Journal title
Overall rating
Popularity rank (quartiles)
Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling
Imm. rejection
Review rounds
SciRev reviews
Global policy
5.0
60(Q1)
1.7 months
1.8 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
1 reviews
European Security
3.3
59(Q1)
2.2 months
4.0 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
3 reviews
China Perspectives
5.0
57(Q1)
6.3 months
7.7 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
1 reviews
Global Environmental Politics
n/a
57(Q1)
n/a
n/a
18 days
n/a
1 reviews
Public Choice
4.0
56(Q1)
5.6 months
5.6 months
n/a
1.0 rounds
1 reviews
International Affairs
5.0
54(Q1)
1.1 months
1.1 months
3 days
1.0 rounds
3 reviews
Contemporary European History
3.5
54(Q1)
3.7 months
6.6 months
n/a
1.5 rounds
2 reviews
Conflict Management and Peace Science
2.0
52(Q1)
1.7 months
4.4 months
n/a
2.5 rounds
2 reviews
Chinese Journal of International Politics
n/a
52(Q1)
n/a
n/a
25 days
n/a
3 reviews
Communist and Post-Communist Studies
0.0
50(Q1)
9.0 months
9.0 months
n/a
1.0 rounds
2 reviews
International Studies Review
3.0
50(Q1)
2.7 months
3.9 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
1 reviews
Politics
4.0
48(Q1)
3.6 months
5.4 months
n/a
1.7 rounds
3 reviews
Swiss Political Science Review
4.7
48(Q1)
4.9 months
6.0 months
28 days
1.7 rounds
4 reviews
Turkish Studies
5.0
46(Q1)
0.7 months
1.7 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
1 reviews
Annals of Global Analysis and Geometry
4.0
46(Q1)
3.0 months
3.1 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
1 reviews
Politikon: South African Journal of Political Studies
3.0
45(Q1)
4.2 months
17.5 months
14 days
2.0 rounds
2 reviews
Comparative Politics
2.0
43(Q1)
2.5 months
2.5 months
8 days
1.0 rounds
3 reviews
Policy Studies
0.5
43(Q1)
10.4 months
25.4 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
2 reviews
Policy Sciences
5.0
42(Q1)
2.5 months
3.5 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
1 reviews
Critical Review
5.0
41(Q1)
0.5 months
0.5 months
2 days
2.0 rounds
2 reviews
Citizenship Studies
2.0
40(Q1)
2.8 months
5.9 months
16 days
1.5 rounds
3 reviews
Journal of Chinese Political Science
3.5
39(Q1)
2.8 months
8.0 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
2 reviews
Media, War and Conflict
4.0
38(Q1)
2.3 months
5.0 months
n/a
3.0 rounds
1 reviews
Contemporary Politics
4.0
37(Q1)
3.6 months
4.1 months
45 days
2.0 rounds
3 reviews
Defence and Peace Economics
5.0
36(Q1)
2.7 months
5.0 months
n/a
1.5 rounds
2 reviews
International and Comparative Law Quarterly
1.0
34(Q1)
10.0 months
10.0 months
121 days
1.0 rounds
2 reviews
Acta Politica
3.2
34(Q1)
5.0 months
7.6 months
3 days
1.6 rounds
7 reviews
Review of International Organizations
4.0
33(Q1)
2.9 months
2.9 months
7 days
1.0 rounds
3 reviews
Water Alternatives
3.0
32(Q1)
5.0 months
5.3 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
1 reviews
Nationalities Papers
3.8
31(Q1)
2.4 months
4.6 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
5 reviews
Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
5.0
30(Q1)
2.7 months
2.8 months
6 days
2.0 rounds
2 reviews
European Foreign Affairs Review
2.0
29(Q1)
2.0 months
2.0 months
n/a
1.0 rounds
1 reviews
Terrorism and Political Violence
4.5
28(Q1)
1.8 months
2.4 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
2 reviews
Journal of Contemporary European Studies
4.3
27(Q1)
2.4 months
3.6 months
n/a
2.3 rounds
4 reviews
Journal of Peace Research
3.0
26(Q1)
3.4 months
8.2 months
22 days
2.5 rounds
3 reviews
European Political Science Review
3.5
25(Q1)
2.6 months
6.9 months
10 days
1.5 rounds
6 reviews
Electoral Studies
2.5
24(Q1)
3.6 months
3.6 months
9 days
1.0 rounds
9 reviews
Journal of Conflict Resolution
4.0
23(Q1)
3.9 months
3.9 months
n/a
1.0 rounds
2 reviews
Political Studies Review
3.3
21(Q1)
2.9 months
5.2 months
n/a
1.3 rounds
3 reviews
Information Society
5.0
21(Q1)
5.2 months
11.8 months
6 days
2.0 rounds
2 reviews
Thunderbird International Business Review
4.3
20(Q1)
4.5 months
5.3 months
n/a
1.7 rounds
3 reviews
World Politics
3.0
18(Q1)
4.0 months
5.8 months
189 days
2.0 rounds
3 reviews
International Political Sociology
1.5
18(Q1)
5.0 months
5.0 months
21 days
1.0 rounds
3 reviews
Democratization
4.8
17(Q1)
1.4 months
2.3 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
4 reviews
European Union Politics
4.8
15(Q1)
1.9 months
4.1 months
2 days
2.2 rounds
7 reviews
Review of International Political Economy
1.0
15(Q1)
3.8 months
6.2 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
2 reviews
International Political Science Review
5.0
13(Q1)
2.0 months
3.2 months
31 days
2.7 rounds
5 reviews
International Organization
4.0
13(Q1)
1.4 months
1.4 months
21 days
1.0 rounds
3 reviews
International Studies Quarterly
2.7
12(Q1)
2.2 months
2.2 months
14 days
1.0 rounds
8 reviews
Political Psychology
2.5
11(Q1)
4.4 months
6.7 months
22 days
1.5 rounds
6 reviews