Space and Polity

Aims & Scope

For a quarter of a century, Space and Polity has served as an international peer reviewed scholarly journal publishing the very best political geographical research from across the world.

The mission of the journal is to play a leading role in advancing Political Geography as a distinctive branch of knowledge.

Under the leadership of a new Editorial team, the journal will continue to accept submissions from across the political geographical spectrum and will actively procure, publish and promote articles which: -Strengthen ties between political philosophy, political philosophers, and political geographical thought and make foundational theoretical and conceptual contributions -Conduct politically aware historiographical investigations of political geographical thinkers, theories, concepts, ideas and debates and interrogate and reimagine the trajectory of political geography as a politico-intellectual project itself -Advance significant new insights, through new approaches, methodologies, data sets, and empirical analyses, into the most pressing public political problems which present in the 2020s -Provincialise and decolonise political geography and increase awareness and appreciation of Global South political geographical theory and debate -Inspire political geographical centred scholar activism and enhanced civic and cultural engagement and think anew about the contribution of political geographical scholarship, research, pedagogy and praxis to the public square and the public good

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1
2024	2.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.424

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	46

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13265

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	110

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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.

• A Feminist Geopolitics?

  Citation: 431

  Authors: Lorraine, Joanne

• Exploring the Nexus: Bringing Together Sustainability, Environmental Justice and Equity

  Citation: 324

  Authors: Julian, Robert D., Bob

• Introduction: Citizens and Borderwork in Europe

  Citation: 191

  Authors: Chris

• Civil liberties<i>or</i>public health, or civil liberties<i>and</i>public health? Using surveillance technologies to tackle the spread of COVID-19

  Citation: 174

  Authors: Rob

• Children and Young People's Politics in Everyday Life

  Citation: 138

  Authors: Kirsi Pauliina, Jouni

• Borderwork beyond Inside/Outside? Frontex, the Citizen–Detective and the War on Terror

  Citation: 130

  Authors: Nick

• Guest Editorial: Political geographies of children and young people

  Citation: 120

  Authors: Chris, Fiona M.

• Where is the political? Insurgent mobilisations and the incipient “return of the political”

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Erik

• Toward a Feminist Counter-geopolitics: Gender, Space and Islamist Politics in Istanbul

  Citation: 109

  Authors: Anna J.

• Medieval modernity: On citizenship and urbanism in a global era

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Nezar, Ananya

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