Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Congress & The Presidency-A Journal of Capital Studies
ISSN 0734-3469 · eISSN 1944-1053 · Taylor & Francis
Congress & The Presidency-A Journal of Capital Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,150; review about 85 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 25% (journal website); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Congress & The Presidency-A Journal of Capital Studies is published by Taylor & Francis and is classed under Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Electoral Systems and Political Participation, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Political Influence and Corporate Strategies, together about 45.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Congress & the Presidency is an interdisciplinary journal of political science and history that features articles on Congress, the President, the interaction between the two institutions, and national policy-making. Created by the United States Capitol Historical Society, the journal has been published by the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies for over 25 years. The journal is a leading forum for important research on these two branches of government. Congress & the Presidency features peer-reviewed research articles from all methodological perspectives and is noted for its openness to both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The journal encourages research examining both contemporary and historical aspects of the legislative and executive branches of national government. Congress & the Presidency features reviews of important recent books in the field of congressional and presidential studies; these reviews are often authored by prominent scholars from the discipline. The journal periodically produces special issues that provide analysis of fundamental and timely issues on congressional and presidential topics. Peer Review Policy: Research articles in this journal generally undergo rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and double-anonymous review by content experts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 5 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences21.1%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences17.5%
- Political Influence and Corporate StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.6%
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences5.7%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Policy Transfer and LearningSocial Sciences3.4%
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences3.1%
- Fiscal Policies and Political EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Periodicals Index OnlinePublisher website
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.32Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.31Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 108OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 14,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,154 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 34 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 44 | 1 | 43 |
| 2023 | 29 | 0 | 17 |
| 2022 | 36 | 0 | 210 |
| 2021 | 49 | 2 | 145 |
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
85 daysfirst decision after review
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)
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 78 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 85 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 3,150 | — | — |
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 accepted2
- book reviewBook Review | Published online: 27 Aug 2026Length not stated
- research articleResearch articles in this journal generally undergo rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and double-anonymous review by content experts.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Congress & the Presidency 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 discoverability a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review with initial editor screening Model summary
Research articles in this journal generally undergo rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and double-anonymous review by content experts.
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
- 0734-3469
- Electronic ISSN
- 1944-1053
- Society / sponsor
- American University Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 53, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Congress & The Presidency-A Journal of Capital Studies
What CAS zone is Congress & The Presidency-A Journal of Capital Studies in?
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 Congress & The Presidency-A Journal of Capital Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Congress & The Presidency-A Journal of Capital Studies?
The publisher reports about 85 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 25%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Congress & The Presidency-A Journal of Capital Studies based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Congress & The Presidency-A Journal of Capital Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Congress & The Presidency-A Journal of Capital Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Congress & The Presidency-A Journal of Capital Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Congress & The Presidency-A Journal of Capital Studies is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,150.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .