Polity

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SCImago
Q2
WOS
Q3
Impact factor
1.1
SJR
0.281
CiteScore
1.6
Categories
Sociology and Political Science
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1995-2025
journal names
Polity
Publications
2 249
Citations
13 023
h-index
44
Publications
291
Citations
4 086
Top-3 citing journals
Polity
Polity (727 citations)
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal (376 citations)
Journal of Politics
Journal of Politics (236 citations)
Top-3 countries
USA (355 publications)
Italy (21 publications)
Canada (18 publications)
USA (90 publications)
Canada (11 publications)
United Kingdom (11 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Polity
727 citations, 5.58%
SSRN Electronic Journal
376 citations, 2.89%
Journal of Politics
236 citations, 1.81%
American Political Science Review
192 citations, 1.47%
Political Research Quarterly
176 citations, 1.35%
Review of Politics
97 citations, 0.74%
American Politics Research
93 citations, 0.71%
Policy Studies Journal
90 citations, 0.69%
Perspectives on Politics
85 citations, 0.65%
The Western Political Quarterly
78 citations, 0.6%
American Journal of Political Science
76 citations, 0.58%
State Politics and Policy Quarterly
71 citations, 0.55%
Electoral Studies
69 citations, 0.53%
Political Behavior
64 citations, 0.49%
PS - Political Science and Politics
62 citations, 0.48%
Congress and the Presidency
61 citations, 0.47%
Presidential Studies Quarterly
57 citations, 0.44%
Political Studies
56 citations, 0.43%
Politics and Policy
51 citations, 0.39%
Social Science Quarterly
50 citations, 0.38%
Legislative Studies Quarterly
48 citations, 0.37%
Review of Policy Research
44 citations, 0.34%
Administration and Society
44 citations, 0.34%
American Political Thought
39 citations, 0.3%
American Politics Quarterly
39 citations, 0.3%
Comparative Political Studies
38 citations, 0.29%
Party Politics
37 citations, 0.28%
European Journal of Political Research
37 citations, 0.28%
Social Science Journal
35 citations, 0.27%
Public Choice
35 citations, 0.27%
Canadian Journal of Political Science
35 citations, 0.27%
Interest Groups and Advocacy
32 citations, 0.25%
British Journal of Political Science
31 citations, 0.24%
Annual Review of Political Science
29 citations, 0.22%
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
28 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Theoretical Politics
28 citations, 0.22%
Studies in American Political Development
28 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Urban Affairs
28 citations, 0.22%
The Journal of Legislative Studies
26 citations, 0.2%
Political Studies Review
26 citations, 0.2%
Policy Sciences
26 citations, 0.2%
Urban Affairs Review
26 citations, 0.2%
Governance
26 citations, 0.2%
State and Local Government Review
25 citations, 0.19%
Journal of European Public Policy
25 citations, 0.19%
British Journal of Politics and International Relations
25 citations, 0.19%
Democratization
25 citations, 0.19%
American Review of Public Administration
24 citations, 0.18%
Contemporary Political Theory
24 citations, 0.18%
Public Administration Review
24 citations, 0.18%
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
23 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Public Policy
23 citations, 0.18%
Political Theory
22 citations, 0.17%
International Studies Review
21 citations, 0.16%
European Journal of Political Theory
21 citations, 0.16%
East European Politics
21 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Policy History
21 citations, 0.16%
Politics and the Life Sciences
20 citations, 0.15%
West European Politics
20 citations, 0.15%
Political Communication
20 citations, 0.15%
Constellations
20 citations, 0.15%
European Union Politics
19 citations, 0.15%
European Journal of International Relations
18 citations, 0.14%
Religions
18 citations, 0.14%
Political Geography
18 citations, 0.14%
Review of International Studies
18 citations, 0.14%
Law and Social Inquiry
18 citations, 0.14%
Regulation and Governance
18 citations, 0.14%
International Political Science Review
18 citations, 0.14%
Politics Groups and Identities
18 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Conflict Resolution
17 citations, 0.13%
Social Indicators Research
17 citations, 0.13%
International Studies Quarterly
17 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Political Power
17 citations, 0.13%
Southeastern Political Review
17 citations, 0.13%
Politics
16 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management
16 citations, 0.12%
