Aims and Scope of World Politics
World Politics is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering political science and international relations. It is published by JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS on behalf of the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies. Before 2003, it was sponsored by Princeton's Center of International Studies and before 1951, by the Yale Institute of International Studies. It was established in 1948. The editor-in-chief is Grigore Pop-Eleches (Princeton University). Less
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4.5
H-Index 

122
SJR 

Q1Sociology and Political Science

SNIP 

2.91
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World Politics Journal Specifications
| Overview | |
| Publisher | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Publication Start Year | 1948 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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