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Status
Active
Coverage
2022–2024 (also 2018–2019)
Source type
Book Series
Open access
No
CiteScore
1.3
Best quartile
Q3 · 47th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and International Relations | 390 / 745 | 47th | Q3 |
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Global Political Transitions
Global Political Transitions is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 1.3). Published by Palgrave Macmillan Ltd..
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ISSN 2522-8730Verify ISSN ↗2522-8749Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
Scopus · Q3
1.3
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
1
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: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Global Political Transitions indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2022–2024 (also 2018–2019), best quartile Q3, CiteScore 1.3.
What quartile is Global Political Transitions in Scopus?
Global Political Transitions is Q3 in Political Science and International Relations (rank 390 of 745), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Global Political Transitions?
Global Political Transitions is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.3, quartile Q3, 47th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric.
Who publishes Global Political Transitions and what is its ISSN?
Global Political Transitions is published by Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Its print ISSN is 2522-8730 and its online ISSN is 2522-8749.
Is Global Political Transitions in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Global Political Transitions open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Global Political Transitions? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Global Political Transitions has an h-index of 7 and a 2-year mean of 0.71 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.3, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #365 of 704 Scopus journals in Political Science and International Relations.
7
h-index
0.71
2-yr mean citations
7
i10-index
156
works indexed
290
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#365 of 704 Bottom 49% Political Science and International Relations
Global Political Transitions published 41 papers in 2024; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 46. 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.
Are there integrity warnings for Global Political Transitions? — 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
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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