Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings. Scopus is currently indexing nearly 36,377 journals from approximately 11,678 publishers. In this blog post, we will be listing Scopus-indexed political science journals.
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There are more than 500 Scopus indexed journals that publish political science related research. However, we are listing the top Scopus indexed political science journals. More political science journals can be found at https://phdtalks.org/journal-finder.php
Top Scopus indexed political science Journals
| S. No. | Journal Title | Publisher | Journal Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annual Review of Political Science | Annual Reviews Inc. | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 2 | American Political Science Review | Cambridge University Press | Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 3 | American Sociological Review | American Sociological Association | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 4 | Journal of Service Research | SAGE Publications Inc. | Information Systems (Q1); Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 5 | American Journal of Political Science | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 6 | Political Analysis | Cambridge University Press | Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 7 | International Organization | Cambridge University Press | Law (Q1); Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (Q1); Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 8 | Leadership Quarterly | Elsevier Inc. | Applied Psychology (Q1); Business and International Management (Q1); Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 9 | Annual Review of Sociology | Annual Reviews Inc. | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 10 | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge University Press | Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 11 | Journal of Organizational Behavior | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | Applied Psychology (Q1); Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (Q1); Psychology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 12 | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | American Psychological Association | Social Psychology (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 13 | Comparative Political Studies | SAGE Publications Inc. | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 14 | European Journal of Political Research | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 15 | Political Behavior | Springer New York | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 16 | Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory | Oxford University Press | Marketing (Q1); Public Administration (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 17 | Public Administration Review | Wiley-Blackwell | Marketing (Q1); Public Administration (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 18 | Political Communication | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | Communication (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 19 | Journal of Politics | University of Chicago Press | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 20 | Structural Equation Modeling | Psychology Press Ltd | Decision Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) (Q1); Modeling and Simulation (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 21 | American Journal of Sociology | University of Chicago | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 22 | Research and Politics | SAGE Publications Ltd | Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Public Administration (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 23 | International Security | MIT Press Journals | Law (Q1); Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 24 | World Politics | Cambridge University Press | Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 25 | Sociological Theory | SAGE Publications Ltd | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 26 | Political Psychology | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | Clinical Psychology (Q1); Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (Q1); Philosophy (Q1); Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Social Psychology (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 27 | Political Science Research and Methods | Cambridge University Press | Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 28 | World Development | Elsevier BV | Development (Q1); Economics and Econometrics (Q1); Geography, Planning and Development (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 29 | West European Politics | Routledge | Political Science and International Relations (Q1) |
| 30 | Journal of Peace Research | SAGE Publications Ltd | Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Safety Research (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 31 | International Journal of Press/Politics | SAGE Publications Inc. | Communication (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 32 | Accounting, Organizations and Society | Elsevier Ltd. | Accounting (Q1); Applied Psychology (Q1); Information Systems and Management (Q1); Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 33 | Policy and Society | Oxford University Press | Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Public Administration (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 34 | Quarterly Journal of Political Science | Now Publishers Inc | Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 35 | Socio-Economic Review | Oxford University Press | Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 36 | Sociology of Education | SAGE Publications Inc. | Education (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 37 | Review of International Political Economy | Routledge | Economics and Econometrics (Q1); Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 38 | Journal of Democracy | Johns Hopkins University Press | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 39 | Government Information Quarterly | Elsevier Ltd. | E-learning (Q1); Law (Q1); Library and Information Sciences (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 40 | Journals of Gerontology – Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | Gerontological Society of America | Clinical Psychology (Q1); Geriatrics and Gerontology (Q1); Gerontology (Q1); Health (social science) (Q1); Life-span and Life-course Studies (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Social Psychology (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 41 | Sociological Methods and Research | SAGE Publications Inc. | Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 42 | Social Issues and Policy Review | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | Applied Psychology (Q1); Social Psychology (Q1); Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 43 | Journal of Conflict Resolution | SAGE Publications Inc. | Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) (Q1); Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 44 | International Journal of Urban and Regional Research | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | Development (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1); Urban Studies (Q1) |
| 45 | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge University Press | Political Science and International Relations (Q1) |
| 46 | Journal of Experimental Political Science | Cambridge University Press | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 47 | Social Forces | Oxford University Press | Anthropology (Q1); History (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 48 | Public Opinion Quarterly | Oxford University Press | Communication (Q1); History (Q1); History and Philosophy of Science (Q1); Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 49 | Journal of Policy Analysis and Management | Wiley-Liss Inc. | Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) (Q1); Public Administration (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 50 | New Media and Society | SAGE Publications Ltd | Communication (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 51 | Review of International Organizations | Springer New York | Economics and Econometrics (Q1); Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (Q1); Political Science and International Relations (Q1) |
| 52 | Administrative Science Quarterly | Johnson School at Cornell University | Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) (Q1); Public Administration (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 53 | Sociological Methodology | SAGE Publications Ltd | Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 54 | Work, Employment and Society | SAGE Publications Ltd | Accounting (Q1); Economics and Econometrics (Q1); Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 55 | Policy Studies Journal | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (Q1); Public Administration (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 56 | Social Problems | Oxford University Press | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 57 | Party Politics | SAGE Publications Ltd | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 58 | Journal of European Public Policy | Routledge | Public Administration (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 59 | Food Policy | Elsevier BV | Development (Q1); Economics and Econometrics (Q1); Food Science (Q1); Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 60 | Science Communication | SAGE Publications Inc. | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 61 | Resources Policy | Elsevier Ltd. | Economics and Econometrics (Q1); Law (Q1); Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 62 | Gender and Society | SAGE Publications Inc. | Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) (Q1); Gender Studies (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 63 | Environmental Politics | Routledge | Environmental Science (miscellaneous) (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 64 | Political Research Quarterly | SAGE Publications Inc. | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 65 | Democratization | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | Geography, Planning and Development (Q1); Political Science and International Relations (Q1) |
| 66 | European Political Science Review | Cambridge University Press | Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 67 | International Studies Quarterly | Oxford University Press | Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 68 | European Sociological Review | Oxford University Press | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 69 | American Review of Public Administration | SAGE Publications Inc. | Marketing (Q1); Public Administration (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 70 | Cities | Elsevier Ltd. | Development (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1); Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management (Q1); Urban Studies (Q1) |
| 71 | Work, Aging and Retirement | Oxford University Press | Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) (Q1); Geriatrics and Gerontology (Q1); Industrial Relations (Q1); Life-span and Life-course Studies (Q1); Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 72 | Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health | Wiley-Blackwell | Obstetrics and Gynecology (Q1); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 73 | Global Environmental Politics | MIT Press Journals | Global and Planetary Change (Q1); Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (Q1); Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (Q1) |
| 74 | Policy Design and Practice | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Public Administration (Q1) |
| 75 | Theory and Society | Springer Netherlands | History (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 76 | Research in Social Stratification and Mobility | JAI Press | Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 77 | Internet Research | Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. | Communication (Q1); Economics and Econometrics (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 78 | Media, Culture and Society | SAGE Publications Ltd | Communication (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 79 | European Journal of International Relations | SAGE Publications Ltd | Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 80 | Group Processes and Intergroup Relations | SAGE Publications Ltd | Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) (Q1); Communication (Q1); Cultural Studies (Q1); Social Psychology (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 81 | Early Childhood Research Quarterly | Elsevier Ltd. | Developmental and Educational Psychology (Q1); Education (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 82 | Canadian Journal of Political Science | Cambridge University Press | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 83 | Electoral Studies | Elsevier BV | Political Science and International Relations (Q1) |
| 84 | Journal of Economic Psychology | Elsevier | Applied Psychology (Q1); Economics and Econometrics (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 85 | Journal of Experimental Social Psychology | Academic Press Inc. | Social Psychology (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 86 | New Political Economy | Routledge | Development (Q1); Geography, Planning and Development (Q1); Political Science and International Relations (Q1) |
| 87 | Journal of Criminal Justice | Elsevier BV | Applied Psychology (Q1); Law (Q1); Social Psychology (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 88 | Political Studies | SAGE Publications Ltd | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 89 | African Affairs | Oxford University Press | Geography, Planning and Development (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 90 | Public Administration | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | Public Administration (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 91 | Theory and Research in Social Education | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | Education (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 92 | Sustainability Science | Springer Japan | Ecology (Q1); Geography, Planning and Development (Q1); Global and Planetary Change (Q1); Health (social science) (Q1); Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (Q1); Nature and Landscape Conservation (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 93 | Technology in Society | Elsevier Ltd. | Business and International Management (Q1); Education (Q1); Human Factors and Ergonomics (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 94 | Critical Perspectives on Accounting | Academic Press Inc. | Accounting (Q1); Finance (Q1); Information Systems and Management (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 95 | Sociology | SAGE Publications Ltd | Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 96 | International Affairs | Wiley-Blackwell | Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 97 | European Union Politics | SAGE Publications Ltd | Demography (Q1); Health (social science) (Q1); Political Science and International Relations (Q1) |
| 98 | Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities | Springer Nature | Anthropology (Q1); Health Policy (Q1); Health (social science) (Q1); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 99 | Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics | Cambridge University Press | Anthropology (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| 100 | Regulation and Governance | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | Law (Q1); Public Administration (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
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Dear Dr Sunny,
Thank you for your expert advice on DHET-accredited journals.
Kindly advise if the Journal of Liberty and International Affairs is still a Scopus-accredited journal.
It was part of the newly enlisted journals in 2021.
Does the status remain or it is revised annually?
Thank you,
Ori
The Scopus indexing coverage of this journal is: 2021-2022.