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Academic Journal

Q2

Politics and the Life Sciences

Cambridge University Press

United KingdomPublic Administration (Q2); Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q2); Sociology and Political Science (Q2)ISSN-matched source record
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Q2Ranking
—Impact Factor (year unverified)
26H-index (SCImago 2025)
0.481SJR (2025)
1982-1984, 1986-2026Coverage

About Politics and the Life Sciences

Politics and the Life Sciences is a scholarly journal published by Cambridge University Press. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.481 and H-index of 26.

Coverage: 1982-1984, 1986-2026. Research categories: Public Administration (Q2); Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q2); Sociology and Political Science (Q2).

Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)0730-9384, 1471-5457
ISSN-L0730-9384
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationCambridge University Press
Publisher country codeUS
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Not marked as fully open access; hybrid options may exist
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Not listed in OpenAlex metadata; this is not a direct DOAJ check
Works recorded in OpenAlex2,355
Citations recorded in OpenAlex8,627
OpenAlex H-index39
Years represented in OpenAlex1982–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies; Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation; SAS software applications and methods; Legal case studies and regulations; Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior; Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Reported open-access list prices

3,550.00 USD; 2,460.00 GBP

APC list prices reported by OpenAlex, which obtains this information from DOAJ. Confirm current charges, taxes, waivers and eligibility with the publisher; this is not a fee quotation.

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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