Political Science and International Relations · 234 journals indexed
Best open-access journals for Political Science and International Relations
The top Political Science and International Relations journals open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile then cites/paper, 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).
- 1British Journal of Political Science3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 3Journal of Public Policy2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 5European Journal of Risk Regulation2.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 6Government and Opposition2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 7Frontiers in Political Science1.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 8German Law Journal1.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 9Leiden Journal of International Law1.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 10Colombia Internacional0.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Universidad de Los AndesOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 11International Review of the Red Cross0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 12MGIMO Review of International Relations0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · MGIMO University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 13Latin American Research Review0.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14Revista de Derecho Político0.6 cites/paper · Q1 · National University of Distance EducationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 15Comparative Southeast European Studies0.4 cites/paper · Q1 · De GruyterOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 17AMÉRICA LATINA HOY0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Ediciones Universidad de SalamancaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 18Revista Española de Derecho Constitucional0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Center for Political and Constitutional StudiesOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 19Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Serija 4 Istorija Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye otnoshenija0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Volgograd State UniversityOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 20Revista de Estudios de la Administración Local y Autonómica0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública (Spain)Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 22Czech Journal of International Relations0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of International Relations PragueOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 24BMGN - Low Countries Historical Review0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Utrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services)Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 26Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales1.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede EcuadorOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 28Derecho PUCP0.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Pontifical Catholic University of PeruOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 29Acta Poloniae Historica0.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Polska Akademia NaukOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 31Revista de Estudios Políticos0.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Centro de Estudios ConstitucionalesOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 32Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook0.3 cites/paper · Q2 · De GruyterOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 33American Journal of Islam and Society0.3 cites/paper · Q2 · International Institute of Islamic ThoughtOpen AccessDOAJScopus
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- 36Cuestiones Constitucionales Revista Mexicana de Derecho Constitucional0.3 cites/paper · Q2 · CIG Media GroupOpen AccessDOAJScopus
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- 38Anuario español de derecho internacional/Anuario español de derecho internacional0.1 cites/paper · Q2Open AccessScopus
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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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