Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
New Political Science
ISSN 0739-3148 · eISSN 1469-9931 · Taylor & Francis
New Political Science: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; review about 65 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 49% (journal website); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2024 (Volume 46, Issue 4): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
New Political Science is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political Theory and Democracy, Political Science Research and Education and International Relations and Foreign Policy, together about 30.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published by Duke University Press from 2025. New Political Science: A Journal of Politics and Culture (NPS) focuses on developing analyses which reflect a commitment to progressive social change. The journal adopts the broadest possible definition of “politics,” and holds that political and cultural development cannot be understood in isolation from each other. New Political Science is the official journal of the Caucus for a Critical Political Science (CCPS), an independent non-profit organization, and serves as an organ for its goals and interests. CCPS was founded in 1967 to make the study of politics relevant to the struggle for a better world. The Caucus is organized around the position that a commitment to social justice, a sustainable democratic society, and human rights is central to the study of politics. CCPS and the journal are also affiliated with the New Political Science section of the American Political Science Association (APSA). Peer Review All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double-anonymous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent expert referees, and consequent revision by article authors when required.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences10.5%
- Political Science Research and EducationSocial Sciences10%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences9.8%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences9%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences7.1%
- Marxism and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities4.6%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences4%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| 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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 828/1530 | 45th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SSCISCIEPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Naver, International Political Science Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts
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) 2023
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2023
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2023
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2023
- 0.24Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2023
- 0.25Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 335OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 82,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,838 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 1 | 567 |
| 2025 | 53 | 17 | 1,129 |
| 2024 | 45 | 6 | 1,510 |
| 2023 | 63 | 5 | 1,752 |
| 2022 | 60 | 8 | 1,768 |
| 2021 | 52 | 7 | 1,658 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 49%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 25 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.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review with at least two independent expert referees and initial editor screening. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double-anonymous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent expert referees, and consequent revision by article authors when required.
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
- 0739-3148
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-9931
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 4 (2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about New Political Science
What CAS zone is New Political Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, New Political Science is in Zone 4 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.
How long does peer review take at New Political Science?
The publisher reports about 65 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 49%. 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.
Which databases index New Political Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, New Political Science is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SSCI and SCIE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is New Political Science open access, and what is the APC?
New Political Science 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, 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: .