01Impact factor
Impact factor of Economic and Political Studies (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Economic and Political Studies published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no official Journal Impact Factor from Clarivate; the value above is how often its recent papers are cited.
Rank in its subject categories
- Social Sciences, Interdisciplinaryrank 21 of 283 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Economic and Political Studies
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Economic and Political Studies is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no JCR quartile. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
02Review time
Review time of Economic and Political Studies
Each paper took a different time. The green box holds the middle half of the papers and the dark line is the median; the whiskers reach the fastest 10% and the slowest 10%. Plan with the whole spread, not only the median.
Half of the research articles Economic and Political Studies published between Nov 2024 and Sep 2026 were accepted within 189 days of submission, and the middle half took between 134 and 258 days. This time includes peer review and any revision rounds. Papers that were rejected are not counted, because only published papers carry these dates.
In Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary, Economic and Political Studies ranks 17 of 49 journals by review time (1 = fastest). See the fastest-review journals in Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary →
03Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Economic and Political Studies
Economic and Political Studies follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Taylor & Francis: 100% waiver for low-income and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank list with a GDP limit), on request. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.
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Who funds research published in Economic and Political Studies
Funders named most often
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04Indexing
Indexing of Economic and Political Studies
| List | Status |
|---|---|
| Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) | Not listed |
| Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) | Not listed |
| Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) | Not listed |
| Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) | Not listed |
| Scopus | ✓ Listed |
| Journal Citation Reports 2024 | Not listed |
- ISSN
- 2095-4816
- eISSN
- 2470-4024
- Publisher
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- Scopus source type
- Journal
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
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05How to submit
How to submit to Economic and Political Studies
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Economic and Political Studies accepts. Open the official guide for authors and submit from the same page.
- Format to the journal's style. Check whether it wants a Word file, a LaTeX file or a PDF for the first submission, and follow its reference style; many journals accept any clear format at first and ask for their style only after acceptance.
- Check the fit. Read the aims and scope and a few recent issues; papers outside the scope are the most common reason for a desk rejection. The Journal Finder shows journals that published the closest work.
- Check the fee. Economic and Political Studies is not a fully open access journal, so authors usually pay nothing unless they choose open access for their article or the journal charges page or colour fees. The guide for authors states the current charges.
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06Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Economic and Political Studies
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07Same subject
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Economic and Political Studies when the 268 journals of Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Systems | 4.15 | SSCI | Fully open access |
| 18 | Public Opinion Quarterly | 4.10 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 19 | Cross-Cultural Research | 4.05 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 20 | Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation | 3.99 | SSCI | Fully open access |
| 22 | Campbell Systematic Reviews | 3.95 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 23 | Qualitative Health Research | 3.94 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 24 | Journal of Happiness Studies | 3.88 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 25 | RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences | 3.67 | SSCI | Fully open access |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
08Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
09Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the review time of Economic and Political Studies?
Based on 35 research articles Economic and Political Studies published from Nov 2024 to Sep 2026, the median time from submission to acceptance was 189 days, and half of them were accepted between 134 and 258 days. After acceptance, papers appeared online after a median of 469 days. Source: received and accepted dates deposited by the publisher in Crossref, retrieved October 2026. Individual papers can take longer, especially with major revisions.
What is the impact factor of Economic and Political Studies?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Economic and Political Studies is 3.96: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 3.96 times on average in a year. The journal is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.
What is the h-index of Economic and Political Studies?
The h-index of Economic and Political Studies is 30 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 30 of its papers have each been cited at least 30 times. Its i10-index is 94.
What is the quartile of Economic and Political Studies?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Economic and Political Studies is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no JCR quartile. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Economic and Political Studies indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Economic and Political Studies appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Economic and Political Studies an SCIE journal?
Economic and Political Studies is not listed in SCIE or the other Web of Science indexes, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Economic and Political Studies in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Economic and Political Studies is not listed in the JCR 2024 list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Does Economic and Political Studies offer an APC waiver?
Economic and Political Studies follows the policy of Taylor & Francis: 100% waiver for low-income and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank list with a GDP limit), on request. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Who funds research published in Economic and Political Studies?
40% of 35 recent research articles in Economic and Political Studies name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Social Science Fund of China, the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, and the Research Funds of Renmin University of China.
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