World Politics
ISSN 0043-8871 · Cambridge University Press · United States · active 1948–2026
Metrics
- Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q1
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 4.1
- SJR
- 3.565
- h-index
- 216
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 18 October 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, World Politics is Q1 in all 2 of its subject categories.
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and International Relations | Q1 | #6 of 714 |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q1 | #14 of 1,477 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 5.25
The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).
World Politics is Q1 in all 2 of its Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Political Science and International Relations: Q1, #6 of 714), with SJR 3.565 (Scimago) and an h-index of 216 (OpenAlex). Listed in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed.
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Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- Access status:
- subscription. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
Scope
Frequently asked
Is World Politics a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag World Politics. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, which is a positive signal.
Is World Politics indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, World Politics appears in: Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of World Politics?
Papers in World Politics are cited about 4.1 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q1, with an h-index of 216. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is World Politics (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, World Politics is Q1 in all 2 of its subject categories. By category: Political Science and International Relations: Q1, #6 of 714; Sociology and Political Science: Q1, #14 of 1,477. Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; World Politics is cited about 4.1 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 216.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of World Politics?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for World Politics. The open equivalent is its Scimago quartile, Q1, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is World Politics open access?
Our index records its access status as "subscription". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.
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Compare it with its peers: Ranked Political Science and International Relations journals — ranked by Scimago quartile and cites per paper, predatory venues excluded.