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Status
Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
1948–2023
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
SJR · SCImago
3.565
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
139
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World Politics
World Politics is indexed in Web of Science (SSCI), ABDC A. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Johns Hopkins University Press.
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ISSN 0043-8871Verify ISSN ↗1086-3338Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Scopus · InactiveABDC AWoS · SSCIONOS
A
ABDC rating
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
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Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1948
Field of research
Other commerce, management, tourism and services (3599)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Johns Hopkins University Press
A = next 15–25% — among the highest citation metrics in its field.
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Quick answers
Is World Politics indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1948–2023).
What is the impact factor of World Politics?
World Politics is indexed in the Social Sciences 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. Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for this title. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 3.565, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 139.
Who publishes World Politics and what is its ISSN?
World Politics is published by Johns Hopkins University Press. Its print ISSN is 0043-8871 and its online ISSN is 1086-3338.
Is World Politics covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is World Politics in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of World Politics?
It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Other commerce, management, tourism and services.
Is World Politics open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is World Politics? — open metrics via OpenAlex
World Politics has an h-index of 216 and a 2-year mean of 4.07 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
216
h-index
4.07
2-yr mean citations
1,254
i10-index
2,837
works indexed
188,399
total citations
World Politics published 40 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2023 with 56. 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. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for World Politics? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2023. 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 statusInactive — coverage ended 2023
- 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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