Aims & Scope

The European Political Science Review (EPSR) publishes high quality scholarly research in political science, focusing on the most important debates in the discipline and demonstrating the highest possible standards in conceptualisation, theorisation and methodology.

Submissions should emphasise why they are of interest to a broad readership across sub-disciplines and should engage with central theoretical debates in political science.

EPSR welcomes empirical papers based on either qualitative or quantitative methodologies.

These papers should be placed in the context of larger (theoretical) debates in the discipline.

EPSR also welcomes conceptual and theoretical papers as well as contributions from the field of normative political theory.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year Value
2025 2.5
2024 2.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year Value
2024 1.661

Quartile

Year Value
2024 Q1

h-index

Year Value
2024 54

Journal Rank

Year Value
2024 2008

Journal Citation Indicator

Year Value
2024 421

Impact Factor Trend


Abstracting & Indexing

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


Subjects & Keywords

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


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.


Quick Facts

Current Factor
2.5
First Published: 2025

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR
1.661
First Published: 2024

Quartile

Current Quartile
Q1
First Published: 2024

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