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Acta Politica

International Journal of Political Science

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Overview

Acta Politica is a journal with a broad scope in political science, featuring both theoretical and empirical research.

  • Covers a wide range of subareas including comparative politics, international relations, political theory, public administration and political communication.
  • Committed to publishing research that provides new insights or new approaches in political science.
  • Official journal of the Dutch Political Science Association, attracting submissions globally.
Co-Editor-in-Chief
  • Simon Otjes
  • Marc van de Wardt

Societies and partnerships

  • Dutch Political Science Association (Nederlandse Kring voor de Wetenschap der Politiek)
    Black and white logo of Dutch Political Science Association (Nederlandse Kring voor de Wetenschap der Politiek)

Journal metrics

Journal Impact Factor
1.9 (2024)
5-year Journal Impact Factor
1.8 (2024)
Submission to first decision (median)
35 days
Downloads
205.2k (2025)

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Journal information

Electronic ISSN
1741-1416
Print ISSN
0001-6810
Abstracted and indexed in
  1. ANVUR
  2. BFI List
  3. Baidu
  4. CLOCKSS
  5. CNKI
  6. CNPIEC
  7. Dimensions
  8. EBSCO
  9. Google Scholar
  10. Naver
  11. Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals and Series
  12. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  13. Ovid Discovery
  14. Portico
  15. ProQuest
  16. SCImago
  17. SCOPUS
  18. Social Science Citation Index
  19. TD Net Discovery Service
  20. Wanfang
  21. eLibrary.ru
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