
Academic Journal
Q1Political Behavior
About Political Behavior
Political Behavior is a scholarly journal published by Springer New York. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 2.955 and H-index of 103.
Coverage: 1979-2026. Research categories: Sociology and Political Science (Q1).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 3.5 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Christopher Karpowitz; Jessica Preece (Editors-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
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Topics in published research
Electoral Systems and Political Participation; Social Media and Politics; Social and Intergroup Psychology; Gender Politics and Representation; Media Influence and Politics; Social and Cultural Dynamics.
OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.
Reported open-access list prices
2,990.00 USD; 2,390.00 EUR; 2,090.00 GBP
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Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.
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Aims & Scope
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