Politics and Policy

Aims & Scope

Politics & Policy is a peer-reviewed journal for scholars in public policy, political science, and comparative and international studies.

The editors invite manuscripts offering quality original research that makes a strong theoretical or empirical contribution to existing comparative policy literature, or
to policy studies and political science more generally via the use of comparative methods.

We consider normative and empirical studies in any area of political science, the public policy spectrum and all levels of the policy process.

These include, but are not restricted to: comparative studies in development, democratization, democracy, participation, voting behavior, electoral politics and policy, and security strategy; political studies with a comparative cross-national focus; international relations and comparative foreign policy; analyses of the theory, values, and/or public/political support influencing policy trends, adoption, contestation, or change; policy framing; the challenges, and opportunities facing policy networks; policy design and misdesign.

Strong preference will be given to submissions demonstrating a balanced comparative treatment of policy in more than one country.

Trans-border, cross-national or wider international research emphasizing a comparative study’s political implications are especially welcome.

Manuscripts dealing comparatively with aspects of democracy and democratization, global governance, or policies that transcend, or resist, the advent of porous borders are also actively invited, as are robust review articles on the current state of the literature.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.412

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	35

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13514

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	269

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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.

• Narrative Policy Framework: The Influence of Media Policy Narratives on Public Opinion

  Citation: 140

  Authors: ELIZABETH A., MARK K., PAUL L.

• Reclaiming Legitimacy in China

  Citation: 135

  Authors: HEIKE, BRUCE

• Defining Political Will

  Citation: 133

  Authors: LORI ANN, AMBER N. W., ERIC D.

• The Wrong Solution at the Right Time: The Failure of the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change

  Citation: 109

  Authors: Amanda M.

• “I Am a Muslim Not an Extremist”: How the Prevent Strategy Has Constructed a “Suspect” Community

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Imran

• Stopping the Revolving Door: Increasing Teacher Retention

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Sam, Abby

• Abstain or Rebel: Corruption Perceptions and Voting in East European Elections

  Citation: 90

  Authors: TATIANA

• China's Solution to Global Cyber Governance: Unpacking the Domestic Discourse of “Internet Sovereignty”

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Jinghan, Tim, Yaru

• Changing Public Opinion on Same‐Sex Marriage: The Case of California

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Gregory B., Charles W.

• Toward a More Useful Conceptualization of Populism: Types and Degrees of Populist Appeals in the Case of Slovakia

  Citation: 83

  Authors: KEVIN, TIM

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