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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Policy and Society (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Policy and Society 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 listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Political Sciencerank 1 of 333 journals
- Public Administrationrank 1 of 96 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 Policy and Society
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). Policy and Society is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. 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
Open access (listed in DOAJ); article processing charge listed at about US$1,634.
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Policy and Society
Policy and Society follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Elsevier: automatic 100% waiver for Research4Life Group A and 50% for Group B in fully open access journals, but only when every author is in an eligible country.
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Who funds research published in Policy and Society
Funders named most often
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03Indexing
Indexing of Policy and Society
- ISSN
- 1449-4035
- eISSN
- 1839-3373
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV all its journals →
- Subjects
- Political Science, Public Administration
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).
- Web of Science Master Journal List
- SCImago Journal Rank
- ISSN Portal (ISSN 1449-4035)
- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
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04How to submit
How to submit to Policy and Society
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Policy and Society accepts. Open the official guide for authors and submit from the same page.
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- Plan the fee. Policy and Society is fully open access, with an article fee of about US$1,634 after acceptance. See whether your author team qualifies for a waiver with the free APC waiver checker.
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05Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Policy and Society
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06Same subject
Political Science journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Policy and Society when the 310 journals of Political Science in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Annual Review of Political Science | 8.01 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 3 | Journal of Chinese Political Science | 7.20 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 4 | Journal of European Public Policy | 7.07 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 5 | American Political Science Review | 6.58 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 6 | Political Analysis | 6.40 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 7 | The Review of International Organizations | 6.12 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 8 | Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory | 6.02 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 9 | Journal of Chinese Governance | 5.76 | SSCI | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
07Journal 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.
08Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of Policy and Society?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Policy and Society is 11.0: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 11.0 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Policy and Society?
The h-index of Policy and Society is 86 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 86 of its papers have each been cited at least 86 times. Its i10-index is 493.
What is the APC of Policy and Society?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$1,634 for Policy and Society, an open access journal (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of Policy and Society?
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). Policy and Society is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. 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 Policy and Society indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Policy and Society 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 Policy and Society an SCIE journal?
Policy and Society is listed in SSCI of the Web of Science Core Collection, but not in SCIE, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Policy and Society in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Policy and Society is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
Does Policy and Society offer an APC waiver?
Policy and Society follows the policy of Elsevier: automatic 100% waiver for Research4Life Group A and 50% for Group B in fully open access journals, but only when every author is in an eligible country. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Who funds research published in Policy and Society?
52% of 82 recent research articles in Policy and Society name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are National Research Foundation Singapore, European Union, National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
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