Journal title
Overall rating
Popularity rank (quartiles)
Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling
Imm. rejection
Review rounds
SciRev reviews
American Political Science Review
3.6
1(Q1)
2.8 months
6.3 months
12 days
1.1 rounds
11 reviews
British Journal of Political Science
3.4
2(Q1)
3.1 months
5.9 months
15 days
1.1 rounds
13 reviews
International Relations
n/a
2(Q1)
n/a
n/a
123 days
n/a
1 reviews
West European Politics
3.0
4(Q1)
2.8 months
3.6 months
7 days
1.3 rounds
13 reviews
Journal of Common Market Studies
4.0
5(Q1)
2.4 months
4.0 months
22 days
1.6 rounds
11 reviews
American Journal of Political Science
3.0
6(Q1)
2.3 months
16.8 months
7 days
1.1 rounds
11 reviews
European Journal of International Relations
3.3
7(Q1)
2.4 months
8.4 months
53 days
1.7 rounds
4 reviews
Journal of Contemporary China
2.3
8(Q1)
4.3 months
4.8 months
5 days
1.3 rounds
4 reviews
Political Analysis
4.3
9(Q1)
3.2 months
3.2 months
40 days
1.0 rounds
4 reviews
International Feminist Journal of Politics
3.0
10(Q1)
2.0 months
3.5 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
2 reviews
Political Psychology
2.5
11(Q1)
4.4 months
6.7 months
22 days
1.5 rounds
6 reviews
International Studies Quarterly
2.7
12(Q1)
2.2 months
2.2 months
14 days
1.0 rounds
8 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
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
Democratization
4.8
17(Q1)
1.4 months
2.3 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
4 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
Thunderbird International Business Review
4.3
20(Q1)
4.5 months
5.3 months
n/a
1.7 rounds
3 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
Journal of Conflict Resolution
4.0
23(Q1)
3.9 months
3.9 months
n/a
1.0 rounds
2 reviews
Electoral Studies
2.5
24(Q1)
3.6 months
3.6 months
9 days
1.0 rounds
9 reviews
European Political Science Review
3.5
25(Q1)
2.6 months
6.9 months
10 days
1.5 rounds
6 reviews
Journal of Peace Research
3.0
26(Q1)
3.4 months
8.2 months
22 days
2.5 rounds
3 reviews
Journal of Contemporary European Studies
4.3
27(Q1)
2.4 months
3.6 months
n/a
2.3 rounds
4 reviews
Terrorism and Political Violence
4.5
28(Q1)
1.8 months
2.4 months
n/a
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
Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
5.0
30(Q1)
2.7 months
2.8 months
6 days
2.0 rounds
2 reviews
Nationalities Papers
3.8
31(Q1)
2.4 months
4.6 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
5 reviews
Water Alternatives
3.0
32(Q1)
5.0 months
5.3 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
1 reviews
Review of International Organizations
4.0
33(Q1)
2.9 months
2.9 months
7 days
1.0 rounds
3 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
Defence and Peace Economics
5.0
36(Q1)
2.7 months
5.0 months
n/a
1.5 rounds
2 reviews
Contemporary Politics
4.0
37(Q1)
3.6 months
4.1 months
45 days
2.0 rounds
3 reviews
Media, War and Conflict
4.0
38(Q1)
2.3 months
5.0 months
n/a
3.0 rounds
1 reviews
Journal of Chinese Political Science
3.5
39(Q1)
2.8 months
8.0 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
2 reviews
Citizenship Studies
2.0
40(Q1)
2.8 months
5.9 months
16 days
1.5 rounds
3 reviews
Critical Review
5.0
41(Q1)
0.5 months
0.5 months
2 days
2.0 rounds
2 reviews
Policy Sciences
5.0
42(Q1)
2.5 months
3.5 months
n/a
2.0 rounds
1 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
Politikon: South African Journal of Political Studies
3.0
45(Q1)
4.2 months
17.5 months
14 days
2.0 rounds
2 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
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
Communist and Post-Communist Studies
0.0
50(Q1)
9.0 months
9.0 months
n/a
1.0 rounds
2 reviews