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Best Political Science and International Relations journals

744 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Political Science and International Relations. The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 100 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Asian Economic Policy Review 16.7 99th Q1 SSCI C No
2 Policy and Society 13.6 99th Q1 SSCI B Yes
3 Political Analysis 13.5 99th Q1 SSCI No
4 American Journal of Political Science 12.4 99th Q1 SSCI A* No
5 American Political Science Review 11 99th Q1 SSCI A* No
6 Review of International Political Economy 11 99th Q1 SSCI A No
7 Journal of European Public Policy 10.7 99th Q1 SSCI A No
8 International Security 9.8 98th Q1 SSCI No
9 West European Politics 9.7 98th Q1 SSCI B No
10 Contemporary Security Policy 9.7 98th Q1 SSCI No
11 Geopolitics 9.6 98th Q1 SSCI No
12 New Political Economy 9.5 98th Q1 SSCI A No
13 Perspectives on Politics 9.4 98th Q1 SSCI No
14 Review of International Organizations 8.7 98th Q1 SSCI C No
15 Global Environmental Politics 8.6 98th Q1 SSCI B No
16 Behavioural Public Policy 8.5 97th Q1 ESCI No
17 Journal of Chinese Political Science 8.1 97th Q1 SSCI No
18 Journal of Common Market Studies 8 97th Q1 SSCI B No
19 Journal of Public Affairs 8 97th Q1 ESCI B No
20 International Affairs 7.9 97th Q1 SSCI A No
21 Journal of Human Rights, Culture and Legal System 7.9 97th Q1 No
22 Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review 7.8 97th Q1 ESCI Yes
23 Review of Policy Research 7.7 96th Q1 SSCI No
24 Politics and Society 7.6 96th Q1 SSCI B No
25 Post-Soviet Affairs 7.6 96th Q1 SSCI B No
26 Political Psychology 7.6 96th Q1 SSCI No
27 European Security 7.5 96th Q1 SSCI No
28 Earth System Governance 7.4 96th Q1 ESCI Yes
29 Review of International Studies 7.3 96th Q1 SSCI B No
30 Chinese Political Science Review 7.3 96th Q1 ESCI No
31 Politics 7.3 95th Q1 SSCI No
32 British Journal of Political Science 7.2 95th Q1 SSCI A* Yes
33 Asian Business and Management 7.1 95th Q1 SSCI C No
34 Policy Studies 7 95th Q1 SSCI B No
35 Daedalus 7 95th Q1 AHCI, SSCI No
36 International Political Science Review 7 95th Q1 SSCI No
37 International Studies Review 7 95th Q1 SSCI No
38 Review of Economics and Political Science 6.9 94th Q1 ESCI C Yes
39 European Business Organization Law Review 6.8 94th Q1 SSCI B No
40 International Organization 6.8 94th Q1 SSCI B No
41 New Left Review 6.8 94th Q1 SSCI No
42 Volksgeist: Jurnal Ilmu Hukum dan Konstitusi 6.8 94th Q1 Yes
43 European Policy Analysis 6.7 94th Q1 ESCI No
44 Journal of European Integration 6.7 94th Q1 SSCI No
45 Terrorism and Political Violence 6.7 94th Q1 SSCI No
46 International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics 6.6 93th Q1 SSCI A No
47 East European Politics 6.6 93th Q1 SSCI No
48 Territory, Politics, Governance 6.6 93th Q1 SSCI No
49 Journal of Contemporary China 6.5 93th Q1 SSCI No
50 Policy Design and Practice 6.5 93th Q1 ESCI Yes
51 Social Policy and Society 6.5 93th Q1 SSCI No
52 European Union Politics 6.4 93th Q1 SSCI No
53 Legality: Jurnal Ilmiah Hukum 6.2 92th Q1 No
54 Political Science Research and Methods 6.2 92th Q1 SSCI Yes
55 European Journal of International Relations 6.1 92th Q1 SSCI A No
56 Journal of Cybersecurity 6.1 92th Q1 ESCI Yes
57 Water Alternatives 6.1 92th Q1 SCIE, SSCI Yes
58 Foreign Affairs 6 92th Q1 SSCI C No
59 British Journal of Politics and International Relations 6 92th Q1 SSCI No
60 German Politics 5.8 92th Q1 SSCI No
61 Journal of International Relations and Development 5.8 91th Q1 SSCI C No
62 Information Society 5.8 91th Q1 SSCI A No
63 Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 5.7 91th Q1 SSCI No
64 World Economy 5.6 91th Q1 SSCI A No
65 De Jure: Jurnal Hukum dan Syar'iah 5.6 91th Q1 No
66 Democratization 5.6 91th Q1 SSCI No
67 Journal of Peace Research 5.6 91th Q1 SSCI No
68 Journal of Chinese Governance 5.6 90th Q1 SSCI No
69 Journal of Genocide Research 5.6 90th Q1 ESCI No
70 Innovation and Development 5.5 90th Q1 ESCI No
71 International Journal of Public Sector Management 5.4 90th Q1 ESCI B No
72 Global Social Challenges Journal 5.4 90th Q1 ESCI Yes
73 International Theory 5.4 90th Q1 SSCI Yes
74 Journal of Current Chinese Affairs 5.4 90th Q1 ESCI Yes
75 Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding 5.4 90th Q1 SSCI No
76 Thunderbird International Business Review 5.4 89th Q1 ESCI B No
77 Chinese Journal of International Politics 5.4 89th Q1 SSCI No
78 European Political Science Review 5.4 89th Q1 SSCI Yes
79 Security Dialogue 5.3 89th Q1 SSCI A No
80 Critical Social Policy 5.3 89th Q1 SSCI No
81 Journal of Strategic Studies 5.3 89th Q1 SSCI No
82 Journal of Political Ideologies 5.2 89th Q1 SSCI No
83 Journal of Conflict Resolution 5.1 88th Q1 SSCI A* No
84 China Quarterly 5.1 88th Q1 SSCI A No
85 Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression 5.1 88th Q1 ESCI No
86 Cooperation and Conflict 5.1 88th Q1 SSCI No
87 Critical Studies on Terrorism 5.1 88th Q1 ESCI No
88 International Relations of the Asia-Pacific 5.1 88th Q1 SSCI No
89 Central European Management Journal 5 88th Q1 ESCI Yes
90 Australian Journal of International Affairs 5 87th Q1 SSCI A No
91 Journal of the Japanese and International Economies 5 87th Q1 SSCI A No
92 Global Discourse 5 87th Q1 ESCI No
93 Media, War and Conflict 5 87th Q1 ESCI No
94 Common Market Law Review 4.9 87th Q1 SSCI B No
95 Economic and Political Studies 4.9 87th Q1 ESCI No
96 European Journal of International Security 4.9 87th Q1 ESCI Yes
97 Journal of International Studies 4.9 87th Q1 Yes
98 Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs 4.9 86th Q1 SSCI Yes
99 Millennial Asia 4.8 86th Q1 ESCI C No
100 Comparative European Politics 4.8 86th Q1 SSCI No

Rank and percentile are within the Political Science and International Relations Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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