political science journals in comparative perspective ...cambridge.org:id:article:s... · political...
TRANSCRIPT
Political Science Journals in Comparative Perspective: Evaluating Scholarly Journals in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom James C. Garand, Louisiana State University Micheal W. Giles, Emory University André Blais, Université de Montréal Iain McLean, Nuffield College, Oxford University
ONLINE APPENDICES Appendix Figure 1. Scatterplot for relationship between journal impact, 2001 and 2007
apsr
ajps
bjps
jop
ps
cp
iowp
cps
prqjcr
psq
isqlsq
esapr
annalsjdemoc
ipsr
politycjps
ssqejpr
pubchoice
govopppstudies
poq
isjtppolsociety
panalysis
publius
pb
party
iaprsq
jpr
pt
ejir
polsci1
par
pq
ppsych
jcmsrop
jle
psj
lsr
roipewapssjls
aujpsii
sapd
pgeogeupcmps
pubinterest
hpt
arpa
scidjpam
aspolscijss
ajil
easpostsoviet510
15Jo
urna
l im
pact
, US
A re
spon
dent
s (2
007)
6 8 10 12 14Journal impact, USA respondents (2001)
r = 0.951 Note: For the sake of comparability, the measures of journal impact from 2001 and 2007 are based only on data from the USA sample. Data on journal impact from Canada and the UK are not available from 2001.
2
Appendix Figure 2. Scatterplot for relationship between journal evaluation, 2001 and 2007
apsr
ajps
bjps
jop
ps
cp
io
wpcps
prq
jcr
psq
isq
lsq
esapr
annals
jdemoc
ipsr
politycjps
ssq
ejpr
pubchoice
govopp
pstudies
poqisjtppolsociety
panalysis
publius
pb
party
ia
prsq
jpr
pt
ejir
polsci1
par
pq
ppsych
jcms rop
jle
psj
lsr
roipe
wapss
jlsaujps ii
sapd
pgeogeup
cmps
pubinterest
hpt
arpa
scid
jpam
as
polscijss
ajil
easpostsoviet
45
67
8M
ean
jour
nal e
valu
atio
n, U
SA
resp
onde
nts
(200
7)
5 6 7 8Mean journal evaluation, USA respondents (2001)
r = 0.890 Note: For the sake of comparability, the measures of journal evaluations from 2001 and 2007 are based only on data from the USA sample. Data on journal evaluations from Canada and the UK are not available from 2001.
3
Appendix Figure 3. Scatterplot for relationship between journal familiarity, 2001 and 2007
apsrajps
bjps
jopps
cpio wpcps
prq
jcr psqisq
lsq
es
apr
annalsjdemoc
ipsr
polity
cjps
ssq
ejpr
pubchoice
govopppstudies
poq
isjtp
polsociety
panalysispublius
pb
party
ia
prsq
jprpt
ejir
polsci1par
pq
ppsych
jcms
rop
jlepsj
lsr
roipe
wapssjls
aujps
iisapd
pgeogeup
cmpspubinterest
hpt
arpascidjpamas
polscijss ajil
easpostsoviet
0.2
.4.6
.81
Pro
porti
on o
f US
A re
spon
dent
s fa
mili
ar w
ith jo
urna
l (20
07)
0 .2 .4 .6 .8 1Proportion of USA respondents familiar with journal (2001)
r = 0.938 Note: For the sake of comparability, the measures of journal familiarity from 2001 and 2007 are based only on data from the USA sample. Data on journal familiarity from Canada and the UK are not available from 2001.
4
Appendix Figure 4. Scatterplot for relationship between USA journal evaluations and Canadian journal evaluations.
apsr
ajpsjop
bjps
io
wp
cp
cpsisq
jcr
pop
lsq
panalysis
pt
foreign
prq ejpr
ps
es
ispoq
pstudies
ppa
polsocietyjtp pb
jdemocejirapr
psq
cjps
parhpt
pubchoiceparty rois
jle
jpr
wep
ppsych
polity jcmsssq
governanceannalsgovopp
jepp
lsr
ipsr
sapd
ia
roipe
mill
jpam
publiuspubadmin
jpp
democ
rop
scid
pgeogpc
eupss
nations
ajil
pq
laps
psj wapjls
rfspsps
aujpspolsci1
jsscmpsas
arpa
eas
pv
polsci
cac
eepspubinterest
prsq
ii postsoviet
cpacpp
actapoliticarisp
45
67
8M
ean
jour
nal e
valu
atio
n, U
SA
resp
onde
nts
4 5 6 7 8Mean journal evaluation, Canada respondents
r = 0.738
5
Appendix Figure 5. Scatterplot for relationship between USA journal evaluations and UK journal evaluations.
apsr
ajpsjop
bjps
io
wp
cp
cpsisq
jcr
pop
lsq
panalysis
pt
foreign
prq ejpr
ps
es
ispoq
pstudies
ppa
polsocietyjtp pb
jdemocejirapr
psq
cjps
parhpt
pubchoicepartyrois
jle
jpr
wep
ppsych
polity jcmsssq
governanceannalsgovopp
jepp
lsr
ipsr
sapd
ia
roipe
mill
jpam
publiuspubadmin
jpp
democ
rop
scid
pgeogpc
eupssnations
ajil
pq
laps
psj wapjls
rfspsps
aujpspolsci1
jsscmpsas
arpa
eas
pv
polsci
cac
eepspubinterest
prsq
ii postsoviet
cpacpp
actapoliticarisp
45
67
8M
ean
jour
nal e
valu
atio
n, U
SA
resp
onde
nts
4 5 6 7 8Mean journal evaluation, UK respondents
r = 0.692
6
Appendix Figure 6. Scatterplot for relationship between Canadian journal evaluations and UK journal evaluations.
apsr
ajpsjop
bjps
io
wp
cpcpsisq
jcrpop
lsq
panalysis
pt
foreignprq
ejpr
ps
es
is
poq
pstudies
ppa
polsociety
jtppb
jdemoc
ejir
apr
psqcjps
parhpt
pubchoice
party
roisjle
jpr wep
ppsych
polity
jcms
ssq
governance
annals
govopp
jepplsr
ipsr
sapd
ia
roipe
milljpampublius
pubadmin
jpp
democropscid
pgeog
pceupss
nationsajil
pq
laps
psj
wap
jls
rfspspsaujpspolsci1 jsscmps
as arpa
eas
pv
polscicaceeps
pubinterest
prsq
ii
postsoviet
cpacpp
actapolitica
risp
45
67
8M
ean
jour
nal e
valu
atio
n, C
anad
a re
spon
dent
s
4 5 6 7 8Mean journal evaluation, UK respondents
r = 0.815
7
Appendix Figure 7. Scatterplot for relationship between USA journal familiarity and Canadian journal familiarity.
apsrajps
jop
bjps
iowp cpcps
isqjcr
pop
lsq
panalysis
pt
foreignprq
ejpr
ps
es
is
poq
pstudiesppa
polsociety
jtppb jdemoc
ejir
apr psq
cjpspar
hpt
pubchoice
party
rois
jle jpr
wep
ppsych
polity
jcms
ssq
governance
annals
govopp
jepp
lsripsr
sapdia
roipemilljpam
publius
pubadminjpp
democrop
scidpgeog
pc
eup
ss
nationsajil
pqlaps
psjwap
jls
rfspspsaujps
polsci1
jss
cmps
asarpa
easpv
polscicaceeps
pubinterest
prsq
ii
postsovietcpa cpp
actapoliticarisp
0.2
.4.6
.81
Pro
porti
on o
f US
A re
spon
dent
s fa
mili
ar w
ith jo
urna
l
0 .2 .4 .6 .8 1Proportion of Canada respondents familiar with journal
r = 0.654
8
Appendix Figure 8. Scatterplot for relationship between USA journal familiarity and UK journal familiarity.
