Contemporary Political Theory

SJR Rank #11,730H-index: 24SJR: 0.507Best quartile: Q2APC: US$3,590
Journal website: aims, scope and author guidelines
Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.

Country

United Kingdom

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

2022202500.20.40.60.8

Subject Categories

  • Political Science and International RelationsQ2
  • Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Areas: Social Sciences

Most published research topics

Political Philosophy and EthicsCritical Theory and PhilosophyPolitical Economy and MarxismHannah Arendt's Political PhilosophyFoucault, Power, and EthicsPolitical Theology and SovereigntyPolitical Theory and InfluencePolitical and Economic history of UK and USPhilosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismSeventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought

Source: OpenAlex

Publication Statistics

2025 Docs3-Year DocsCitable Docs020406080

Documents per Year

2022202509182736

Detailed Information

ISSN

1470-8914, 1476-9336

SJR Best Quartile

Q2

Region

Western Europe

Citations per Document (2 years)

1.57

References per Document

52.06

Coverage

2009-2026

Scope

Contemporary Political Theory has quickly established itself in the top rank of peer-reviewed journals in political theory and philosophy. Under new editorship in 2010, the journal is now based in both the USA and UK and reaches out to authors and readers in Europe, Asia and Oceania. It will continue, through a rigorous peer-review process, to seek out the very best work from the wide array of interests that constitute ‘contemporary political theory’: from post-structuralist thought to analytical philosophy, from feminist theory to international relations theory, from philosophies of the social sciences to the cultural construction of political theory itself. The editors welcome submissions from disciplines outside philosophy and political science, including but certainly not limited to: geography and anthropology, women’s studies and gender studies, cultural studies and economics, literary theory and film studies. Contemporary Political Theory publishes a challenging and eclectic mix of articles that contribute both to rethinking what political theory is and does, and to promoting lively engagements with contemporary global politics.

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