Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Political Science Research and Methods
ISSN 2049-8470 · eISSN 2049-8489 · Cambridge University Press
Political Science Research and Methods: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.35; fully open access; APC about USD 3,550; 104 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Political Science Research and Methods is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Electoral Systems and Political Participation, Media Influence and Politics and Social Media and Politics, together about 37.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Political Science Research and Methods (PSRM) is a general political science journal dedicated to publishing original scholarly work of the highest quality from all subfields of political science. The journal specifically focuses on research applying rigorous methods to empirical or theoretical problems and promotes a rigorous scientific approach to the study of politics. PSRM welcomes work at the intersection of political science and related disciplines such as economics and sociology.PSRM is the official journal of the European Political Science Association (EPSA) and strives to become one of the leading journals in Political Science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief John D. GriffinPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences25.8%
- Media Influence and PoliticsSocial Sciences6.5%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.5%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Political Influence and Corporate StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.6%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences4.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
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: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.35LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 77Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 379OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 104LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 872 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 57 | 17 |
| 2025 | 104 | 104 | 253 |
| 2024 | 67 | 65 | 437 |
| 2023 | 57 | 52 | 519 |
| 2022 | 65 | 57 | 1,178 |
| 2021 | 82 | 49 | 1,877 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 64 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 2,460 / USD 3,550 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted4
- commentComment**Length not stated
- original articleThe journal accepts the following types of article: Original Article*Research Note*Replication*Comment**Length not stated
- replicationReplication*Length not stated
- research noteResearch Note*Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review Peer Review Process
For information on the journal’s peer review process, please click here.
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 2049-8470
- Electronic ISSN
- 2049-8489
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Political Science Research and Methods
What CAS zone is Political Science Research and Methods in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Political Science Research and Methods is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 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 Political Science Research and Methods?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.35; CiteScore 6.2, h-index 67.
Which databases index Political Science Research and Methods?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Political Science Research and Methods is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Political Science Research and Methods open access, and what is the APC?
Political Science Research and Methods is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .