Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Parliamentary Affairs
ISSN 0031-2290 · eISSN 1460-2482 · Oxford University Press
Parliamentary Affairs: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.7; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,468; 60 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Parliamentary Affairs is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 3 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, Political Systems and Governance and Electoral Systems and Political Participation, together about 41.3% 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
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences19.8%
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences14.3%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences7.2%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Commonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismSocial Sciences6.3%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences4.8%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities3.8%
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,011OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 53.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,468 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 37 | 8 |
| 2025 | 60 | 35 | 67 |
| 2024 | 45 | 36 | 231 |
| 2023 | 24 | 18 | 121 |
| 2022 | 27 | 18 | 180 |
| 2021 | 68 | 43 | 654 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 3,388 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 0031-2290
- Electronic ISSN
- 1460-2482
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Parliamentary Affairs
What CAS zone is Parliamentary Affairs in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Parliamentary Affairs is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Parliamentary Affairs?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.7; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 81.
Which databases index Parliamentary Affairs?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Parliamentary Affairs is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Parliamentary Affairs open access, and what is the APC?
Parliamentary Affairs is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,468.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .