The Journal of Politics
Last updated ISSN 0022-3816
The Journal of Politics is published by University of Chicago Press in social sciences. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The Journal of Politics concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- American Constitutional Law and Politics
- Religion and Society Interactions
- Political Systems and Governance
- Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- Political Theory and Influence
- Social Media and Politics
- Political Philosophy and Ethics
- Political Conflict and Governance
Key facts
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0022-3816, 1468-2508 |
| Subject area | Social Sciences |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 12,603 |
| Publishing since | 1939 |
| Journal website | www.thejournalofpolitics.org/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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