Journal rankings · indicator year 2010
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Subfield ranking · 2010
Political Science and International Relations journal rankings 2010
270 ranked journals · Subfield in Social Sciences
Political Science and International Relations has 270 ranked journals in 2010. The median OJR rose 0.09 on 2009 to 1.77, above the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 3.49. The top three are American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, and Journal of European Public Policy.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2010. 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 2007–2009, the window the 2010 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)
270 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 2009. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2007–2009, the window the 2010 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2007–2009 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 2001 to 2010. | Compare |
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1American Political Science ReviewCambridge University Press · United States | 15.01Q1 | 4.45 0.42 up from 2009 | 139 | 29% | $3,550 | ||
2American Journal of Political ScienceWiley · United States | 14.93Q1 | 4.40 0.33 up from 2009 | 198 | 14% | $4,100 | ||
3Journal of European Public PolicyRoutledge · United Kingdom | 12.72Q1 | 3.69 0.25 up from 2009 | 209 | 14% | — | ||
4British Journal of Political ScienceOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 11.51Q1 | 3.58 0.87 up from 2009 | 123 | 32% | $3,550 | ||
5International SecurityThe MIT Press · United States | 10.45Q1 | 2.77 0.09 down from 2009 | 96 | 2% | — | ||
6West European PoliticsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 10.26Q1 | 3.51 0.06 up from 2009 | 199 | 22% | — | ||
7European Journal of International RelationsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 9.68Q1 | 2.58 0.12 up from 2009 | 74 | 22% | $3,900 | ||
8Comparative Political StudiesSAGE Publishing · United States | 9.15Q1 | 3.11 0.42 up from 2009 | 182 | 11% | $3,900 | ||
9European Union PoliticsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 9.11Q1 | 2.25 1.42 down from 2009 | 73 | 13% | $3,650 | ||
10Scandinavian Political StudiesWiley · United Kingdom | 8.85Q1 | 0.96 2.18 down from 2009 | 78 | 6% | $2,950 | ||
11American Politics ResearchSAGE Publishing · United States | 8.38Q1 | 1.68 0.65 up from 2009 | 126 | 7% | $3,650 | ||
12The American Journal of Comparative LawOxford University Press · United States | 8.35Q1 | 3.18 2.46 up from 2009 | 101 | 20% | $4,402 | ||
13Government Information QuarterlyElsevier BV · United States | 8.34Q1 | 2.54 0.16 up from 2009 | 200 | 11% | $4,360 | ||
14Journal of European Social PolicySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 8.30Q1 | 3.37 0.53 up from 2009 | 88 | 10% | $3,650 | ||
15Political AnalysisCambridge University Press · United States | 8.10Q1 | 1.43 2.33 down from 2009 | 101 | 32% | $3,550 | ||
16The Journal of PoliticsUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 7.84Q1 | 2.03 0.27 up from 2009 | 409 | 4% | — | ||
17Legislative Studies QuarterlyWiley · United States | 7.75Q1 | 1.89 0.82 up from 2009 | 85 | 10% | $3,190 | ||
18Party PoliticsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 7.00Q1 | 1.91 0.17 up from 2009 | 112 | 6% | $3,650 | ||
19European Law JournalWiley · United Kingdom | 6.75Q1 | 1.53 2.39 down from 2009 | 153 | 9% | $3,570 | ||
20Journal of Education PolicyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 6.57Q1 | 2.60 0.09 up from 2009 | 121 | 5% | — | ||
21Public Opinion QuarterlyOxford University Press · United States | 6.53Q1 | 2.72 0.01 up from 2009 | 207 | 17% | $3,969 | ||
22Journal of Public PolicyOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 6.30Q1 | 1.07 1.63 down from 2009 | 51 | 36% | $3,550 | ||
23Political StudiesSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 6.00Q1 | 2.25 0.31 up from 2009 | 161 | 15% | $3,650 | ||
24Higher Education PolicyPalgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom | 5.94Q1 | 2.12 0.51 down from 2009 | 91 | 3% | $2,690 | ||
25Journal of Political PhilosophyWiley · United Kingdom | 5.92Q1 | 1.79 0.64 up from 2009 | 97 | 21% | $4,030 | ||
26Studies in American Political DevelopmentCambridge University Press · United States | 5.84Q1 | 2.62 2.22 up from 2009 | 32 | 38% | $3,550 | ||