Public Administration
16 citations, 0.12%
Environmental Politics
15 citations, 0.12%
Scandinavian Political Studies
15 citations, 0.12%
Philosophy and Social Criticism
15 citations, 0.12%
Politics and Religion
15 citations, 0.12%
American Behavioral Scientist
15 citations, 0.12%
Justice System Journal
15 citations, 0.12%
Sustainability
15 citations, 0.12%
Publius
15 citations, 0.12%
Critical Policy Studies
15 citations, 0.12%
Journal of International Relations and Development
14 citations, 0.11%
International Politics
14 citations, 0.11%
Forum: A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics
14 citations, 0.11%
Journal of Business Ethics
14 citations, 0.11%
Journal of Information Technology and Politics
14 citations, 0.11%
Revue Francaise de Science Politique
14 citations, 0.11%
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
14 citations, 0.11%
International Journal of Public Administration
13 citations, 0.1%
Contemporary Politics
13 citations, 0.1%
Government and Opposition
13 citations, 0.1%
Journal of Law and Courts
13 citations, 0.1%
European Journal of Political Economy
13 citations, 0.1%
Law and Policy
13 citations, 0.1%
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Citing publishers

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Taylor & Francis
1708 citations, 13.12%
SAGE
1595 citations, 12.25%
Cambridge University Press
1515 citations, 11.63%
Wiley
1153 citations, 8.85%
University of Chicago Press
1044 citations, 8.02%
Springer Nature
1008 citations, 7.74%
Elsevier
558 citations, 4.28%
Oxford University Press
364 citations, 2.8%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
364 citations, 2.8%
Emerald
151 citations, 1.16%
MDPI
103 citations, 0.79%
JSTOR
80 citations, 0.61%
IGI Global
74 citations, 0.57%
Center for the Study of the Presidency
58 citations, 0.45%
Walter de Gruyter
57 citations, 0.44%
Annual Reviews
53 citations, 0.41%
SciELO
47 citations, 0.36%
Frontiers Media S.A.
42 citations, 0.32%
Duke University Press
31 citations, 0.24%
CAIRN
29 citations, 0.22%
OpenEdition
26 citations, 0.2%
Consortium Erudit
24 citations, 0.18%
University of California Press
21 citations, 0.16%
Mary Ann Liebert
16 citations, 0.12%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
16 citations, 0.12%
American Psychological Association (APA)
14 citations, 0.11%
MIT Press
13 citations, 0.1%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
13 citations, 0.1%
12 citations, 0.09%
Berghahn Books
11 citations, 0.08%
The Pennsylvania State University Press
11 citations, 0.08%
Brill
9 citations, 0.07%
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
9 citations, 0.07%
Cogitatio
9 citations, 0.07%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
7 citations, 0.05%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
7 citations, 0.05%
World Scientific
6 citations, 0.05%
Edinburgh University Press
6 citations, 0.05%
Academy of Management
6 citations, 0.05%
IOP Publishing
6 citations, 0.05%
American Economic Association
6 citations, 0.05%
Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, University of Sussex
6 citations, 0.05%
Bristol University Press
6 citations, 0.05%
American Marketing Association
5 citations, 0.04%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
5 citations, 0.04%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
5 citations, 0.04%
Centro de Estudos de Opiniao Publica, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
5 citations, 0.04%
Intellect
5 citations, 0.04%
University of Illinois Press
4 citations, 0.03%
Ubiquity Press
4 citations, 0.03%
AOSIS
4 citations, 0.03%
Guilford Publications
4 citations, 0.03%
IOS Press
3 citations, 0.02%
EDP Sciences
3 citations, 0.02%
Liverpool University Press
3 citations, 0.02%
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
3 citations, 0.02%
3 citations, 0.02%
3 citations, 0.02%
American Physical Society (APS)
3 citations, 0.02%
3 citations, 0.02%
Institut fur Afrika-Kunde
3 citations, 0.02%
Instituto Universitario de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro
3 citations, 0.02%
Institut fur Iberoamerika-Kunde
3 citations, 0.02%
National Biological Information Infrastructure
3 citations, 0.02%
National Recreation and Park Association
3 citations, 0.02%
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
3 citations, 0.02%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
3 citations, 0.02%
Scientific Research Publishing
3 citations, 0.02%
F1000 Research
3 citations, 0.02%
IntechOpen
3 citations, 0.02%
Japanese Political Science Association
3 citations, 0.02%
Michigan State University Press
2 citations, 0.02%
2 citations, 0.02%
2 citations, 0.02%
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
2 citations, 0.02%
American Accounting Association
2 citations, 0.02%
Indiana University Press
2 citations, 0.02%
American Real Estate Society
2 citations, 0.02%
Noncommercial Partnership Editorial Board Polis
2 citations, 0.02%
University of Warsaw
2 citations, 0.02%
Cornell University Press
2 citations, 0.02%
Polibijaus Fondas
2 citations, 0.02%
Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
2 citations, 0.02%
Masaryk University Press
2 citations, 0.02%
Bureau for Economic Research
2 citations, 0.02%
Institute of International Relations, Prague
2 citations, 0.02%
Kiel Institute for the World Economy
2 citations, 0.02%
Vilnius University Press
2 citations, 0.02%
American Public Health Association
2 citations, 0.02%
Association for the Sociology of Religion
2 citations, 0.02%
Instituto Brasileiro de Relacoes Internacionais
2 citations, 0.02%
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
2 citations, 0.02%
Institute of Asian Studies at the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
2 citations, 0.02%
2 citations, 0.02%
Florida Gulf Coast University
2 citations, 0.02%
Hindawi Limited
2 citations, 0.02%
BMJ
2 citations, 0.02%
MGIMO University
2 citations, 0.02%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
2 citations, 0.02%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
2 citations, 0.02%
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Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York
13 publications, 0.58%
Hunter College
12 publications, 0.53%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
9 publications, 0.4%
University of Massachusetts Amherst
9 publications, 0.4%
Harvard University
8 publications, 0.36%
Princeton University
7 publications, 0.31%
University of Washington
7 publications, 0.31%
Cornell University
6 publications, 0.27%
American University
6 publications, 0.27%
University of Pennsylvania
6 publications, 0.27%
University of Iowa
6 publications, 0.27%
University at Albany, State University of New York
6 publications, 0.27%
Yale University
5 publications, 0.22%
Georgetown University
5 publications, 0.22%
McGill University
5 publications, 0.22%
University of Virginia
5 publications, 0.22%
Stanford University
4 publications, 0.18%
Columbia University
4 publications, 0.18%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
4 publications, 0.18%
Virginia Tech
4 publications, 0.18%
Northeastern University
4 publications, 0.18%
University of Chicago
4 publications, 0.18%
Brown University
4 publications, 0.18%
Fordham University
4 publications, 0.18%
University of Florida
4 publications, 0.18%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4 publications, 0.18%
Wesleyan University
4 publications, 0.18%
Michigan State University
3 publications, 0.13%
Arizona State University
3 publications, 0.13%
Clemson University
3 publications, 0.13%
Duke University
3 publications, 0.13%
Syracuse University
3 publications, 0.13%
University of California, Berkeley
3 publications, 0.13%
Georgia State University
3 publications, 0.13%
Ohio University
3 publications, 0.13%
Purdue University
3 publications, 0.13%
Emory University
3 publications, 0.13%
Baylor University
3 publications, 0.13%
Bucknell University
3 publications, 0.13%
York University
3 publications, 0.13%
University of East Anglia
3 publications, 0.13%
Barcelona Institute of International Studies
3 publications, 0.13%
University of Ottawa
3 publications, 0.13%
University of Texas at San Antonio
3 publications, 0.13%
Binghamton University
3 publications, 0.13%
University of Missouri
3 publications, 0.13%
Queens College
3 publications, 0.13%
University of Oxford
2 publications, 0.09%
University of Edinburgh
2 publications, 0.09%
Pennsylvania State University
2 publications, 0.09%
Victoria University of Wellington
2 publications, 0.09%
Boston University
2 publications, 0.09%
George Mason University
2 publications, 0.09%
University of California, Los Angeles
2 publications, 0.09%
Illinois State University
2 publications, 0.09%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
2 publications, 0.09%
Loyola University Chicago
2 publications, 0.09%
Vanderbilt University
2 publications, 0.09%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
2 publications, 0.09%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2 publications, 0.09%
Western Michigan University
2 publications, 0.09%
University of Michigan
2 publications, 0.09%
