World Politics
Last updated ISSN 0043-8871
World Politics is published by Cambridge University Press in economics, econometrics and finance. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in World Politics concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Legal case studies and regulations
- International Relations and Foreign Policy
- Political Conflict and Governance
- International Development and Aid
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Educational Robotics and Engineering
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
Key facts
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0043-8871, 1086-3338 |
| Subject area | Economics, Econometrics and Finance |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Social Sciences Citation Index · Scopus |
| Articles published | 2,837 |
| Publishing since | 1948 |
| Journal website | www.princeton.edu/piirs/worldpolitics-journal/ |
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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