Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Political Science
ISSN 0032-3187 · eISSN 2041-0611 · Taylor & Francis
Political Science: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.37; fully open access; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: Political Science is no longer published by Sage, though backfiles remain available here (March 1948 - December 2016). All renewals for 2017 should be directed to the Taylor & Francis website. View full journal description Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
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 New Zealand Economic and Social Studies, Island Studies and Pacific Affairs and Political Systems and Governance, together about 27.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Political Science is no longer published by Sage, though backfiles remain available here (March 1948 - December 2016). All renewals for 2017 should be directed to the Taylor & Francis website. View full journal description
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named New Zealand 11, United States 3, United Kingdom 3, Australia 2, Mainland China 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- New Zealand Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
- Island Studies and Pacific AffairsSocial Sciences9.3%
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences8.2%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences8%
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences7.7%
- Commonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismSocial Sciences7.3%
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences4.9%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.1%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| 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
- 1.37LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 142OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,088 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 14 | 7 | 10 |
| 2024 | 13 | 5 | 17 |
| 2023 | 14 | 6 | 90 |
| 2022 | 9 | 3 | 45 |
| 2021 | 15 | 5 | 108 |
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0032-3187
- Electronic ISSN
- 2041-0611
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Political Science
What CAS zone is Political Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, 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.
What is the impact factor of Political Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.37; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 35.
Where are the editorial board members of Political Science based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are New Zealand (11), United States (3) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Political Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Political Science is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Political Science open access, and what is the APC?
Political Science is a fully open-access 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: .