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POLICY AND POLITICS
ISSN 0305-5736 · eISSN 1470-8442 · The Policy Press
POLICY AND POLITICS: CAS Zone 2 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.43; hybrid open access; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
POLICY AND POLITICS is published by The Policy Press and is in Zone 2 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Policy and Reform Studies, Public Policy and Administration Research and Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism, together about 33.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences14.4%
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences10.6%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences7.7%
- Healthcare innovation and challengesSocial Sciences7.3%
- Policy Transfer and LearningSocial Sciences5.9%
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.5%
- Nonprofit Sector and VolunteeringSocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 2 |
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
- 3.43LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 900OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.24%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,839 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 12 | 30 |
| 2025 | 29 | 15 | 64 |
| 2024 | 53 | 26 | 491 |
| 2023 | 35 | 25 | 406 |
| 2022 | 32 | 16 | 582 |
| 2021 | 19 | 10 | 978 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- The Policy Press
- ISSN
- 0305-5736
- Electronic ISSN
- 1470-8442
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about POLICY AND POLITICS
What CAS zone is POLICY AND POLITICS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, POLICY AND POLITICS is in Zone 2 of Management, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Political Science / Public Administration. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of POLICY AND POLITICS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.43; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 90.
Which databases index POLICY AND POLITICS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, POLICY AND POLITICS is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is POLICY AND POLITICS open access, and what is the APC?
POLICY AND POLITICS is a hybrid 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .