# The Journal of Politics

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Peer-reviewed academic journal

Academic journal

The Journal of Politics Discipline Political science Language English Edited by Vera Troeger Publication details History 1939–present Publisher University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Southern Political Science Association (United States) Frequency Quarterly Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt ) ISO 4 J. Politics NLM J Polit Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L ISSN 0022-3816 (print) 1468-2508 (web) LCCN 41016606 JSTOR 00223816 OCLC no. 38309773 Links Journal homepage Online access Online archive

***The Journal of Politics*** is a [peer-reviewed](/source/Peer_review) [academic journal](/source/Academic_journal) of [political science](/source/Political_science) established in 1939 and published quarterly (February, May, August and November) by [University of Chicago Press](/source/University_of_Chicago_Press) on behalf of the [Southern Political Science Association](/source/Southern_Political_Science_Association). It is widely considered one of the top 3 journals in political science.[1][2]

According to the *[Journal Citation Reports](/source/Journal_Citation_Reports)*, the journal has a 2024 [impact factor](/source/Impact_factor) of 3.8.[3]

## See also

- [List of political science journals](/source/List_of_political_science_journals)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-UFUF-guides_1-0)** University of Florida Libraries. "Political Science Journals." UF Libraries Guides. Retrieved July 14, 2025, from [https://guides.uflib.ufl.edu/politicalscience/journals](https://guides.uflib.ufl.edu/politicalscience/journals)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-DuckMinerva-tyranny_2-0)** Saideman, Stephen. "The Tyranny of the Big 3? Which Journals Count Most May Be Increasingly Problematic." Duck of Minerva, April 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2025, from [https://www.duckofminerva.com/2018/04/the-tyranny-of-the-big-3-which-journals-count-most-may-be-increasingly-problematic.html](https://www.duckofminerva.com/2018/04/the-tyranny-of-the-big-3-which-journals-count-most-may-be-increasingly-problematic.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-The_Journal_of_Politics_3-0)** ["About"](https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/jop/about). *University of Chicago Press Journals*. University of Chicago Press. Retrieved 11 October 2025.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/jop/current/)

- [Online Access](http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/jop)

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