About this journal
Aims and scope
Ranked 5/94 in Communication and 3/182 in Political Science
Political Communication is an international journal, published quarterly, that features cutting-edge theory-driven empirical research at the intersection of politics and communication. Its expansive subject is the site of rapid changes and pressing policy concerns worldwide. The journal welcomes all research methods and analytical viewpoints that advance understanding of the practices, processes, content, effects, and
policy implications of political communication. Regular symposium issues explore key issues in depth.
Peer Review Policy:
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by two or more anonymous referees.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Readership:
Professors, researchers, students, and practitioners of domestic and international politics and government, and of communications.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 403K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 4.6 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 8.8 (2023) 5 year IF
- 13.9 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 3.344 (2023) SNIP
- 3.348 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 19 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 129 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 12 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 15% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
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
Editor
Regina Lawrence - University of Oregon, USA
Founding Editor
Doris A. Graber - University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Associate Editors
Kevin Arceneaux - Sciences Po Paris, France
Michael Chan - Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Johanna Dunaway – Syracuse University, USA
Daniel Kreiss - University of North Carolina, USA
Eike Mark Rinke - University of Leeds, UK
Magdalena E Wojcieszak - University of California, Davis, USA
Forum Editor
Ulrike Klinger - European University Viadrina, Germany
Data Editor
Bernhard Clemm von Hohenberg - GESIS, Liebniz Institute for the Social Sciences
Editorial Assistants
Keya Saxena - University of Oregon, USA
Courtney Tabor - University of Oregon, USA
Editorial Board
Scott L. Althaus University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
Christian Baden The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Lance Bennett University of Washington, USA
Leticia Bode Georgetown University, USA
Amber Boydstun University of California, Davis, USA
Ana Cardenal Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain
Taylor Carlson Washington University in St Louis, USA
Andrew Chadwick Loughborough University, UK
Stewart Coles University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
Joshua Darr Syracuse University, USA
Claes de Vreese University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Frank Esser University of Zurich, Switzerland
Jessica Feezell University of New Mexico, USA
Deen Freelon University of Pennsylvania, USA
Andrew Guess Princeton University, USA
Hans Hassell Florida State University, USA
Haifeng Huang Ohio State University, USA
Sarah Jackson University of Pennsylvania, USA
Jenn Jerit Dartmouth College, USA
Andreas Jungherr University of Bamberg, Germany
Kate Kenski University of Arizona, USA
Georgia Kernell University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Tetsuro Kobayashi Waseda University, Japan
Karolina Koc-Michalska Audencia Business School, France/Silesia University, Poland
Yanna Krupnikov University of Michigan, USA
Matthew Levendusky University of Pennsylvania, USA
Yphtach Lelkes University of Pennsylvania, USA
Melanie Magin Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Norway
Shannon McGregor University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
Eugenia Mitchelstein Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina
Judith Moeller Hamburg University, Germany
Patricia Moy University of Washington, USA
Ashley Muddiman University of Kansas, USA
Taberez Neyazi National University of Singapore, Singapore
Lilach Nir Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Jakob Ohme Weizenbaum Institute, Germany
Jennifer Oser Ben-Gurion University, Israel
Jennifer Pan Stanford University, USA
Molly Roberts University of California San Diego, USA
Patricia Rossini University of Glasgow, Scotland
Katie Searles Louisiana State University, USA
Rune Slothuus Aarhus University, Denmark
Stuart Soroka University of Michigan, USA
Jennifer Stromer-Galley Syracuse University, USA
Jesper Strömbäck University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Talia Stroud University of Texas at Austin, USA
Kjerstin Thorson Michigan State University, USA
Yariv Tsfati University of Haifa, Israel
Cristian Vaccari Loughborough University, UK
Sebastian Valenzuela Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile
Yunkang Yang Texas A&M University, USA
Dannagal Young University of Delaware, USA
Abstracting and indexing
Open access
Political Communication 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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News, offers and calls for papers
News and offers
- Special subscription rate of US$43/£27 for members of APSA & ICA. Contact +44 (0)20 7017 5543 or [email protected] to subscribe.
Society information
Members of the following groups can receive an individual print subscription to Political Communication at a special society member rate. Please see the pricing or subscribe page for details.
- Political Communication Section of the APSA
- Political Communication Section of the ICA
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