Marquette University
2 publications, 0.09%
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg
2 publications, 0.09%
Kiel University
2 publications, 0.09%
University of Maryland, College Park
2 publications, 0.09%
Arkansas State University
2 publications, 0.09%
East Carolina University
2 publications, 0.09%
Boise State University
2 publications, 0.09%
Wake Forest University
2 publications, 0.09%
Indiana University Bloomington
2 publications, 0.09%
Brigham Young University
2 publications, 0.09%
University of Alabama
2 publications, 0.09%
William & Mary
2 publications, 0.09%
Middle Tennessee State University
2 publications, 0.09%
University of Memphis
2 publications, 0.09%
University of Massachusetts Lowell
2 publications, 0.09%
Lesley University
2 publications, 0.09%
University of Georgia
2 publications, 0.09%
University of Vermont
2 publications, 0.09%
James Madison University
2 publications, 0.09%
Brooklyn College
2 publications, 0.09%
Baruch College
2 publications, 0.09%
National Research University Higher School of Economics
1 publication, 0.04%
ADA university
1 publication, 0.04%
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
1 publication, 0.04%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
1 publication, 0.04%
Radboud University Nijmegen
1 publication, 0.04%
Free University of Berlin
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Lausanne
1 publication, 0.04%
Australian National University
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Milan
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Turku
1 publication, 0.04%
Durham University
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Liverpool
1 publication, 0.04%
King's College London
1 publication, 0.04%
Royal Holloway University of London
1 publication, 0.04%
Florida State University
1 publication, 0.04%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.04%
National University of Singapore
1 publication, 0.04%
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Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York
9 publications, 3.09%
Hunter College
6 publications, 2.06%
McGill University
5 publications, 1.72%
University of Iowa
5 publications, 1.72%
Princeton University
3 publications, 1.03%
University of East Anglia
3 publications, 1.03%
Barcelona Institute of International Studies
3 publications, 1.03%
University of Massachusetts Amherst
3 publications, 1.03%
University at Albany, State University of New York
3 publications, 1.03%
Stanford University
2 publications, 0.69%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2 publications, 0.69%
Duke University
2 publications, 0.69%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
2 publications, 0.69%
Kiel University
2 publications, 0.69%
Emory University
2 publications, 0.69%
University of Pennsylvania
2 publications, 0.69%
York University
2 publications, 0.69%
University of Alabama
2 publications, 0.69%
Binghamton University
2 publications, 0.69%
Wesleyan University
2 publications, 0.69%
University of Georgia
2 publications, 0.69%
Queens College
2 publications, 0.69%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
1 publication, 0.34%
Radboud University Nijmegen
1 publication, 0.34%
Free University of Berlin
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Lausanne
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Milan
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Turku
1 publication, 0.34%
Durham University
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Oxford
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Liverpool
1 publication, 0.34%
Royal Holloway University of London
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Edinburgh
1 publication, 0.34%
Florida State University
1 publication, 0.34%
National University of Singapore
1 publication, 0.34%
Michigan State University
1 publication, 0.34%
Cornell University
1 publication, 0.34%
Yale University
1 publication, 0.34%
Johns Hopkins University
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Florence
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Glasgow
1 publication, 0.34%
Australian Catholic University
1 publication, 0.34%
George Washington University
1 publication, 0.34%
Howard University
1 publication, 0.34%
Auburn University at Montgomery
1 publication, 0.34%
Arizona State University
1 publication, 0.34%
Clemson University
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Illinois at Chicago
1 publication, 0.34%
University of California, Berkeley
1 publication, 0.34%
Harvard University
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Washington