apsrajps
jop
bjps
iowp cpcps
isqjcr
pop
lsq
panalysis
pt
foreignprq
ejpr
ps
es
is
poq
pstudiesppa
polsociety
jtppb jdemoc
ejir
apr psq
cjpspar
hpt
pubchoice
party
rois
jle jpr
wep
ppsych
polity
jcms
ssq
governance
annals
govopp
jepp
lsripsr
sapdia
roipemilljpam
publius
pubadminjpp
democrop
scid pgeog
pc
eup
ss
nationsajil
pqlaps
psjwap
jls
rfsp spsaujps
polsci1
jss
cmps
asarpa
easpv
polsci caceeps
pubinterest
prsq
ii
postsovietcpacpp
actapoliticarisp
0.2
.4.6
.81
Pro
porti
on o
f US
A re
spon
dent
s fa
mili
ar w
ith jo
urna
l
0 .2 .4 .6 .8Proportion of UK respondents familiar with journal
r = 0.453
9
Appendix Figure 9. Scatterplot for relationship between Canadian journal familiarity and UK journal familiarity.
apsr
ajps
jop
bjps
iowp
cp
cps
isq
jcr
pop
lsqpanalysis
pt
foreign
prq
ejpr
ps
esis
poq
pstudies
ppa
polsociety
jtppb
jdemoc
ejir
apr
psq
cjps
par hpt
pubchoice partyrois
jle
jpr wep
ppsych
polity
jcmsssq
governance
annals govopp
jepplsr
ipsr
sapd
iaroipemill
jpam
publius
pubadminjpp
democ
rop
scid pgeogpc eup
ss nations
ajil
pq
laps
psjwap
jls
rfsp
sps
aujps
polsci1
jsscmpsas arpa
easpv
polscicac
eepspubinterest
prsq
ii
postsoviet
cpacpp
actapolitica
risp
0.2
.4.6
.81
Pro
porti
on o
f Can
ada
resp
onde
nts
fam
iliar
with
jour
nal
0 .2 .4 .6 .8Proportion of UK respondents familiar with journal
r = 0.734
10
Appendix Figure 10. Scatterplot for relationship between journal evaluation and journal familiarity, American respondents only.
apsr
ajpsjop
bjps
io
wp
cp
cpsisq
jcr
pop
lsq
panalysis
pt
foreign
prqejpr
ps
es
ispoq
pstudies
ppa
polsocietyjtppb
jdemocejir apr
psq
cjps
parhpt
pubchoicepartyrois
jle
jpr
wep
ppsych
polityjcms ssq
governanceannalsgovopp
jepp
lsr
ipsr
sapd
ia
roipe
mill
jpam
publiuspubadmin
jpp
democ
rop
scid
pgeogpc
eupss
nations
ajil
pq
laps
psjwapjls
rfspsps
aujpspolsci1
jss cmpsas
arpa
eas
pv
polsci
cac
eeps pubinterest
prsq
iipostsoviet
cpacpp
actapoliticarisp
45
67
8M
ean
jour
nal e
valu
atio
n, U
SA
resp
onde
nts
0 .2 .4 .6 .8 1Proportion of USA respondents familiar with journal
r = 0.624
11
Appendix Figure 11. Scatterplot for relationship between journal evaluation and journal familiarity, Canadian respondents only.
apsr
ajpsjop
bjps
io
wp
cpcpsisq
jcr pop
lsq
panalysis
pt
foreignprq
ejpr
ps
es
is
poq
pstudies
ppa
polsociety
jtppb
jdemoc
ejir
apr
psq cjps
parhpt
pubchoice
party
roisjle
jprwep
ppsych
polity
jcms
ssq
governance
annals
govopp
jepplsr
ipsr
sapd
ia
roipe
milljpam
publius
pubadmin
jpp
democropscid
pgeog
pceup ss
nationsajil
pq
laps
psj
wap
jls
rfspsps aujpspolsci1jsscmps
asarpa
eas
pv
polscicaceeps
pubinterest
prsq
ii
postsoviet
cpa cpp
actapolitica
risp
45
67
8M
ean
jour
nal e
valu
atio
n, C
anad
a re
spon
dent
s
0 .2 .4 .6 .8 1Proportion of Canada respondents familiar with journal
r = 0.373
12
Appendix Figure 12. Scatterplot for relationship between journal evaluation and journal familiarity, United Kingdom respondents only.
