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Politikon

Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 02589346, 14701014, 15833984, 24146633

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SCImago
Q2
Impact factor
0.9
SJR
0.278
CiteScore
1.9
Categories
Political Science and International Relations
Sociology and Political Science
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1974-2025
journal names
Politikon
Politikon IAPSS Journal of Political Science
POLITIKON-UK
Publications
1 088
Citations
4 579
h-index
27
Top-3 citing journals
Politikon
Politikon (480 citations)
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal (62 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (59 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (58 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (350 publications)
Italy (39 publications)
USA (22 publications)

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Italy, 39, 3.58%
USA, 22, 2.02%
United Kingdom, 15, 1.38%
Nigeria, 14, 1.29%
Canada, 13, 1.19%
Germany, 12, 1.1%
Australia, 9, 0.83%
Zimbabwe, 8, 0.74%
China, 6, 0.55%
Brazil, 6, 0.55%
Ghana, 6, 0.55%
Greece, 5, 0.46%
New Zealand, 4, 0.37%
Norway, 4, 0.37%
Botswana, 3, 0.28%
Sweden, 3, 0.28%
Ethiopia, 3, 0.28%
Portugal, 2, 0.18%
Spain, 2, 0.18%
Luxembourg, 2, 0.18%
Mexico, 2, 0.18%
Namibia, 2, 0.18%
Republic of Korea, 2, 0.18%
Czech Republic, 2, 0.18%
Switzerland, 2, 0.18%
Eswatini, 2, 0.18%
Barbados, 1, 0.09%
Belgium, 1, 0.09%
Hungary, 1, 0.09%
Zambia, 1, 0.09%
Israel, 1, 0.09%
India, 1, 0.09%
Ireland, 1, 0.09%
Kenya, 1, 0.09%
Cyprus, 1, 0.09%
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Malawi, 1, 0.09%
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Morocco, 1, 0.09%
Netherlands, 1, 0.09%
UAE, 1, 0.09%
Singapore, 1, 0.09%
Turkey, 1, 0.09%
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Finland, 1, 0.09%
Jamaica, 1, 0.09%
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Nigeria, 13, 8.9%
United Kingdom, 5, 3.42%
Ghana, 4, 2.74%
Norway, 4, 2.74%
USA, 3, 2.05%
Brazil, 3, 2.05%
Zimbabwe, 3, 2.05%
Italy, 3, 2.05%
Canada, 3, 2.05%
Germany, 2, 1.37%
Portugal, 2, 1.37%
Spain, 2, 1.37%
Mexico, 2, 1.37%
Czech Republic, 2, 1.37%
Ethiopia, 2, 1.37%
China, 1, 0.68%
Australia, 1, 0.68%
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Morocco, 1, 0.68%
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