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British Journal of Politics & International Relations
ISSN 1369-1481 · eISSN 1467-856X · SAGE
British Journal of Politics & International Relations: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.3; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review about 215 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 17.2% (journal website); 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
British Journal of Politics & International Relations is published by SAGE and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political and Economic history of UK and US, Social Policy and Reform Studies and Electoral Systems and Political Participation, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The British Journal of Politics and International Relations (BJPIR) is an international journal that publishes peer-reviewed, cutting edge scholarship across the full breadth of the fields of international relations, comparative politics, public policy, political theory … | View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United Kingdom 32, United States 5, Australia 3, Netherlands 2, Mainland China 1 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences12.1%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences11.1%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences8.3%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.9%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences6.6%
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.8%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences4.5%
- Gender Politics and RepresentationSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 2.3LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 736OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 75.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,271 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 37 | 20 |
| 2025 | 62 | 53 | 135 |
| 2024 | 77 | 63 | 552 |
| 2023 | 49 | 43 | 454 |
| 2022 | 37 | 27 | 827 |
| 2021 | 52 | 37 | 814 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
215 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 17.2%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 215 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- editorialBritish Journal of Politics and International Relations seeks to reflect and respond to the changing real world of politics, by publishing articles that are of …Length not stated
- original research articleBritish Journal of Politics and International Relations seeks to reflect and respond to the changing real world of politics, by publishing articles that are of …main text ≤ 10,000 words
- original research articlesOriginal research articles – we welcome original, scholarly articles between 8-10,000 words, excluding the list of references.Length not stated
- perspectiveBritish Journal of Politics and International Relations seeks to reflect and respond to the changing real world of politics, by publishing articles that are of …Length not stated
- reviewBritish Journal of Politics and International Relations seeks to reflect and respond to the changing real world of politics, by publishing articles that are of …Length not stated
- special issuesSpecial Issues - we invite proposals for special issues on a rolling basis that catalyse our vision for the journal as set out in our Editorial Statement.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Author contributions
You will be asked to list the contribution of each author as part of the submission process. Please include the Author Contributions heading within your submission after the Acknowledgements section. The information you give on submission will then show under the Author Contributions heading later at the proofing stage.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Sage acknowledges the importance of research data availability as an integral part of the research and verification process for academic journal articles. BJPIR requests all authors to submit any primary data used in their research articles if the articles are accepted to be published in the online version of the journal, or provide detailed information in their articles on how the data can be obt…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures supplied in colour will appear in colour online regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in colour in the printed version. For specifically requested colour reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from Sage after receipt of your accepted article. Optional open access publi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Double-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor/ Associate Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1369-1481
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-856X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Politics & International Relations
What CAS zone is British Journal of Politics & International Relations in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, British Journal of Politics & International Relations is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category International Relations / Political Science. 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 British Journal of Politics & International Relations?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.3; CiteScore 6, h-index 87.
How long does peer review take at British Journal of Politics & International Relations?
The publisher reports about 215 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17.2%. 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 are the manuscript requirements of British Journal of Politics & International Relations?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Harvard. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of British Journal of Politics & International Relations based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (32), United States (5) and Australia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index British Journal of Politics & International Relations?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, British Journal of Politics & International Relations is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is British Journal of Politics & International Relations open access, and what is the APC?
British Journal of Politics & International Relations is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .