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Aims and scope
The Journal also welcomes proposals for special thematic issues.
All articles will be subject to a rigorous double anonymized peer review process by a minimum of two referees.
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Journal metrics
Usage
- 99K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 4.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.154 (2023) SNIP
- 0.561 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 27 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 33 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 12 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 14% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editorial Team:
Professor Christian Kaunert - University of South Wales, UK
Professor Sarah Leonard - University of South Wales, UK
Founding Editor:
Professor Cameron Ross - University of Dundee, UKEditorial Board:
Professor Maurizio Carbone - University of Glasgow, UK
Professor Michelle Cini - University of Bristol, UK
Professor Antoaneta Dimitrova - Leiden University, Netherlands
Professor Michelle Egan - American University, USA
Professor David Galbreath - University of Bath, UK
Professor Mikhail Ilyin - HSE University, Russian Federation
Professor Charlie Jeffery - University of York, UK
Professor Christian Kaunert - DCU, Ireland
Professor David Lane - Emmanuel College, Cambridge, UK
Professor Sarah Leonard - University of South Wales, UK
Professor Paul Lewis - The Open University, UK
Professor George Maris - University of the Aegean, Greece
Professor James Newell - University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy
Professor William E. Paterson - University of Birmingham, UK
Professor David Phinnemore - Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland
Professor Richard Sakwa - University of Kent at Canterbury, UK
Dr Marc Sanjaume-Calvet - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Professor Michael H. Smith - Loughborough University, UK
Professor Aleks Szczerbiak - University of Sussex, UK
Professor Rostislav Turovsky - HSE University
Professor Stephen White - University of Glasgow, UK
Dr. Andreas Heinemann-Gruder - University of Cologne and Bonn International Centre for Conversion, Germany
Professor Hans Keman - Vrije Universiteit, Netherlands
Professor Emil Kirchner - University of Essex, UK
Professor Yves Leonard - Institut des Études Politiques, Paris, France
Dr. Dermmot McCann - University of London, UK
Professor Marie Mendras - Centre for International Studies and Research, (CERI), France
Professor John Micgiel - University of Columbia, USA
Professor Michael McFaul - University of Stanford, USA
Dr. Radoslaw Markowski - Collegium Civitas, Warsaw, Poland
Professor Henry Patterson - University of Ulster, UK
Professor Nikolai Petro - University of Rhode Island, USA
Professor Martin Potucek - Charles University, Czech Republic
Professor Trevor Salmon - University of Aberdeen., UK
Professor Hans-Henning Schroeder - Bundesinstitut für Ostwißenschaftliche und Internationale Studien, Germany
Professor Allan Williams - Exeter University, UK
Open access
European Politics and Society is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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Currently known as:
- European Politics and Society (2014 - current)
Formerly known as
- Perspectives on European Politics and Society (2000 - 2014)
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