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Explore open access research in political science, analyzing governance, representation, policy, power dynamics and global politics.

Frontiers in Political Science is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on the theory and practice of governments and political systems at various levels, including local, state, national, and international. With a...

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Roula Nezi

University of Surrey

United Kingdom

Editor-in-Chief

Political Science Methodologies

Wenfang Tang 唐文方

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

China

Editor-in-Chief

Comparative Governance

Andrea De Angelis

Dipartimento di Scienze Sociali e Politiche, Università degli Studi di Milano

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Political Participation

Daniele Conversi

IKERBASQUE Basque Foundation for Science

Spain

Specialty Chief Editor

Ecopolitics and Climate Action

Gianfranco Pasquino

SAIS Europe, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Elections and Representation

Jane Freedman

Université Paris 8

France

Specialty Chief Editor

Dynamics of Migration and (Im)Mobility

Leslie Paul Thiele

University of Florida

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Politics of Technology

Marco Steenbergen

University of Zurich

Switzerland

Specialty Chief Editor

Political Science Methodologies

178 editors · 0 reviewers

About the journal

Scope

Frontiers in Political Science is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on the theory and practice of governments and political systems at various levels, including local, state, national, and international. With an Impact Factor of 1.9 (Clarivate) and a Citescore of 3.8 (Scopus), the journal is led by Field Chief Editors, Prof Wenfang Tang (School of Humanities and Social Science, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen) and Prof Roula Nezi (University of Surrey, UK), and considers the societal and cultural factors that influence government operations and policy theories. Topics include, but are not limited to: comparative governance elections and representation peace and democracy political economy political participation political science methodologies politics of technology refugees and conflict. Manuscripts that purely focus on economic issues, such as economic theories or market dynamics, are not suitable for publication in this journal. Similarly, studies that are purely applying theories form natural sciences, pure mathematics, literary criticism, fine arts, and medical sciences are not appropriate for this journal. While political psychology is a subfield of political science, psychological research focused solely on individual or group behavior without a political context is also not suitable for this journal. It is important to note that interdisciplinary research can sometimes bridge multiple fields, and boundaries between disciplines are not always rigid. Frontiers in Political Science is committed to advancing developments in the field of political science by allowing unrestricted access to articles, and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Aims

Frontiers in Political Science is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on the theory and practice of governments and political systems at various levels, including local, state, national, and international.

With an Impact Factor of 1.9 (Clarivate) and a Citescore of 3.8 (Scopus), the journal is led by Field Chief Editors, Prof Wenfang Tang (School of Humanities and Social Science, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen) and Prof Roula Nezi (University of Surrey, UK), and considers the societal and cultural factors that influence government operations and policy theories. Topics include, but are not limited to:

comparative governance

elections and representation

peace and democracy

political economy

political participation

political science methodologies

politics of technology

refugees and conflict.

Manuscripts that purely focus on economic issues, such as economic theories or market dynamics, are not suitable for publication in this journal. Similarly, studies that are purely applying theories form natural sciences, pure mathematics, literary criticism, fine arts, and medical sciences are not appropriate for this journal. While political psychology is a subfield of political science, psychological research focused solely on individual or group behavior without a political context is also not suitable for this journal. It is important to note that interdisciplinary research can sometimes bridge multiple fields, and boundaries between disciplines are not always rigid.

Frontiers in Political Science is committed to advancing developments in the field of political science by allowing unrestricted access to articles, and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/political-science/about

ISSN
2673-3145
Editor-in-Chief
Roula Nezi (University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom) — Field Chief Editor; Wenfang Tang 唐文方 (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Comparative Governance

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/political-science/sections/comparative-governance

  • Dynamics of Migration and (Im)Mobility

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/political-science/sections/dynamics-of-migration-and-immobility

  • Ecopolitics and Climate Action

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/political-science/sections/ecopolitics-and-climate-action

  • Elections and Representation

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/political-science/sections/elections-and-representation

  • International Studies

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/political-science/sections/international-studies

  • Peace and Democracy

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/political-science/sections/peace-and-democracy

  • Political Economy

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/political-science/sections/political-economy

  • Political Participation

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/political-science/sections/political-participation

  • Political Science Methodologies

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/political-science/sections/political-science-methodologies

  • Politics of Technology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/political-science/sections/politics-of-technology

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Policy and Practice Reviews
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Conceptual Analysis
  • Data Report
  • Policy Brief
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Registered Report
  • Technology and Code
  • Study Protocol
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 1,495 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Hypothesis and Theory, Registered Report, Technology and Code, Study Protocol
  • - Category B: CHF 990 — Mini Review, Perspective, Conceptual Analysis, Data Report, Policy Brief, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

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Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

  • Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)
  • CNKI Scholar
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  • CLOCKSS
  • Crossref
  • Dimensions
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA
  • OpenAIRE
  • EBSCO
  • DOAJ
  • Scopus
  • Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • ProQuest
  • ERIH PLUS

Affiliated societies

  • Committee on Publication Ethics

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/political-science/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Policy and Practice Reviews (fee category A)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Conceptual Analysis (fee category B)
  • Data Report (fee category B)
  • Policy Brief (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Registered Report (fee category A)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • Study Protocol (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/political-science/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Citation score
2.5
Articles
50
Total views
0
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0
Citations
6,920

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
2.0
CiteScore
2.5
Citations
6920
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-22.