Journal of Contemporary European Studies

Aims & Scope

Journal of Contemporary European Studies (JCES) is a multidisciplinary journal for the empirical study of European societies, politics and cultures and is committed to the encouragement and promotion of debate on these topics.

The central area focus of the journal is European in its broadest geographical definition and articles are welcomed from both cross-national and single-country specialists in European studies.

The JCES differentiates itself from other European Studies journals in that it is not EU focused - its focus and interests extend beyond the EU - and in that it also provides a forum for debate about the theory and practice of ‘area studies’ and the advantages, scope and limitations of interdisciplinarity.

Furthermore, the Journal is enhanced by non-European perspectives.

Research and review articles are published in the JCES, as well as an extensive section containing reviews on recently published books relating to European areas and themes.

The journal publishes articles from a variety of disciplines within the humanities and social sciences, including sociology and social policy, politics and economics.

Recent issues have considered a range of themes including: gender, migration, labour, identity and integration.

Thematic issues are regularly published and the Editorial Board welcomes critical replies to articles that have appeared in earlier issues.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10872

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	415

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.534

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	29

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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.

• From Cooperative to Contested Europe? The Conflict in Ukraine as a Culmination of a Long-Term Crisis in EU–Russia Relations

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Hiski

• From Pariah to Policy-Maker? The Radical Right in Europe, West and East: Between Margin and Mainstream

  Citation: 88

  Authors: Michael

• Performing the nation: the Janus-faced populist foundations of illiberalism in Hungary

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Emilia

• From Europeanization to De-Europeanization: The Europeanization Process of Turkey in 1999–2014

  Citation: 78

  Authors: Gözde

• Care, Gender and Migration: Towards a Theory of Transnational Domestic Work Migration in Europe

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Helma, Ewa

• The polyvalent populism of the 5 Star Movement

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Andrea L. P.

• Linking the Local and the Transnational: Rethinking Memory Politics in Europe

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Aline, Jenny

• Competing forms of populism and territorial politics: the cases of Vox and Podemos in Spain

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Davide

• ‘Welfare States’ and Social Policies in Eastern Europe and the Former USSR: Where Informality Fits In?

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Abel, Jeremy, Borbála, Ida

• Integrating the Central European Past into a Common Narrative: The Mobilizations Around the ‘Crimes of Communism’ in the European Parliament

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Laure

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