What are the prospects for getting work published in political science related journals, and how long can authors expect to wait from a title before a first decision on a manuscript submission? The table below© lists information for peer reviewed political science journals about journal final acceptance rates and turnaround times for manuscripts sent for external review. Data is for the last collection period editors can provide (mostly 2011) and excludes journal special issues. ‘Turnaround time’ is defined as the date from when a manuscript was first received by the journal to the date the author of the manuscript was provided with a first decision.
|
Journal (italics: new or updated entry in last 7 days) |
Publisher |
Acceptance Rate |
Turnaround |
Europe, US, other publisher address + |
| Acta Politica | Palgrave | 27 | 92 | Eur |
| Admin. Sci. Quart. | Sage | 9 | 62 | US |
| African Affairs | Oxford | 12 | 60 | US |
| Am. J. Pol. Sci. | Wiley | 11 | 91 | US |
| Am. Pol. Res. | Sage | 21 | 49 | US |
| Am. Pol. Sci. Rev | Cambridge | 8 | 70 | US |
| Am. Rev. Pub. Admin. | Sage | 17 | 44 | US |
| Brit. J.Pol. Sci. | Cambridge | 11 | 90+ | Eur |
| Brit J. Pol & I. R. | Wiley | 35 | 63 | Eur |
| Camb. Rev. Intl. Affairs | T&F | 25 | 90 | Eur |
| Canadian J of Pol. Sci. | Cambridge | 27 | 72 | Canada |
| Citizenship Studies | T&F | 25 | 74 | Eur/US-Can |
| Comparative Eur. Pol | Palgrave | 30 | 45-50 | Eur/US |
| Comparative Pol. | Sheridan | 9 | 86 | US |
| Comparative Pol. Stud. | Sage | 14 | 53 | US |
| Contemp. Pol. Theory | Palgrave | 10-15 | 60 | Eur/US |
| Environmental Pol. | T&F | 19 | n/a | Eur |
| Ethics & Global Pol. | CoAction | 17 | 61 | Eur |
| EiOP | 29 | 66 | Eur | |
| Europ. J. Devel. Research | Palgrave | 29 | 60 | Eur |
| Europ. J. Int. Rel. | Sage | 11 | 94 | Eur/Aus |
| Europ. J Pol. Econ. | Elsevier | 15 | 40 | Eur |
| Europ. J. Pol. Res. | Wiley | 6 | 42 | Eur |
| Europ. Union Pol. | Sage | 20 | 45 | Eur |
| Foreign Policy Anal. | Wiley | 27 | 64 | US |
| French Pol. | Palgrave | 37 | 68 | Eur/US |
| Governance | Wiley | 13 | 33 | US |
| Govt. & Opposition | Cambridge | 20 | 54 | Eur |
| Govt. & Policy (E&P:C) | Pion | 25 | 92 | Eur |
| Intl. Fem. J. of Pol. | T&F | 18 | 75 | US |
| Intl. Interactions | T&F | 13 | 45 | US |
| Intl. Org. | Cambridge | 10 | 35 | US |
| Intl. Polit. Sociol. | Wiley | 13 | 126 | US |
| Intl. Stud. Quart. | Wiley | 9 | 58 | US |
| Intl. Stud. Perspec. | Wiley | 25 | 68 | US |
| Intl. Stud. Rev. | Wiley | 48 | 73 | US |
| Irish Political Studies | T&F | 46 | 54 | Eur |
| J. Comms. Mgmt. | Emerald | 29 | 65 | Eur |
| J. Conflict Resolution | Sage | 14 | 105 | US |
| J. Europ. Integration. | T&F | 26 | 80+ | Eur |
| J. Int. Bus. Stud. | Palgrave | 6 | 76 | US |
