Contemporary Political Theory

pISSN: 1470-8914eISSN: 1476-9336Palgrave MacmillanUnited Kingdom
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2026 Journal Metrics Score

2.2

Updated August 2026 · 2-year citation average from OpenAlex data

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Subject Category Quartiles

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CategoryQuartile
Political Science and International RelationsQ1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1
Q1
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Contemporary Political Theory current release and quartile

Contemporary Political Theory's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 2.2, updated August 2026 from OpenAlex citation data. The journal is ranked Q1 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #1,226 in Social Sciences by Journal Metrics Score and #1,206 among Q1 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Contemporary Political Theory against journals publishing in the same field.

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Contemporary Political Theory publication trend

Published 297 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current Journal Metrics Score of 2.2.

2026 vs 2025: +4
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Journal Details

Total Articles
1,580
H-Index
81
Open Access
Hybrid (66% OA)
APC
$3,090 USD
Subject Areas
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations

Article Volume

2022
73
2023
64
2024
68
2025
44
2026
48
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