Journal of Political Ideologies

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Political Ideologies is dedicated to the analysis of political ideology in its theoretical and conceptual aspects, and to investigating the nature and roles of particular ideological manifestations and practices.

The Journal of Political Ideologies serves as a major discipline-developing vehicle for an innovative, growing and vital field in political studies.

It is open to exploring new methodologies that illuminate the complexity and richness of ideological structures and solutions both formed by and forming political thinking and political imagination.

Concurrently, the Journal of Political Ideologies supports a broad research agenda aimed at building inter-disciplinary bridges with relevant areas and invigorating cross-disciplinary debate.

Political ideologies are indispensable to appreciating the role of political thought within social, temporal and spatial contexts, both at conscious and unconscious levels.

The Journal of Political Ideologies examines ideologies in all their modes, from elite articulations to expressions of vernacular understandings.

In parallel it emphasizes that political action, processes and institutions are endowed with ideological import and shaped to a considerable extent by political ideologies.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	1.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10114

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	251

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.574

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	45

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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 thin ideology of populism

  Citation: 669

  Authors: Ben

• Ideology and discourse analysis

  Citation: 569

  Authors: TEUN A.

• Populism and representative politics in contemporary Europe

  Citation: 368

  Authors: Paul

• Left-wing populism in the European periphery: the case of SYRIZA

  Citation: 365

  Authors: Yannis, Giorgos

• Against the current—stemming the tide: the nostalgic ideology of the contemporary radical populist right

  Citation: 203

  Authors: Hans‐Georg, Carol

• Essentially contested concepts: Debates and applications

  Citation: 200

  Authors: David, Fernando, Andra

• After the Brexit referendum: revisiting populism as an ideology

  Citation: 193

  Authors: Michael

• Populism for political theorists?

  Citation: 177

  Authors: Margaret

• The far right, the mainstream and mainstreaming: towards a heuristic framework

  Citation: 150

  Authors: Katy, Aurelien, Aaron

• The grip of ideology: A Lacanian approach to the theory of ideology

  Citation: 138

  Authors: Jason

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