West European Politics ( WEP) has established itself as one of the most authoritative journals covering politics, government and public policy in Western Europe.
Its comprehensive scope, embracing the major political developments, including the European Union, and its coverage of all national elections in Western Europe, make it essential reading for both academics and practitioners. The journal normally publishes at least two special issues per volume.
Awards
The Vincent Wright and Gordon Smith Memorial Prize were established to honour the memory the two founding editors of West European Politics. Two prizes are awarded annually on the recommendation of members of the Editorial Advisory Board for the best articles published in WEP during the preceding year.
Peer Review All research articles,research notes and review articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on editor screening and anonymized refereeing by anonymous referees. Election reportscommissioned, and reviewed by, the responsible editor.
Journal metrics
Usage
494K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
4.5 (2023) Impact Factor
Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
4.2 (2023) 5 year IF
10.0 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
2.645 (2023) SNIP
2.395 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
13 days avg. from submission to first
decision
72 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
29 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
20% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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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.
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.
Vincent Wright,Gordon Smith, Peter Mair and Anand Menon
Editors:
Klaus Goetz- University of Munich, Germany Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen - University of Copenhagen, Denmark Wolfgang C. Müller- University of Vienna, Austria
Social Media Editor:
Martin Gross - University of Munich, Germany
Editorial Manager:
Stephanie Wright - Oxford, UK
Editorial Advisory Board:
Tarik Abou-Chadi- University of Oxford, UK Rudy Andeweg- University of Leiden, The Netherlands Macarena Ares- University of Barcelona, Spain Klaus Armingeon-University of Trento, Italy Hanna Bäck -Lund University, Sweden Michael Bauer- EUI, Florence, Italy Frank Baumgartner- University of North Carolina, USA Ingrid van Biezen- Leiden University, The Netherlands Nicole Bolleyer- University of Munich, Germany Tanja Börzel- Free University of Berlin, Germany Wouter van der Brug - University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Ruth Dassonneville- Université de Montréal, Canada Marc Debus- University of Mannheim, Germany Keith Dowding - ANU, Australia Lawrence Ezrow - University of Essex, UK Andrew Geddes - EUI, Florence, Italy Christopher Green-Pedersen- Aarhus University, Denmark Silja Häusermann- University of Zurich, Switzerland Mark Hallerberg- Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany Liesbet Hooghe- University of North Carolina, USA Andrew Jordan- University of East Anglia, UK Hussein Kassim-University of East Anglia, UK Daniel Kelemen-Rutgers University, USA Herbert Kitschelt- Duke University, USA Sylvia Kritzinger- University of Vienna, Austria Brigid Laffan- EUI, Florence Patrick Le Galès- Sciences Po, Paris, France Martin Lodge- London School of Economics, UK Ian McAllister- ANU, Australia Ellen Mastenbroek- Radboud University, The Netherlands Anand Menon - King's College London, UK Thomas Poguntke-University of Düsseldorf, Germany Susan Scarrow- University of Houston, USA Petra Schleiter- University of Oxford, UK Vivien Schmidt- Boston University, USA Zeynep Somer-Topcu- University of Texas at Austin, USA Michaël Tatham- University of Bergen, Norway Jarle Trondal-University of Agder, Norway Anchrit Wille - Leiden University, The Netherlands
Abstracting and indexing
Indexed in Web of Science (SSCI) and Scopus.
Open access
West European Politics 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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West European Politics welcomes proposals for special issues. The Journal normally publishes two special issues per year. They are selected on a competitive basis. Full proposals for special issues should be submitted at least two years before planned publication. Proposals considered suitable by the editors will be reviewed prior to a decision being taken. All articles published in the Journal are subject to our double anonymous peer review system, with reviewers chosen by special issue editors in consultation with the editors of the journal. Decisions on publication will be taken on the basis of reviewers’ reports. An invitation to prepare a special issue does not constitute a guarantee of publication of either the special issue or of individual articles therein.
Special issue proposals should set out the objectives, research questions and approaches guiding the volume and specify its content and structure. The research to be presented should be explained clearly. The proposal should also include the abstracts of all articles and short biographical notes on the contributors. Please note that WEP special issues normally contain between 8 and 10 articles. The proposal document should not exceed 8 pages.
Special issue proposals should be submitted to the editors via the WEP office - email [email protected].
Symposium guidelines
West European Politics welcomes proposals for symposia. Symposia may address a common empirical concern in the study of European politics, government or public policy; focus on conceptual or theoretical debates; discuss methodological advances; or engage with topical normative questions. Symposia comprise three to six articles. They are selected on a competitive basis. All articles published in the journal are subject to double blind peer review, with reviewers chosen by the editors of the journal. Decisions on publication will be taken on the basis of reviewers’ reports. An invitation to prepare a symposium does not constitute a guarantee of publication of either the symposium or of individual articles therein.
A symposium proposal should set out the objectives, questions and approaches and specify the symposium’s content and structure. The proposal should also include the abstracts of all articles and short biographical notes on the contributors. The proposal document should not exceed 4 pages.
Symposium proposals should be submitted to the editors via the WEP office - email: [email protected].
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