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Status
Active
Coverage
2016–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
2.6
SJR · SCImago
0.938
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
20
Best quartile
Q1 · 75th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 283 / 1162 | 75th | Q1 |
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Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy
Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 2.6), WoS ESCI. Published by SAGE Publications Ltd.
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ISSN 1533-1296Verify ISSN ↗1557-8062Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Scopus · Q1WoS · ESCI
2.6
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2016–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 2.6.
What quartile is Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy in Scopus?
Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy is Q1 in Law (rank 283 of 1162), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy?
Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 2.6, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 75th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.938, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 20.
Who publishes Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy and what is its ISSN?
Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy is published by SAGE Publications Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1533-1296 and its online ISSN is 1557-8062.
Is Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy has an h-index of 39 and a 2-year mean of 1.62 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.6, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #161 of 1,057 Scopus journals in Law.
39
h-index
1.62
2-yr mean citations
211
i10-index
990
works indexed
7,614
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#161 of 1,057 Top 16% Law
Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy published 30 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 43. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy? — latest 96 articles, 2022–2026
In its latest 96 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from United States (74.5%), Sweden (5.2%) and Canada (4.4%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration74.5% of recent authorship from United States
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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