Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Annual Review of Political Science
ISSN 1094-2939 · eISSN 1545-1577 · Annual Reviews Inc.
Annual Review of Political Science: CAS Zone 1 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.39; subscription journal; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annual Review of Political Science is published by Annual Reviews Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Electoral Systems and Political Participation, Political Conflict and Governance and Social Policy and Reform Studies, together about 37.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIMS AND SCOPE OF JOURNAL: The Annual Review of Political Science covers significant developments in the field of Political Science including political theory and philosophy, international relations, political economy, political behavior, American and comparative politics, public administration and policy, and methodology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences19.8%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences11.4%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Political Influence and Corporate StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.6%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences4.4%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.4%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences4%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 8.39LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 8.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 6.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 6.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 194OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 596OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 718 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
| 2025 | 31 | 30 | 159 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 388 |
| 2023 | 20 | 19 | 690 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 1,200 |
| 2021 | 30 | 29 | 3,103 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews Inc.
- ISSN
- 1094-2939
- Electronic ISSN
- 1545-1577
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Political Science
What CAS zone is Annual Review of Political Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annual Review of Political Science is in Zone 1 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Political Science; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annual Review of Political Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.39; CiteScore 15, h-index 194.
Which databases index Annual Review of Political Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annual Review of Political Science is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Annual Review of Political Science open access, and what is the APC?
Annual Review of Political Science is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .