Political Science and International Relations · 1,024 journals indexed
Best journals for Political Science and International Relations
The top Political Science and International Relations journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
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- 2Journal of Chinese Political Science6.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 4American Political Science Review5.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 13International Studies Quarterly4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 19The British Journal of Politics and International Relations3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 22Australian Journal Of International Affairs3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisScopusWeb of Science
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- 28British Journal of Political Science3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 35Review of International Studies2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 37The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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