27Political BehaviorSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 5.80Q1 | 2.69 1.67 up from 2009 | 78 | 10% | $2,990 | ||
28Journal of democracyJohns Hopkins University Press · United States | 5.64Q1 | 1.48 0.20 down from 2009 | 242 | 5% | — | ||
29Journal of European IntegrationTaylor & Francis · Netherlands | 5.22Q1 | 1.53 0.89 down from 2009 | 112 | 13% | — | ||
30Regional & Federal StudiesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 5.20Q1 | 1.52 0.53 up from 2009 | 89 | 7% | — | ||
31International AffairsOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 5.17Q1 | 1.82 0.23 up from 2009 | 214 | 6% | $4,936 | ||
32Comparative EducationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 5.06Q1 | 1.56 0.28 down from 2009 | 99 | 5% | — | ||
33GovernanceWiley · United Kingdom | 5.00Q1 | 1.74 0.29 down from 2009 | 151 | 20% | $3,730 | ||
34Policy Studies JournalWiley · United States | 4.91Q1 | 2.66 1.04 up from 2009 | 134 | 9% | $4,050 | ||
35Political Research QuarterlySAGE Publishing · United States | 4.90Q1 | 1.11 0.10 up from 2009 | 268 | 1% | $3,650 | ||
36JCMS Journal of Common Market StudiesWiley · United Kingdom | 4.84Q1 | 1.36 0.57 down from 2009 | 336 | 6% | $4,170 | ||
37Studies in Comparative International DevelopmentSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 4.74Q1 | 1.13 0.40 down from 2009 | 58 | 9% | $3,390 | ||
38Higher EducationSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 4.59Q1 | 2.11 0.43 up from 2009 | 269 | 21% | $2,290 | ||
39Quarterly Journal of Political ScienceNow Publishers · United States | 4.59Q1 | 1.61 0.78 down from 2009 | 51 | 25% | — | ||
40Policing & SocietyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 4.43Q1 | 1.53 0.64 up from 2009 | 82 | 20% | — | ||
41European Journal of Political ResearchOAWiley · United Kingdom | 4.43Q1 | 1.44 0.35 down from 2009 | 235 | 10% | $3,550 | ||
42Government and OppositionOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 4.40Q1 | 1.24 0.71 down from 2009 | 91 | 24% | $3,550 | ||
43Artificial Intelligence and LawSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 4.34Q1 | 2.25 0.41 up from 2009 | 55 | 17% | $3,190 | ||
44Security StudiesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 4.34Q1 | 1.14 0.10 up from 2009 | 72 | 12% | — | ||
45Quality in Higher EducationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 4.29Q1 | 2.62 1.43 up from 2009 | 75 | 5% | — | ||
46Journal of Elections Public Opinion and PartiesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 4.26Q1 | 1.42 0.47 up from 2009 | 62 | 8% | — | ||
47Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and PracticeRoutledge · Netherlands | 4.23Q1 | 1.95 0.04 up from 2009 | 80 | 19% | — | ||
48Journal of Social PolicyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 4.18Q1 | 1.74 0.03 up from 2009 | 137 | 30% | $3,550 | ||
49The British Journal of Politics and International RelationsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 4.13Q1 | 1.69 0.49 up from 2009 | 138 | 13% | $3,650 | ||
50EthnopoliticsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 4.11Q1 | 1.39 0.38 up from 2009 | 101 | 15% | — |
Subfields of Social Sciences, with Political Science and International Relations highlighted.
- Sociology and Political Science960
- Education489
- Political Science and International Relations270
- Gender Studies55
- Communication52
- Public Administration48
- Safety Research41
- Health38
- Library and Information Sciences38
- Linguistics and Language38
- Law36
- Transportation35
- Anthropology34
- Urban Studies32
- Demography31
- Geography, Planning and Development18
- Cultural Studies9
- Development3
- General Social Sciences3
- Human Factors and Ergonomics1
- Archeology0
- Life-span and Life-course Studies0
Journals
Citations made in 2010. Corpus-wide, 73.2% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
83 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 2007–2009, 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: 2010. Publication window: 2007–2009. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 270
- Window papers (baseline)
- 170,900 +22.3% from indicator year 2007
- Median OJR
- 1.77 +24.6% from indicator year 2007
- Rising journals (2025)
- 18
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2007–2009 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 |
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| 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.