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This journal aims to publish original and cutting-edge research in all areas of political science, such as political theory, comparative politics, international relations, public administration, public policy, methodology, and Chinese politics and government.

In the meantime it also provides a major and visible platform for the intellectual dialogue between Chinese and international scholars, and disseminate scholarship that can shed light on the ever changing field of Chinese political studies, stimulate reflective discourse as the field continues to develop both within and outside China.

All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review. In additional original research articles, Chinese Political Science Review also publishes book reviews to disseminate comprehensive reviews of emerging topics in all areas of political science.

Editor-in-Chief
  • Sujian Guo
Impact factor
2.8 (2022)
5 year impact factor
1.9 (2022)
Submission to first decision (median)
12 days
Downloads
251,165 (2023)

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Journal updates

  • Call for Papers: Politics of Digital Governance in China

    This is a Joint call for papers for Chinese Political Science Review and Journal of Chinese Political Science. This special issue aims to examine the politics of digital government and data-driven governance in China from a comparative perspective with a focus on political science topics.

  • Journal Metrics Update

    The Journal is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) in the Clarivate’s Web of Science Core Collection (WOS), as well as indexed in Scopus and the Citescore 2021 is 2.1.

  • Call for Papers: Sustainable Urban Governance New Theory and Innovative Policy

    We call for papers to respond to the emerging challenges in urban governance, and intend to provide a platform for scholars in the research areas across the world to engage in academic exchanges and discussions on the topics and jointly contribute to our better understanding of the issues in the contemporary world today.

Journal information

Electronic ISSN
2365-4252
Print ISSN
2365-4244
Abstracted and indexed in
  1. Baidu
  2. CLOCKSS
  3. CNKI
  4. CNPIEC
  5. Dimensions
  6. EBSCO
  7. Emerging Sources Citation Index
  8. Google Scholar
  9. Naver
  10. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  11. Portico
  12. ProQuest
  13. SCImago
  14. SCOPUS
  15. TD Net Discovery Service
  16. UGC-CARE List (India)
  17. Wanfang
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