 5.17Q1 | 2.77 1.36 up from 2006 | 103 | 28% | $3,550 | ||
34Comparative EducationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 5.13Q1 | 1.37 0.09 down from 2006 | 86 | 9% | — | ||
35French PoliticsPalgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom | 5.06Q1 | 1.30 0.41 up from 2006 | 56 | 23% | $2,190 | ||
36European Foreign Affairs ReviewSpringer Nature · Netherlands | 5.02Q1 | 1.56 0.34 up from 2006 | 77 | 12% | — | ||
37The China QuarterlyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 5.01Q1 | 1.14 0.61 down from 2006 | 146 | 2% | $3,550 | ||
38East European Politics and Societies and CulturesSAGE Publishing · United States | 4.66Q1 | 0.70 0.07 up from 2006 | 90 | 3% | $3,650 | ||
39JCMS Journal of Common Market StudiesWiley · United Kingdom | 4.53Q1 | 2.05 1.46 up from 2006 | 182 | 7% | $4,170 | ||
40European Law JournalWiley · United Kingdom | 4.29Q1 | 1.73 0.60 up from 2006 | 123 | 6% | $3,570 | ||
41International Political Science ReviewSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 4.26Q1 | 1.29 0.35 up from 2006 | 67 | 6% | $3,650 | ||
42Political BehaviorSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 4.21Q1 | 1.29 0.09 down from 2006 | 54 | 0% | $2,990 | ||
43American Politics ResearchSAGE Publishing · United States | 4.09Q1 | 1.33 0.10 up from 2006 | 98 | 2% | $3,650 | ||
44Acta PoliticaPalgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom | 4.04Q1 | 1.14 0.06 up from 2006 | 107 | 17% | $3,190 | ||
45Higher Education QuarterlyWiley · United Kingdom | 3.95Q1 | 1.29 0.52 up from 2006 | 72 | 13% | $2,900 | ||
46Global Social PolicySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 3.80Q1 | 0.54 0.39 down from 2006 | 69 | 37% | $3,650 | ||
47Police QuarterlySAGE Publishing · United States | 3.77Q1 | 1.20 0.04 up from 2006 | 70 | 9% | $3,650 | ||
48The Pacific ReviewTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 3.69Q1 | 1.31 1.21 down from 2006 | 73 | 9% | — | ||
49Journal of Elections Public Opinion and PartiesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 3.68Q1 | 1.44 0.98 up from 2006 | 40 | 7% | — | ||
50Journal of Political IdeologiesRoutledge · United Kingdom | 3.57Q1 | 0.42no change | 54 | 6% | — |
Subfields of Social Sciences, with Political Science and International Relations highlighted.
- Sociology and Political Science826
- Education426
- Political Science and International Relations248
- Public Administration46
- Gender Studies43
- Communication38
- Health34
- Library and Information Sciences34
- Safety Research33
- Law32
- Linguistics and Language32
- Anthropology30
- Demography27
- Transportation27
- Urban Studies25
- Geography, Planning and Development17
- Cultural Studies9
- Development2
- General Social Sciences2
- Human Factors and Ergonomics1
- Archeology0
- Life-span and Life-course Studies0
Journals
Citations made in 2007. Corpus-wide, 72.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
75 additional Political Science and International Relations journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2004–2006, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2007. Publication window: 2004–2006. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 248
- Window papers (baseline)
- 139,764 +22.8% from indicator year 2004
- Median OJR
- 1.42 +27.0% from indicator year 2004
- Rising journals (2025)
- 18
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2004–2006 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 185 | 187 | 198 | 211 | 222 | 236 | 243 | 248 | 255 | 260 | 270 | 279 | 287 | 287 | 294 | 301 | 308 | 318 | 321 | 326 | 332 | 333 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 322 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 87,090 | 92,551 | 99,427 | 106,761 | 113,825 | 122,173 | 130,947 | 139,764 | 148,869 | 159,463 | 170,900 | 180,910 | 191,534 | 201,200 | 210,369 | 223,416 | 235,982 | 245,820 | 247,938 | 251,957 | 262,579 | 278,323 | 289,523 | 291,064 | 289,519 | 294,162 | |
| Median OJR | 0.81 | 0.99 | 0.90 | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.42 | 1.603 | 1.68 | 1.77 | 1.74 | 1.73 | 1.78 | 1.69 | 1.83 | 1.92 | 1.87 | 1.723 | 1.85 | 1.67 | 1.71 | 1.602 | 1.63 | 1.52 | 1.718 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.