| Title | World Politics |
| Abbreviation | World Politics |
| Publication Type | Journal |
| Subject Area, Categories, Scope | Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1) |
| h-index | 132 |
| Overall Rank/Ranking | 470 |
| SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) | 3.81 |
| Impact Score | 3.95 |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Country | United States |
| ISSN | 00438871, 10863338 |
| Best Quartile | Q1 |
| Coverage History | 1948-2023 |
World Politics, founded in 1948, is an internationally renowned quarterly journal of political science published in both print and online versions. Open to contributions by scholars, World Politics invites submission of research articles that make theoretical and empirical contributions to the literature, review articles, and research notes bearing on problems in international relations and comparative politics. The journal does not publish articles on current affairs, policy pieces, or narratives of a journalistic nature. Articles submitted for consideration are unsolicited, except for review articles, which are usually commissioned.
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World Politics is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1). It is published by Johns Hopkins University Press. The overall rank of World Politics is 470. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 3.81. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 132. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.
The ISSN of World Politics journal is 00438871, 10863338. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. World Politics is cited by a total of 248 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).
The Impact IF 2024 of World Politics is 3.95, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. World Politics IF is decreased by a factor of 0.74 and approximate percentage change is -15.78% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a falling trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.
Impact IF 2024 of World Politics is 3.95. If the same downward trend persists, Impact IF may fall in 2025 as well.
| Year | Impact IF |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 3.95 |
| 2023 | 4.69 |
| 2022 | 3.55 |
| 2021 | 2.28 |
| 2020 | 2.31 |
| 2019 | 2.21 |
| 2018 | 3.24 |
| 2017 | 3.64 |
| 2016 | 4.69 |
| 2015 | 3.64 |
| 2014 | 3.45 |
World Politics has an h-index of 132. It means 132 articles of this journal have more than 132 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.
The ISSN of World Politics is 00438871, 10863338. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.
An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.
The overall rank of World Politics is 470. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 3.81. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.
| Year | SJR |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 3.81 |
| 2023 | 3.025 |
| 2022 | 2.670 |
| 2021 | 1.734 |
| 2020 | 2.423 |
| 2019 | 2.861 |
| 2018 | 5.028 |
| 2017 | 6.544 |
| 2016 | 5.437 |
| 2015 | 3.646 |
| 2014 | 3.459 |
| Year | Ranking |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 470 |
| 2023 | 652 |
| 2022 | 770 |
| 2021 | 1618 |
| 2020 | 962 |
| 2019 | 723 |
| 2018 | 290 |
| 2017 | 187 |
| 2016 | 247 |
| 2015 | 451 |
| 2014 | 504 |
World Politics is published by Johns Hopkins University Press. It's publishing house is located in United States. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1948-2023. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.
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The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of World Politics is World Politics. This abbreviation ('World Politics') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.
ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.
If your research field is/are related to Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1), then please visit the official website of this journal.
The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.
It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.
The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.
World Politics latest impact IF is 3.95. It's evaluated in the year 2024. The highest and the lowest impact IF or impact score of this journal are 4.69 (2023) and 2.21 (2019), respectively, in the last 11 years. Moreover, its average IS is 3.42 in the previous 11 years.
The World Politics has an SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) of 3.81, according to the latest data. It is computed in the year 2025. In the past 11 years, this journal has recorded a range of SJR, with the highest being 6.544 in 2017 and the lowest being 1.734 in 2021. Furthermore, the average SJR of the World Politics over the previous 11-year period stands at 3.42.
The latest h-index of the World Politics is 132.
The World Politics is published by the Johns Hopkins University Press, with its country of publication being the United States.
The World Politics is currently ranked 470 out of 27955 Journals, Conferences, and Book Series in the latest ranking. Over the course of the last 11 years, this journal has experienced varying rankings, reaching its highest position of 187 in 2017 and its lowest position of 1618 in 2021.
The standard ISO4 abbreviation for the World Politics is World Politics.
World Politics is classified as a journal that the Johns Hopkins University Press publishes.
The World Politics encompasses the following areas:
For a more comprehensive understanding of its scope, check the official website of this journal.
The World Politics is assigned the following International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN): 00438871, 10863338.
The best quartile for the World Politics is Q1 (2024).
The World Politics coverage history can be summarized as follows: 1948-2023.
| Journal/Conference/Workshop/Book Title | Type | Ranking | Publisher | h-index | Impact Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Academic Ethics | journal | 8704 | Springer Netherlands | 34 | 4.04 |
| Zeitschrift fur Germanistische Linguistik | journal | 27452 | Walter de Gruyter GmbH | 17 | 0.29 |
| World Englishes | journal | 7267 | Wiley-Blackwell | 68 | 2.38 |
| Tekstilec | trade journal | 17340 | University of Ljubljana Press | 16 | 1.29 |
| Statistica | journal | 18529 | University of Bologna | 9 | 0.38 |
| Sapporo Medical Journal | journal | 29756 | Sapporo Medical University | 3 | 0.00 |
| Population Review | journal | 19550 | Sociological Demography Press | 15 | 0.59 |
| Proceedings of the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts, TAGA | conference and proceedings | 30903 | Technical Association of the Graphic | 8 | 0.00 |
| Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies | journal | 7357 | Routledge | 39 | 2.17 |
| Canadian Journal of Mathematics | journal | 7806 | Canadian Mathematical Society | 48 | 0.98 |
| Year | Impact Score (IS) |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 3.95 |
| 2023 | 4.69 |
| 2022 | 3.55 |
| 2021 | 2.28 |
| 2020 | 2.31 |
| 2019 | 2.21 |
| 2018 | 3.24 |
| 2017 | 3.64 |
| 2016 | 4.69 |
| 2015 | 3.64 |
| 2014 | 3.45 |