apsrajps
jop
bjps
io
wp
cpcpsisq
jcr
pop
lsq
panalysispt
foreignprq
ejpr
ps
esis
poq
pstudies
ppa
polsocietyjtp
pb
jdemoc
ejir
apr
psqcjps
par
hpt
pubchoice
partyrois
jlejpr
wep
ppsych
polity
jcms
ssq
governance
annalsgovopp
jepp
lsr ipsr
sapd
ia
roipe
mill
jpam publius
pubadmin
jppdemoc
ropscid
pgeog
pc eupss nations
ajil
pq
laps
psjwap
jls
rfsp
sps
aujpspolsci1
jss
cmpsas
arpa
eas
pv
polscicac
eepspubinterest
prsqii
postsoviet
cpa
cpp
actapoliticarisp
45
67
8M
ean
jour
nal e
valu
atio
n, U
K re
spon
dent
s
0 .2 .4 .6 .8Proportion of UK respondents familiar with journal
r = 0.549
13
Appendix Table 1. Detailed data on political scientists’ impact, evaluations, and familiarity ratings of 92 selected journals, all countries combined, 2007 Impact Evaluation Familiarity ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- Mean Mean Mean Journal Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank N _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ American Political Science Review 14.873 1 7.688 1 0.935 1 1584 American Journal of Political Science 13.834 2 7.381 3 0.874 2 1482 Journal of Politics 13.121 3 7.328 4 0.791 4 1340 British Journal of Political Science 12.965 4 7.135 6 0.817 3 1385 International Organization 12.563 5 7.546 2 0.665 8 1127 World Politics 11.875 6 7.186 5 0.653 10 1106 Comparative Politics 11.428 7 6.747 13 0.694 7 1176 Comparative Political Studies 11.397 8 6.944 9 0.641 11 1087 International Studies Quarterly 10.360 9 6.775 11 0.529 15 897 Journal of Conflict Resolution 9.993 10 6.517 14 0.533 13 904 Perspectives on Politics 9.902 11 5.973 37 0.658 9 1115 Legislative Studies Quarterly 9.484 12 6.384 16 0.486 16 823 Political Analysis 9.471 13 6.869 10 0.379 34 642 Political Theory 9.439 14 7.104 8 0.329 42 557 Foreign Affairs 9.401 15 5.476 59 0.717 6 1215 Political Research Quarterly 9.355 16 6.022 35 0.553 12 938 European Journal of Political Research 9.189 17 6.415 15 0.432 25 733 PS: Political Science and Politics 9.007 18 5.096 82 0.768 5 1301 Elector Studies 8.933 19 6.071 33 0.471 17 799 International Security 8.919 20 6.376 17 0.399 31 676 Public Opinion Quarterly 8.888 21 6.311 21 0.408 30 692 Political Studies 8.860 22 6.268 25 0.414 28 701 Philosophy and Public Affairs 8.697 23 7.111 7 0.223 65 378 Politics and Society 8.618 24 6.184 27 0.394 33 667 Journal of Theoretical Politics 8.552 25 6.114 30 0.399 32 676
14
Appendix Table 1 (continued) Impact Evaluation Familiarity ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- Mean Mean Mean Journal Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank N _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Political Behavior 8.408 26 6.180 28 0.360 36 611 Journal of Democracy 8.393 27 5.755 43 0.458 20 777 European Journal of International Relations 8.325 28 6.322 20 0.317 43 537 American Politics Research 8.242 29 5.608 55 0.470 18 796 Political Science Quarterly 8.234 30 5.374 68 0.532 14 902 Canadian Journal of Political Science 8.215 31 5.686 46 0.445 23 754 Public Administration Review 8.152 32 6.272 24 0.300 47 508 History of Political Thought 8.085 33 6.754 12 0.197 72 334 Public Choice 8.079 34 5.673 51 0.424 26 719 Party Politics 8.070 35 5.947 38 0.357 37 605 Review of International Studies 8.064 36 6.250 26 0.290 50 492 Journal of Law and Economics 8.030 37 6.307 22 0.273 53 463 Journal of Peace Research 7.912 38 5.913 39 0.338 41 573 West European Politics 7.883 39 5.989 36 0.316 44 536 Political Psychology 7.877 40 6.063 34 0.299 48 507 Polity 7.849 41 5.406 66 0.452 22 766 Journal of Common Market Studies 7.831 42 6.111 31 0.281 51 477 Social Science Quarterly 7.801 43 5.406 67 0.443 24 751 Governance 7.741 44 5.483 58 0.412 29 698 Annals of the American Academy 7.722 45 5.263 72 0.467 19 792 Government and Opposition 7.718 46 5.451 61 0.416 27 705 Journal of European Public Policy 7.690 47 6.358 18 0.209 69 355 Law and Society Review 7.681 48 6.081 32 0.263 55 446 International Political Science Review 7.669 49 5.263 71 0.457 21 775 Studies in American Political Development 7.651 50 6.292 23 0.216 66 366
