Zeitschrift fur Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Aims & Scope

The journal Comparative Governance and Politics (ZfVP) is a decidedly scientific publishing organ which publishes high-quality research results within the field of Comparative Politics.

The journal focuses on contributions and approaches that are both innovative and provide the outset for further research.

Methodologically, the contributions are required to display sound theoretic foundations of the empirical analyses.

The analyses themselves should be based on an appropriate methodological approach.

Thematically, the journal represents the entire breadth of the field.

It is neither restricted to en vogue topics nor is it limited to a certain theoretic, methodological or thematical focus.

Instead, the journal is open to all researchers in the field of Comparative Politics.

The journal contains articles in German and English, whereby emphasis is placed on contributions in German.

The content categories include research articles (main category), essays, literature reviews and reports.

Commentaries can also be published as ZfVP-articles, in order to further the scientific debate.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.303

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	21

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	1.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16537

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	130

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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.

• Die Folgen sozialer Ungleicheit für die Demokratie in Westeuropa | Political consequences of social inequality for democracy in Western Europe

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Armin

• Is capitalism compatible with democracy? | Sind Kapitalismus und Demokratie miteinander vereinbar?

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Wolfgang

• Wer wählt die AfD? – Ein Vergleich der Sozialstruktur, politischen Einstellungen und Einstellungen zu Flüchtlingen zwischen AfD-WählerInnen und der WählerInnen der anderen Parteien | Who votes for the Alternative for Germany (AfD?)—a comparison of the social structure, political attitudes and views towards refugees between AfD voters and the voters for the established parties

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Verena, Anja

• Islam als Bedrohung? | Islam as threat?

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Gert, Alexander

• Wenn Variationen den Alltag bestimmen. Unterschiede lokaler Politikgestaltung in der Leistungsgewährung für Asylsuchende | Inter-local variations in granting social benefits to asylum seekers in Germany. An institutional approach

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Hannes

• Environmental governance under Bolsonaro: dismantling institutions, curtailing participation, delegitimising opposition | Umwelt-Governance unter Bolsonaro: Abbau von Institutionen, Einschränkung von Partizipationsmöglichkeiten und Delegitimierung der Opposition

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Roberto Goulart, Ricardo

• Area studies, comparative area studies, and the study of politics: Context, substance, and methodological challenges

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Matthias, Patrick

• Migration als Gefahr für die politische Kultur?

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Gert, Susanne

• Populism and nature—the nature of populism: New perspectives on the relationship between populism, climate change, and nature protection

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Aron, Christoph

• Demokratiebarometer: ein neues Instrument zur Messung von Demokratiequalität | Democracy Barometer: a new instrument to measure the quality of democracy

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Marc, Wolfgang, Lisa, Heiko, Bernhard

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