European Journal of Political Theory

Aims & Scope

The European Journal of Political Theory provides a high profile research forum.

Broad in scope and international in readership, the Journal is named after its geographical location, but is committed to advancing original debates in political theory in the widest possible sense--geographical, historical, and ideological.

The Journal publishes contributions in analytic political philosophy, political theory, comparative political thought, and the history of ideas of any tradition.

Work that challenges orthodoxies and disrupts entrenched debates is particularly encouraged.

All research articles are subject to triple-blind peer-review by internationally renowned scholars in order to ensure the highest standards of quality and impartiality.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.006

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	39

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4785

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	285

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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.

• Realism in political theory

  Citation: 318

  Authors: William A

• Realism, liberal moralism and a political theory of modus vivendi

  Citation: 124

  Authors: John

• Identity, Exclusion, and Critique

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Nancy

• Republicanism and Global Justice

  Citation: 96

  Authors: Cécile

• A Republican Law of Peoples

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Philip

• The concept of constituent power

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Martin

• Legitimizing the Euro-`polity' and its `Regime'

  Citation: 80

  Authors: Richard, Dario

• Enacting the right to have rights: Jacques Rancière’s critique of Hannah Arendt

  Citation: 78

  Authors: Andrew

• Refugees and justice between states

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Matthew J

• What is to be done? Political theory and political realism

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Mark

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