15
Appendix Table 1 (continued) Impact Evaluation Familiarity ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- Mean Mean Mean Journal Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank N _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ International Affairs 7.643 51 5.642 53 0.355 38 601 Review of International Political Economy 7.638 52 6.127 29 0.247 57 418 Millennium 7.569 53 5.637 54 0.343 40 581 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 7.433 54 6.328 19 0.175 77 296 Publius 7.363 55 5.356 69 0.375 35 635 Public Administration 7.257 56 5.891 41 0.232 62 393 Journal of Public Policy 7.097 57 5.682 48 0.249 56 422 Democratization 7.066 58 5.417 65 0.304 45 516 Review of Politics 7.005 59 5.497 57 0.274 52 465 Studies in Comp. and Int. Development 6.976 60 5.900 40 0.182 75 309 Political Geography 6.966 61 5.754 44 0.211 67 357 Political Communication 6.956 62 5.674 50 0.226 64 383 European Union Politics 6.850 63 5.658 52 0.211 68 357 Security Studies 6.754 64 5.436 64 0.242 59 411 Nations and Nationalism 6.689 65 5.683 47 0.177 76 300 American Journal of International Law 6.655 66 5.857 42 0.136 85 231 Political Quarterly 6.622 67 5.097 81 0.299 49 507 Latin American Politics and Society 6.604 68 5.694 45 0.160 81 271 Policy Studies Journal 6.566 69 5.160 76 0.273 54 462 Women and Politics 6.414 70 5.155 77 0.244 58 414 Journal of Legislative Studies 6.373 71 5.134 79 0.241 60 409 Review Francaise de Science Politique 6.360 72 5.568 56 0.142 84 241 Scandinavian Political Studies 6.338 73 5.456 60 0.162 80 274 Australian Journal of Political Science 6.247 74 5.047 84 0.238 61 403 Political Science 6.244 75 4.793 89 0.303 46 513
16
Appendix Table 1 (continued) Impact Evaluation Familiarity ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- Mean Mean Mean Journal Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank N _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Journal of Strategic Studies 6.215 76 5.436 63 0.143 83 243 Conflict Management and Peace Science 6.211 77 5.166 74 0.202 70 343 Administration and Society 6.181 78 5.297 70 0.167 78 283 American Review of Public Administration 6.166 79 5.164 75 0.194 73 329 Europe-Asia Studies (Soviet Studies) 6.161 80 5.442 62 0.132 86 224 Politische Vierteljahreschrift 6.148 81 5.679 49 0.083 91 140 Policy Sciences 6.046 82 5.255 73 0.150 82 255 Cooperation and Conflict 6.038 83 5.089 83 0.186 74 316 East European Politics and Societies 5.965 84 5.130 80 0.163 79 276 Public Interest 5.937 85 4.955 85 0.198 71 336 Presidential Studies Quarterly 5.843 86 4.336 92 0.347 39 589 International Interaction 5.810 87 4.721 91 0.231 63 391 Post-Soviet Affairs 5.688 88 5.145 78 0.106 90 179 Canadian Public Administration 5.446 89 4.833 88 0.127 87 215 Canadian Public Policy 5.403 90 4.858 87 0.112 89 190 Acta Politica 5.372 91 4.787 90 0.122 88 207 Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica 5.294 92 4.949 86 0.070 92 118
17