| J Polit. Philosophy | Wiley | 5 | 90% in 60 | Aus |
| J. of Politics | Cambridge | 12 | 55 | US |
| J. Poverty & Soc. Justice | Policy | 30 | 80 | Eur |
| J. Public Affairs | Wiley | 32 | 70 | Eur |
| J. Pub. Adm. Res Theory | Oxford | 11 | 82 | US |
| J. Social Policy | Cambridge | 20 | 91 | Eur |
| J. Theoretical Politics | Sage | 15-20 | 90 | Eur |
| J. Transatlantic Studies | T&F | 36 | 98 | Eur |
| J. World Business | Elsevier | 12 | 65 | US-Eur |
| Legis. Stud. Quart. | Wiley | 14 | 60 | US |
| New Polit. Econ. | T&F | 28 | 50 | Eur |
| Org. & Mgmt. | T&F | 25 | 60 | US |
| Organization | Sage | 20 | 112 | Eur/US |
| Party Politics | Sage | 21 | 57 | Eur |
| Philsophy & Public Affairs | Wiley | 3 | 95% in 60 | US |
| Policy Sciences | Springer | 26 | 39 | US |
| Policy Stud. J. | Wiley | 14 | 75 | US |
| Polis | 25 | 90 | Eur/US | |
| Politics | Wiley | 22 | 44 | Eur |
| Polit. Behav. | Springer | 14 | 85 | US |
| Polit. Comm. | T&F | 11 | 42 | US |
| Polit. Geography | Elsevier | 22 | 37 | Eur |
| Polit. Psychology | Wiley | 13 | 67 | US |
| Polit. Quart. | Wiley | 60 | 40 | Eur |
| Polit. Res. Quart | Sage | 12 | 75 | US |
| Polit. Stud. | Wiley | 33 | 100 | Eur |
| Polit.Theory | Sage | 9 | 97 | US |
| Politics Philosophy Economics | Sage | 10 | 120 | US |
| Problems of Post Communism | ME Sharpe | 26 | 60 | US |
| Pub. Admin. | Wiley | 13 | 40 | Eur/US |
| Pub. Admin. Review | Wiley | 12 | 47 | US |
| Public Choice | Springer | 10 | 44 | US/Eur |
| Public Opinion Quarterly | Oxford | 13 | 78 | Eur |
| Publius | Oxford | 20 | 58 | US |
| Quart. J. Pol. Sci. | Now | 14 | n/a | US/Eur |
| Regulation & Governance | Wiley | 12 | 51 | Eur/US |
| Rev. of Intl. Orgs. | Springer | 15 | 47 | Eur |
| Rev. of Intl. Polit. Econ. | T&F | 13 | 90 | Eur/US-Can |
| Rev. of Intl. Stud. | Cambridge | 11 | 70 | Eur |
| Rev. of Policy Research | Wiley | 36 | 58 | US |
| Scand. Polit. Stud. | Wiley | 24 | 59 | Eur |
| Security Studies | T&F | 10 | 60 | US |
| Socio-Economic Review | Oxford | 13 | 35 | Eur |
| Soc. Pol. & Admin | Wiley | 18 | 34 | Eur |
| Soc. Pol & Soc. | Cambridge | 38 | 88 | Eur |
| Soc. Sci. Quart. | Wiley | 14 | 133 | US |
| South Europ. Soc & Pol. | T&F | 6 | 63 | Eur |
| State Pol. & Policy Quart. | Sage | 25 | 50 | US |
| Studies in Conflict & Terrorism | T&F | 36 | 57 | US |
| Swiss Pol. Sci. Rev. | Wiley | 30 | 78 | Eur |
| Terrorism & Political Violence | T&F | 26 | 39 | US |
| The Forum | De Gruyter | 25 | 30 | US |
| Work Employ & Soc | Sage | 18 | 47 | Eur |
| World Politics | Cambridge | 7 | 83 | US |
| Total: 95 | ||||
| Mean averages | all | 20 | 66 | |
| Europe: 37 | 24 | |||
| US&Can: 44 | 16 | |||
| Europe/US/Can/Aus: 14 |
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