Electoral Studies

Aims & Scope

Electoral Studies is an international journal dedicated to the study of elections and voting in different parts of the world.

With a reputation established over more than 35 years of publication, Electoral Studies is widely recognised as a major journal in the field.

It publishes theoretically informed and empirically robust research on all aspects of elections, and provides a forum for the analysis of topics such as turnout, voting behaviour, campaigns, political parties and electoral systems, amongst many others.

The recent emergence of new democracies in many parts of the world provides a wealth of new information, and scope for testing hypotheses.

On specific topics of particular interest to the community, the Journal accepts collections of 4-6 short articles that form special issues.

Electoral Studies permits the publishing of short notes and papers extending or replicating previous empirical findings.

All articles are subject to "double blind" peer review.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.128

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	92

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Incentives to cultivate a personal vote: A rank ordering of electoral formulas

  Citation: 1406

  Authors: John M, Matthew Soberg

• Proportionality, disproportionality and electoral systems

  Citation: 617

  Authors: Michael

• The rise of negative partisanship and the nationalization of U.S. elections in the 21st century

  Citation: 590

  Authors: Alan I., Steven

• Explaining voter turnout: A review of aggregate-level research

  Citation: 571

  Authors: Benny

• The embarrassment of riches? A meta-analysis of individual-level research on voter turnout

  Citation: 536

  Authors: Kaat, Carolien

• Loess:

  Citation: 475

  Authors: William G.

• Issue salience, issue ownership, and issue-based vote choice

  Citation: 456

  Authors: Éric, Bonnie M.

• Economic voting: an introduction

  Citation: 443

  Authors: Michael S, Martin

• Economic voting and political context: a comparative perspective

  Citation: 421

  Authors: Christopher J

• On the salience of political issues: The problem with ‘most important problem’

  Citation: 364

  Authors: Christopher

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