Government and Opposition

SJR Rank #1,228H-index: 71SJR: 2.172Best quartile: Q1Open AccessAPC: US$3,550Listed in DOAJ
Journal website: aims, scope and author guidelines
Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Country

United Kingdom

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

2022202500.551.11.652.2

Subject Categories

  • Public AdministrationQ1
  • Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Areas: Social Sciences

Most published research topics

Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationPopulism, Right-Wing MovementsEuropean Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Policy and Reform StudiesPolitical Systems and GovernanceLegal case studies and regulationsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesPolitical and Economic history of UK and USPolitical Conflict and GovernancePolitical Influence and Corporate Strategies

Source: OpenAlex

Publication Statistics

2025 Docs3-Year DocsCitable Docs04080120160

Documents per Year

20222025020406080

Detailed Information

ISSN

0017-257X, 1477-7053

SJR Best Quartile

Q1

Region

Western Europe

Citations per Document (2 years)

4.39

References per Document

75.74

Coverage

1965-2026

Scope

Government and Opposition is one of the world's leading global comparative politics journals. This means that we publish papers dealing with any part of the world, and on any theme, to do with comparative politics, liberally defined. We accept papers that cover a single case, so long as they are positioned within the comparative politics literature and seek to advance comparative political analysis. We also publish substantial review articles, many of which are commissioned, and some of which are the result of proposals made to our review editor. We are tied to no substantive position, nor to any methodological orthodoxy beyond the fundamental principle of intellectual rigour. To ensure rigour we practise blind refereeing. We publish four issues a year.

Metrics from SCImago Journal Rank 2025. View on SCImago