Latin American Politics and Society

Aims & Scope

Latin American Politics and Society publishes the highest-quality original social science scholarship on Latin America.

The Editorial Board, comprising leading U.S., Latin American, and European scholars, is dedicated to challenging prevailing orthodoxies and promoting innovative theoretical and methodological perspectives on the states, societies, economies, and international relations of the Americas in a globalizing world.

In addition to its traditional research articles, Latin American Politics and Society includes Critical Debates—review essays that survey major themes in recent Latin American studies literature.

The Policy Issues section presents contending perspectives on major issues of significant policy relevance, and Research Notes is an outlet for shorter pieces with questions of data, theory, and method.

The Book Review section provides critiques individual books.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8918

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	150

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.646

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	56

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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.

• Rewarding Lula: Executive Power, Social Policy, and the Brazilian Elections of 2006

  Citation: 219

  Authors: Wendy, Timothy J.

• A Leader Without Followers? The Growing Divergence Between the Regional and Global Performance of Brazilian Foreign Policy

  Citation: 157

  Authors: Andrés

• Brokers Beyond Clientelism: A New Perspective Through the Argentine Case

  Citation: 135

  Authors: Rodrigo

• Welfare Regimes in Latin America: Capturing Constellations of Markets, Families, and Policies

  Citation: 129

  Authors: Juliana Martínez

• Uprooted but Stable: Chilean Parties and the Concept of Party System Institutionalization

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Juan Pablo, David

• Undermining the Rule of Law: Democratization and the Dark Side of Police Reform in Mexico

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Diane E.

• Democracy without Parties? Political Parties and Regime Change in Fujimori's Peru

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Steven, Maxwell A.

• Patronage Politics and Contentious Collective Action: A Recursive Relationship

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Javier, Pablo, Fernanda Page

• Perceptions of Political Corruption in Latin American Democracies

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Damarys, Michael E.

• Does It Take a Village? Policing Strategies and Fear of Crime in Latin America

  Citation: 104

  Authors: Lucia, Mary Fran T.

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