Government and Opposition

Aims & Scope

Government and Opposition is one of the world's leading global comparative politics journals.

This means that we publish papers dealing with any part of the world, and on any theme, to do with comparative politics, liberally defined.

We accept papers that cover a single case, so long as they are positioned within the comparative politics literature and seek to advance comparative political analysis.

We also publish substantial review articles, many of which are commissioned, and some of which are the result of proposals made to our review editor.

We are tied to no substantive position, nor to any methodological orthodoxy beyond the fundamental principle of intellectual rigour.

To ensure rigour we practise blind refereeing.

We publish four issues a year.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.2
2024	2.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1325

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	610

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.084

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	68

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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 Populist Zeitgeist

  Citation: 3463

  Authors: Cas

• Exclusionary vs. Inclusionary Populism: Comparing Contemporary Europe and Latin America

  Citation: 758

  Authors: Cas, Cristóbal

• Paradoxes of the Competition State: The Dynamics of Political Globalization

  Citation: 585

  Authors: Philip G.

• Being Indigenous: Resurgences against Contemporary Colonialism

  Citation: 515

  Authors: Taiaiake, Jeff

• The Risk Game and the Blame Game

  Citation: 391

  Authors: Christopher

• Analysing Women's Substantive Representation: From Critical Mass to Critical Actors

  Citation: 353

  Authors: Sarah, Mona Lena

• How to Perform Crisis: A Model for Understanding the Key Role of Crisis in Contemporary Populism

  Citation: 318

  Authors: Benjamin

• Political Opposition and the European Union

  Citation: 243

  Authors: Peter

• Populism, Persistent Republicanism and Declinism: An Empirical Analysis of Populism as a Thin Ideology

  Citation: 235

  Authors: Mark, Bram

• Europe’s Other Democratic Deficit: National Authoritarianism in Europe’s Democratic Union

  Citation: 224

  Authors: R. Daniel

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