The Journal of Politics
| Discipline | Political science |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Vera Troeger |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1939–present |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Southern Political Science Association (United States) |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | J. Politics |
| NLM | J Polit |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0022-3816 (print) 1468-2508 (web) |
| LCCN | 41016606 |
| JSTOR | 00223816 |
| OCLC no. | 38309773 |
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The Journal of Politics is a peer-reviewed academic journal of political science established in 1939 and published quarterly (February, May, August and November) by University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Southern Political Science Association. It is widely considered one of the top 3 journals in political science.[1][2]
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2015 impact factor of 1.840, ranking it 24th out of 163 journals in the category "Political Science".[3]
See also
References
- ^ University of Florida Libraries. “Political Science Journals.” *UF Libraries Guides*. Retrieved July 14, 2025, from https://guides.uflib.ufl.edu/politicalscience/journals
- ^ Saideman, Stephen. “The Tyranny of the Big 3? Which Journals Count Most May Be Increasingly Problematic.” *Duck of Minerva*, April 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2025, from https://www.duckofminerva.com/2018/04/the-tyranny-of-the-big-3-which-journals-count-most-may-be-increasingly-problematic.html
- ^ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Political Science". 2015 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2016.
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