Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
JOURNAL OF POLITICS
ISSN 0022-3816 · eISSN 1468-2508 · University of Chicago Press
JOURNAL OF POLITICS: CAS Zone 1 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.01; subscription journal; 176 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF POLITICS is published by University of Chicago Press 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, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Religion and Society Interactions, together about 37.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences18.9%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences11.6%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences6.8%
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences5%
- Political Influence and Corporate StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Political Theory and InfluenceSocial Sciences4%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.7%
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 2 |
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 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 3.01LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 246OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,283OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 124LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,615 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 74 | 12 | 29 |
| 2025 | 176 | 15 | 246 |
| 2024 | 212 | 46 | 1,165 |
| 2023 | 140 | 33 | 1,609 |
| 2022 | 95 | 20 | 2,080 |
| 2021 | 170 | 44 | 5,428 |
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
- University of Chicago Press
- ISSN
- 0022-3816
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-2508
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF POLITICS
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF POLITICS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF POLITICS 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 JOURNAL OF POLITICS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.01; CiteScore 6.9, h-index 246.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF POLITICS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF POLITICS is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF POLITICS open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF POLITICS 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; 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: .