1 publication, 0.34%
Ohio State University
1 publication, 0.34%
Tufts University
1 publication, 0.34%
San Francisco State University
1 publication, 0.34%
University of California, Davis
1 publication, 0.34%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
1 publication, 0.34%
Northeastern University
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Chicago
1 publication, 0.34%
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
1 publication, 0.34%
GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences
1 publication, 0.34%
Boston College
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg
1 publication, 0.34%
Brown University
1 publication, 0.34%
Cardiff University
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Vienna
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1 publication, 0.34%
Arkansas State University
1 publication, 0.34%
East Carolina University
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Sheffield
1 publication, 0.34%
Fordham University
1 publication, 0.34%
Toronto Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Ottawa
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Florida
1 publication, 0.34%
Xavier University
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Cincinnati
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Denver
1 publication, 0.34%
Indiana University Bloomington
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Texas at San Antonio
1 publication, 0.34%
Florida Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.34%
Utah Valley University
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Utah
1 publication, 0.34%
Université Paris-Saclay
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Memphis
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Tennessee
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Connecticut
1 publication, 0.34%
London South Bank University
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Missouri
1 publication, 0.34%
University of Massachusetts Lowell
1 publication, 0.34%
Lesley University
1 publication, 0.34%
Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University
1 publication, 0.34%
Paris-Panthéon-Assas University
1 publication, 0.34%
Georgia Southern University
1 publication, 0.34%
Université de Montréal
1 publication, 0.34%
James Madison University
1 publication, 0.34%
Brooklyn College
1 publication, 0.34%
Baruch College
1 publication, 0.34%
Trinity University
1 publication, 0.34%
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USA, 355, 15.78%
USA
355 publications, 15.78%
Italy, 21, 0.93%
Italy
21 publications, 0.93%
Canada, 18, 0.8%
Canada
18 publications, 0.8%
United Kingdom, 17, 0.76%
United Kingdom
17 publications, 0.76%
Germany, 7, 0.31%
Germany
7 publications, 0.31%
Australia, 3, 0.13%
Australia
3 publications, 0.13%
Austria, 2, 0.09%
Austria
2 publications, 0.09%
Netherlands, 2, 0.09%
Netherlands
2 publications, 0.09%
New Zealand, 2, 0.09%
New Zealand
2 publications, 0.09%
Singapore, 2, 0.09%
Singapore
2 publications, 0.09%
Russia, 1, 0.04%
Russia
1 publication, 0.04%
Azerbaijan, 1, 0.04%
Azerbaijan
1 publication, 0.04%
Belgium, 1, 0.04%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.04%
Greece, 1, 0.04%
Greece
1 publication, 0.04%
Georgia, 1, 0.04%
Georgia
1 publication, 0.04%
Denmark, 1, 0.04%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.04%
Israel, 1, 0.04%
Israel
1 publication, 0.04%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.04%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.04%
Finland, 1, 0.04%
Finland
1 publication, 0.04%
Switzerland, 1, 0.04%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.04%
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USA, 90, 30.93%
USA
90 publications, 30.93%
United Kingdom, 11, 3.78%
United Kingdom
11 publications, 3.78%
Canada, 11, 3.78%
Canada
11 publications, 3.78%
Germany, 6, 2.06%
Germany
6 publications, 2.06%
Italy, 3, 1.03%
Italy
3 publications, 1.03%
Singapore, 2, 0.69%
Singapore
2 publications, 0.69%
Australia, 1, 0.34%
Australia
1 publication, 0.34%
Austria, 1, 0.34%
Austria
1 publication, 0.34%
Belgium, 1, 0.34%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.34%
Greece, 1, 0.34%
Greece
1 publication, 0.34%
Denmark, 1, 0.34%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.34%
Netherlands, 1, 0.34%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.34%
Finland, 1, 0.34%
Finland
1 publication, 0.34%
Switzerland, 1, 0.34%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.34%
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