European Political Science

Aims & Scope

European Political Science (EPS) is an international journal devoted to publishing contributions by and for the political science community.

Its interpretation of 'political science' is wide and encompasses comparative politics, political economy, international relations, public administration, political theory, European studies and related disciplines.

Although our traditional focus has been on European affairs and the development of the discipline, we are always on the lookout for work that compares politics in Europe with other continents and countries, and more general work (on other regions) that would be of interest to European political scientists (our main readership).

As the professional journal of the European Consortium for Political Research, EPS is also a prime outlet for research notes and opinion pieces about the political science profession, including teaching and learning contributions, as well as symposia and academic debates.

As a new initiative, we also publish original datasets.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	1.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.671

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	35

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8527

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	260

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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.

• the core commitments of critical terrorism studies

  Citation: 140

  Authors: Richard

• discourse analysis and the study of policy making

  Citation: 138

  Authors: Maarten

• measuring immigration policies: the IMPIC database

  Citation: 132

  Authors: marc, liv, friederike, malisa

• The Democracy Barometer: A New Instrument to Measure the Quality of Democracy and its Potential for Comparative Research

  Citation: 126

  Authors: Marc, Wolfgang, Lisa, Bernhard

• The radical right and the end of Swedish exceptionalism

  Citation: 104

  Authors: Jens, Sara

• performing governance through networks

  Citation: 100

  Authors: Maarten, Wytske

• governance network theory: towards a second generation

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Jacob

• Social media populism: features and ‘likeability’ of Lega Nord communication on Facebook

  Citation: 93

  Authors: Giuliano

• what is access? a discussion of the definition and measurement of interest group access

  Citation: 85

  Authors: anne s, helene h, jan

• Systematic Process Analysis: when and how to use it

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Peter A

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