Perspectives on Politics

Aims & Scope

Perspectives on Politics seeks to provide a space for broad and synthetic discussion within the political science profession and between the profession and the broader scholarly and reading publics.

Such discussion necessarily draws on and contributes to the scholarship published in the more specialized journals that dominate our discipline.

At the same time, Perspectives seeks to promote a complementary form of broad public discussion and synergistic understanding within the profession that is essential to advancing research and promoting scholarly community.

Perspectives seeks to nurture a political science public sphere, publicizing important scholarly topics, ideas, and innovations, linking scholarly authors and readers, and promoting broad reflexive discussion among political scientists about the work that we do and why this work matters.

Perspectives on Politics is sold ONLY as part of a joint subscription with American Political Science Review and PS: Political Science & Politics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.5
2024	4.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.264

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	102

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1141

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1171

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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.

• Informal Institutions and Comparative Politics: A Research Agenda

  Citation: 1631

  Authors: Gretchen, Steven

• Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens

  Citation: 1332

  Authors: Martin, Benjamin I.

• When Multiplication Doesn't Equal Quick Addition: Examining Intersectionality as a Research Paradigm

  Citation: 1132

  Authors: Ange-Marie

• The Regime Complex for Climate Change

  Citation: 955

  Authors: Robert O., David G.

• Autocratic Breakdown and Regime Transitions: A New Data Set

  Citation: 793

  Authors: Barbara, Joseph, Erica

• The Politics of International Regime Complexity

  Citation: 585

  Authors: Karen J., Sophie

• The Consequences of Public Policy for Democratic Citizenship: Bridging Policy Studies and Mass Politics

  Citation: 554

  Authors: Suzanne, Joe

• Changing Mass Priorities: The Link between Modernization and Democracy

  Citation: 505

  Authors: Ronald, Christian

• Participatory Democracy Revisited

  Citation: 477

  Authors: Carole

• Conceptualizing and Measuring Democracy: A New Approach

  Citation: 456

  Authors: Michael, John, David, Michael, Steven, Allen, Matthew, Staffan I., Kelly, Pamela, Holli A., Svend-Erik, Jeffrey, Jan

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