Polity

Aims & Scope

Polity is the journal of the Northeastern Political Science Association, published quarterly since 1968.

As a general-interest journal open to work in all areas of the discipline, it has always sought to publish work of interest to a broad range of political scientists — work on important topics that is well-reasoned and written in a lively, readable style.

As journals within political science have become more topically specialized and less stylistically accessible, Polity has maintained an ecumenical approach to research topics and questions, theoretical approaches, sources of evidence, and methods of analysis.

Polity is devoted to the premise that political knowledge advances through scholarly communication across subdiscipline boundaries.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1
2024	1.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.281

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	36

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17273

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	135

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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.

• Congressional Elections: The Case of the Vanishing Marginals

  Citation: 346

  Authors: David R.

• What Makes a Concept Good? A Criterial Framework for Understanding Concept Formation in the Social Sciences

  Citation: 336

  Authors: John

• The Internet and Political Transformation: Populism, Community, and Accelerated Pluralism

  Citation: 320

  Authors: Bruce

• The Advantage of Incumbency in Congressional Elections

  Citation: 289

  Authors: Robert S.

• Regulatory Issue Networks in a Federal System

  Citation: 242

  Authors: William T.

• Why Do Organized Interests Lobby? A Multi-Goal, Multi-Context Theory of Lobbying

  Citation: 181

  Authors: David

• The Utility of Elazar's Political Culture: A Research Note

  Citation: 171

  Authors: Ira

• The Polarization of Contemporary American Politics

  Citation: 141

  Authors: Christopher, Keith T.

• Foucault and the Politics of Resistance

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Brent L.

• The Precariat: From Denizens to Citizens?

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Guy

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