Popularity scores

January 2026
Journal popularity score 962
Discipline popularity scores (quartiles)
Political science 17(Q1)
International relations 13(Q1)

Journal info (provided by editor)

Manuscripts received last year
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Articles published last year
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% accepted last year
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Immediately rejected last year
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Open access status
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Two-year impact factor
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Aims and scope

The editor has not yet provided this information.

Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
2.0 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
3.2 months
Decision time immediate rejection
31 days
Overall rating manuscript handling
5.0 / 5.0

Characteristics of peer review process

Average number of review rounds
2.7 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
4.7 / 5.0 (very difficult)
Average number of review reports
3.3 reports
Quality of review reports
4.7 / 5.0

Latest review

Outcome: Rejected (im.).

Motivation:
A desk reject, but with three lines of thoughtful feedback from the editor and a recommendation for a different journal.