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

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

Lene Aaroe    Aarhus University, Denmark
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

Abstracted/indexed in: British Humanities Index; ComAbstracts/ComVista; CSA; EBSCOhost Online Research Database; Elsevier’s Scopus; Expanded Academic ASAP; Family Index Database; H.W. Wilson Indexes; International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS); International Political Science Abstracts; OCLC; PAIS International; Periodical Abstracts (PerAbs); Periodicals Index Online; Sage Communication Abstracts; SwetsWise All Titles; The Lancaster Index; Thomson Reuters© Current Contents: Social & Behavioral Sciences; Thomson Reuters© Social Science Citation Index; and Ulrichs Periodicals Directory.

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.

Why choose open access?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. 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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