Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Australian Journal of Political Science
ISSN 1036-1146 · eISSN 1363-030X · Taylor & Francis
Australian Journal of Political Science: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.83; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 59 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 25% (journal website); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Journal of Political Science is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism, Australian History and Society and Labor Movements and Unions, together about 36.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Australian Journal of Political Science is the official journal of the Australian Political Studies Association. The editorial team of the Journal includes a range of Australian and overseas specialists covering the major subdisciplines of political studies. We publish quality research across a diverse range of subfields in political science including international relations, public policy, political communications, political sociology and political theory. International in its outlook, readership and content, we publish articles at the cutting edge of the discipline, characterised by conceptual clarity, methodological rigour, substantive interest, theoretical coherence, broad appeal, originality and insight. Though primarily oriented to Australian content and scholars, we will consider international content of a high quality, relevant to the Journal’s audience. We welcome publications across a diverse range of methodological approaches. We are committed to improving the number of submissions and published articles by authors from underrepresented groups and Early Career Researchers and to improving gender parity within the discipline. We also publish Research Notes on a wide range of problem-driven scholarship. Research Notes should be shorter and more focused than article manuscripts, demonstrate a novel perspective on existing research and encourage scholarly debate. Furthermore, we now also publish Reform Notes from practitioners and/or academics that set out proposed innovations about (or relevant to) aspects of Australian politics and practice. These could be either modifications to existing political institutions, procedures, laws and practices OR proposals for new/innovative institutions, procedures, laws/regulations and practices. Please visit the Instructions for Authors page for more information about Reform Notes. We do not publish book reviews or commentaries. Peer Review: All Research Articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous double anonymised peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised refereeing by two expert referees. Review Articles, Reform Notes and Research Notes are editorially assessed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 4, United Kingdom 2 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Commonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismSocial Sciences17.6%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences13%
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences6.3%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences6.2%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.4%
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences5%
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences4.7%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, America: History and Life, APAIS Guidelines, Historical Abstracts, IBSS, IBZ/IBR, International Political Science Abstracts, Australian Education Index (Online), Book Review Index, Dietrich's Index Philosophicus, EBSCOhost, Periodicals Index Online, Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies, Social Services Abstracts, Swets Information Services, World Banking Abstracts, Thomson Gale (Gale Group), World Magazine Bank
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.83LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.47Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.98Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 633OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 209,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 209,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,673 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 33 | 8 |
| 2025 | 32 | 23 | 64 |
| 2024 | 26 | 22 | 138 |
| 2023 | 27 | 21 | 110 |
| 2022 | 28 | 9 | 232 |
| 2021 | 27 | 6 | 264 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
Too few articlesOnly 7 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 58 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 58 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- reform notesReview Articles, Reform Notes and Research Notes are editorially assessed.Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 10 Sep 2026Length not stated
- research articlesAll Research Articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous double anonymised peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised refereei…Length not stated
- research notesReview Articles, Reform Notes and Research Notes are editorially assessed.Length not stated
- review articlesReview Articles, Reform Notes and Research Notes are editorially assessed.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Open Select). Model summary
Australian Journal of Political Science is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the dis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymised peer review for Research Articles; Review Articles, Reform Notes and Research Notes are editorially assessed. Model summary
All Research Articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous double anonymised peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised refereeing by two expert referees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1036-1146
- Electronic ISSN
- 1363-030X
- Society / sponsor
- Australian Political Studies Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 61, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Journal of Political Science
What CAS zone is Australian Journal of Political Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Australian Journal of Political Science is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Australian Journal of Political Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.83; CiteScore 3, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at Australian Journal of Political Science?
The publisher reports about 59 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 25% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is Australian Journal of Political Science in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of Australian Journal of Political Science based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (4) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Australian Journal of Political Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Journal of Political Science is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Australian Journal of Political Science open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Journal of Political Science is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .