Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Politics Groups and Identities
ISSN 2156-5503 · eISSN 2156-5511
Politics Groups and Identities: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.23; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 386 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 39% (journal website); 78 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Politics Groups and Identities 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 Gender Politics and Representation, Electoral Systems and Political Participation and Social and Intergroup Psychology, together about 46.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Politics, Groups, and Identities is an official journal of the Western Political Science Association. It presents the best scholarship on social groups, exploring the politics of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, class and other dimensions of identity and structural disadvantage. The journal publishes work across all subfields of political science, as well as the social sciences and humanities more generally. The journal publishes research on any country or region of the world, including work that is global or international in scope as well as work that is national or local, or examines connections between these levels. Politics, Groups, and Identities is interdisciplinary in focus. The editors are open to a wide range of analytic approaches, including interpretive, ethnographic, historical, statistical, and multi-method analyses. In addition to publishing original research articles, the editors also seek proposals for integrative review essays as well as symposia on specific topics or dimensions of the politics of social groups. The editors are especially interested in proposals that would promote discussion among scholars on innovative topics or projects. These discussions might take several forms, including but not limited to (1) a set of pieces tackling a common question or debate, (2) a research article with several responses and a rejoinder, (3) “thought” pieces with responses from a variety of perspectives, and (4) research workshops in which novel methodologies or analytical approaches are presented and critiqued. Peer Review Policy : Politics, Groups, and Identities is a peer-reviewed (double-anonymous) journal. At the discretion of the Editorial Office, submitted manuscripts are sent to independent, anonymous, expert referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gender Politics and RepresentationSocial Sciences19.6%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences19.5%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences7.9%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences7%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences4.5%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences3.2%
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 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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCILetPub
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
- 1.23LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 346OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 23.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 71LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 147,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 847 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 78 | 14 | 134 |
| 2024 | 49 | 15 | 178 |
| 2023 | 39 | 7 | 183 |
| 2022 | 54 | 9 | 459 |
| 2021 | 71 | 10 | 751 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
386 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 295 days – 516 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 31 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 433 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (110 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 39%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 118 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 170 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 80 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Open access: hybrid journal under Taylor & Francis Open Select; authors may publish open access (APC may apply, with possible waivers/reductions via agreements) or publish without APC under subscription model. Model summary
Politics, Groups, and Identities is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: double-anonymous peer review; manuscripts sent to independent, anonymous, expert referees at the discretion of the Editorial Office. Model summary
Politics, Groups, and Identities is a peer-reviewed (double-anonymous) journal.
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
- ISSN
- 2156-5503
- Electronic ISSN
- 2156-5511
- Society / sponsor
- Western Political Science Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Politics Groups and Identities
What CAS zone is Politics Groups and Identities in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Politics Groups and Identities 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 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Politics Groups and Identities?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.23; h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at Politics Groups and Identities?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 386 days (interquartile range 295–516 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 39%. 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 Politics Groups and Identities?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Politics Groups and Identities is indexed in SSCI.
Is Politics Groups and Identities open access, and what is the APC?
Politics Groups and Identities is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .