Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
European Journal of Political Research
ISSN 0304-4130 · eISSN 1475-6765 · Wiley-Blackwell
European Journal of Political Research: CAS Zone 1 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.63; fully open access; APC about USD 3,655; 89 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Political Research is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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, Social Policy and Reform Studies and European Union Policy and Governance, together about 42.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Journal of Political Research (EJPR) is ECPR’s flagship journal. It is a leading outlet for cutting-edge scholarship in political science, consistently ranked among the discipline’s top journals worldwide. EJPR publishes research that upholds the highest scientific standards and advances the discipline theoretically, methodologically, and empirically, with clear relevance for policy and society. The journal embraces all major subfields, methodological approaches, and geographic areas, fostering diversity and openness within a strong scholarly community. EJPR is committed to the highest standards of peer review, providing authors with timely and constructive feedback. The editors are firmly committed to open science principles, which we conceive as an integral part of the scientific process. EJPR promotes research transparency and integrity through a clear reproducibility policy, and it encourages submitting authors to use preregistrations and pre-analysis plans whenever possible. Through our full open access partnership with Cambridge University Press, EJPR can ensure your research meets the highest standards of accessibility, and reaches a global readership.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Alessandro NaiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 8, United Kingdom 4, France 4, Italy 2, Netherlands 2 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences23.8%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences9.8%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences8.8%
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences8%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences7.5%
- Political Influence and Corporate StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.7%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.6%
- Gender Politics and RepresentationSocial 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 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
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: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 3.63LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 32Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 181OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,609OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 82.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,679 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 130 | 130 | 217 |
| 2025 | 89 | 82 | 262 |
| 2024 | 103 | 93 | 707 |
| 2023 | 77 | 66 | 1,148 |
| 2022 | 78 | 62 | 1,935 |
| 2021 | 71 | 52 | 2,380 |
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 6 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".
Other sources
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 57 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,655 / GBP 2,610 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- research articleThe journal accepts the following types of article: Research Article*Research Note*Length not stated
- research noteResearch Note*Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Peer review
- Data availability
Reproducibility policy; encourages preregistrations and pre-analysis plans. Model summary
EJPR promotes research transparency and integrity through a clear reproducibility policy, and it encourages submitting authors to use preregistrations and pre-analysis plans whenever possible.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
For information on the journal’s peer review process, please click here.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0304-4130
- Electronic ISSN
- 1475-6765
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Political Research
What CAS zone is European Journal of Political Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Political Research is in Zone 1 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 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 European Journal of Political Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.63; CiteScore 8.2, h-index 181.
Where are the editorial board members of European Journal of Political Research based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (8), United Kingdom (4) and France (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Journal of Political Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Political Research is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is European Journal of Political Research open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Political Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,655.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .