Political Science Research and Methods

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country: United Kingdom · Western Europe
Type: journal
ISSN: 20498470

20498489

Scopus 2,574 SJR

Scopus Q1 SJR Q

WoS Q1 JCR Q

WoS 2,5 JIF

Scopus 40 H-Index

Integrated evaluation

Scopus side is Scimago SJR; WoS side is Master Journal List + JCR/JIF. Sources are matched on ISSN. WoS / JCR metrics are available for 1997 and later years only.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Scopus

Scopus · Scimago

SJR 2,574
Quartile Q1
H-Index 40
Cites/doc 4,25
Docs (3y) 196
Cites (3y) 887

Clarivate

Web of Science · JCR · 2025

JCR Q Q1
JIF 2,5
5Y JIF 4,1
JCI 1,23

WoS indexes

SSCI

Subject classification

Categories (SJR)

Political Science and International Relations Q1
Sociology and Political Science Q1

Areas

Social Sciences

WoS categories

Political Science

Yearly quartile comparison

Scimago (SJR) for all years; Clarivate (JCR / JIF / JCI) from 1997 onward. Latest year stays open; older years start collapsed.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Note: JCR Q, JIF, 5Y JIF, JCI, and JCI Q are blank before 1997 — WoS/JCR data on this site starts in 1997.
Year	SJR Q	JCR Q (1997+)	SJR	JIF (1997+)	5Y JIF (1997+)	JCI (1997+)	JCI Q (1997+)	H-Index
2025	Q1	Q1	2,574	2,5	4,1	1,23	Q1	40
2024	Q1	Q1	2,724	2,6	3,9	1,32	Q1	35
2023	Q1	Q1	2,431	2,5	3,4	1,73	Q1	35
2022	Q1	Q1	2,589	3,9	3,8	2,06	Q1	35
2021	Q1	Q1	2,419	5,2	4,5	2,38	Q1	35
2020	Q1	Q1	2,456	3,8	4,4	1,81	Q1	35
2019	Q1	Q2	1,821	1,9	—	1,48	Q1	35
2018	—	Q2	—	2,1	—	1,98	Q1	—

JCR category quartile history

JCR / JCI quartile by year and category. 1997 and later.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Note: This table shows Clarivate category quartile records from 1997 onward.
Year	Category	Edition	JCR Q (1997+)	JCI Q (1997+)	Rank
2025	POLITICAL SCIENCE	SSCI	Q1	Q1	77/332
2024	POLITICAL SCIENCE	SSCI	Q1	Q1	59/325
2023	POLITICAL SCIENCE	SSCI	Q1	Q1	64/318
2022	POLITICAL SCIENCE	SSCI	Q1	Q1	26/187
2021	POLITICAL SCIENCE	SSCI	Q1	Q1	12/188
2020	POLITICAL SCIENCE	SSCI	Q1	Q1	34/183
2019	POLITICAL SCIENCE	SSCI	Q2	Q1	58/181
2018	POLITICAL SCIENCE	SSCI	Q2	Q1	46/176