European Union Politics

Aims & Scope

European Union Politics is an international academic journal for advanced peer-reviewed research and scholarship on all aspects of the process of government, politics and policy in the European Union.

It aims to stimulate debate and provide a forum to bridge the theoretical and empirical analysis on the political unification of Europe.

It represents no particular school or approach, nor is it wedded to any particular methodology.

In particular it welcomes articles that offer a new theoretical argument, analyze original data in a novel fashion or present an innovative methodological approach.

The Editors invite submissions from all sub-fields of contemporary political science, including international relations, comparative politics, public administration, public policy and political theory.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.2
2024	2.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.683

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	79

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1953

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	454

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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.

• Calculation, Community and Cues

  Citation: 638

  Authors: Liesbet, Gary

• Undivided Loyalties

  Citation: 401

  Authors: Sean

• The Two Sides of Euroscepticism

  Citation: 370

  Authors: Petr, Cas

• Two Logics of Delegation

  Citation: 325

  Authors: Giandomenico

• Mapping EU attitudes: Conceptual and empirical dimensions of Euroscepticism and EU support

  Citation: 317

  Authors: Hajo G., Andreas R. T., Matthijs, Claes H.

• Who’s Cueing Whom?

  Citation: 312

  Authors: Marco R., Erica E., Catherine E.

• Voice and Access

  Citation: 308

  Authors: Jan

• The Political Basis of Support for European Integration

  Citation: 284

  Authors: Ignacio

• Legislative Politics in the European Union

  Citation: 284

  Authors: George, Geoffrey

• When dimensions collide: The electoral success of issue entrepreneurs

  Citation: 283

  Authors: Catherine E., Sara B.

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