International Political Science Review

Aims & Scope

The International Political Science Review (IPSR) is the journal of the International Political Science Association.

It is committed to publishing peer-reviewed articles that make a significant contribution to international political science.

It seeks to meet the needs of political scientists throughout the world who are interested in studying political phenomena in the context of global interdependence and change.

IPSR reflects the aims and intellectual tradition of its parent body, the International Political Science Association: to foster the creation and dissemination of rigorous political inquiry while respecting a plurality of approaches.

We welcome articles reporting research on substantive topics, concepts, and/or methodologies in all fields of political science.

It is expected that authors will establish the significance of their research question, locate it within the relevant literature, and clearly set out the research design through which they intend addressing the question.

Single-country case studies should analyze the theoretical and comparative implications of the case.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	2.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.377

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	72

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2781

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	584

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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.

• Trust, Social Capital, Civil Society, and Democracy

  Citation: 676

  Authors: Kenneth

• Politics in the Supermarket: Political Consumerism as a Form of Political Participation

  Citation: 607

  Authors: Dietlind, Marc, Michele

• Explaining Workers' Support for Right-Wing Populist Parties in Western Europe: Evidence from Austria, Belgium, France, Norway, and Switzerland

  Citation: 398

  Authors: Daniel

• The Developmental Theory of the Gender Gap: Women’s and Men’s Voting Behavior in Global Perspective

  Citation: 349

  Authors: Ronald, Pippa

• New Institutionalism Through a Gender Lens: Towards a Feminist Institutionalism?

  Citation: 349

  Authors: Fiona, Meryl, Louise

• Why Minorities Rebel: A Global Analysis of Communal Mobilization and Conflict since 1945

  Citation: 318

  Authors: Ted Robert

• Transparency is not Enough: Making Transparency Effective in Reducing Corruption

  Citation: 297

  Authors: Catharina, Daniel

• Revenues, State Formation, and the Quality of Governance in Developing Countries

  Citation: 237

  Authors: Mick

• The lessons of failure: learning and blame avoidance in public policy-making

  Citation: 217

  Authors: Michael

• The new right and the welfare state: The electoral relevance of welfare chauvinism and welfare populism in the Netherlands

  Citation: 173

  Authors: Willem, Peter, Jeroen

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