Appendix Table 2. Detailed country-specific tables Appendix Table 2a. USA political scientists’ impact, evaluation, and familiarity ratings of 92 political science journals, 2007 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Mean Rating Proportion (0–10) Familiar Impact ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- Journal Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank ______________________________________________________________________________________ American Political Science Review 7.973 1 0.984 1 15.821 1 American Journal of Political Science 7.598 2 0.941 2 14.749 2 Journal of Politics 7.537 3 0.913 3 14.416 3 British Journal of Political Science 7.145 6 0.816 6 12.976 4 International Organization 7.498 4 0.698 9 12.734 5 World Politics 7.161 5 0.693 11 12.121 6 Comparative Political Studies 6.953 8 0.649 12 11.469 7 Comparative Politics 6.659 12 0.694 10 11.278 8 Perspectives on Politics 5.957 29 0.827 5 10.883 9 International Studies Quarterly 6.762 11 0.569 18 10.607 10 Journal of Conflict Resolution 6.573 13 0.614 14 10.606 11 Legislative Studies Quarterly 6.424 15 0.625 13 10.437 12 Political Research Quarterly 6.068 25 0.704 8 10.338 13 Political Analysis 6.852 9 0.492 24 10.225 14 Public Opinion Quarterly 6.276 19 0.516 22 9.516 15 Political Theory 7.110 7 0.328 41 9.438 16 PS: Political Science and Politics 4.982 70 0.878 4 9.355 17 Foreign Affairs 5.309 56 0.742 7 9.250 18 American Politics Research 5.667 34 0.611 16 9.129 19 Political Behavior 6.118 22 0.461 27 8.938 20 Journal of Theoretical Politics 6.108 23 0.443 28 8.811 21 Electoral Studies 5.792 31 0.503 23 8.706 22 International Security 6.128 21 0.416 30 8.677 23 Public Choice 5.635 35 0.520 20 8.565 24 Journal of Law and Economics 6.269 20 0.362 36 8.541 25 Social Science Quarterly 5.364 53 0.593 17 8.547 26 Public Administration Review 6.313 18 0.339 39 8.450 27 Political Science Quarterly 5.240 59 0.614 15 8.455 28 Politics and Society 6.063 26 0.383 34 8.383 29 Political Psychology 5.995 28 0.383 33 8.290 30 Studies in American Political Development 6.356 17 0.305 44 8.292 31 Polity 5.365 52 0.542 19 8.272 32 Philosophy and Public Affairs 6.826 10 0.206 66 8.233 33 Law and Society Review 6.069 24 0.348 38 8.179 34 Journal of Democracy 5.527 41 0.473 26 8.141 35 European Journal of Political Research 6.003 27 0.336 40 8.018 36 Journal of Peace Research 5.755 32 0.361 37 7.831 37 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 6.403 16 0.219 62 7.805 38 Canadian Journal of Political Science 5.541 40 0.383 32 7.661 39 Annals of the American Academy 5.036 66 0.516 21 7.635 40
18
Appendix Table 2a (continued) ______________________________________________________________________________________ Mean Rating Proportion (0–10) Familiar Impact ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- Journal Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank ______________________________________________________________________________________ History of Political Thought 6.491 14 0.154 78 7.488 41 Publius 5.168 60 0.437 29 7.427 42 Party Politics 5.427 49 0.326 42 7.194 43 Studies in Comp. and Int. Development 5.923 30 0.215 64 7.198 44 Political Communication 5.571 37 0.279 50 7.124 45 Review of Politics 5.445 48 0.293 47 7.043 46 European Journal of International Relations 5.684 33 0.236 58 7.022 47 International Political Science Review 4.930 74 0.406 31 6.930 48 Political Studies 5.452 47 0.257 53 6.851 49 Governance 4.922 76 0.367 35 6.729 50 Journal of Public Policy 5.452 46 0.220 60 6.651 51 Political Geography 5.463 45 0.213 65 6.624 52 Review of International Political Economy 5.548 39 0.193 68 6.619 53 Policy Studies Journal 4.994 69 0.319 43 6.589 54 Review of International Studies 5.470 43 0.201 67 6.572 55 West European Politics 5.366 51 0.216 63 6.526 56 Government and Opposition 5.006 67 0.288 49 6.448 57 Latin American Politics and Society 5.474 42 0.178 72 6.451 58 Conflict Management and Peace Science 5.133 63 0.256 54 6.446 59 Women and Politics 4.957 72 0.296 45 6.425 60 Security Studies 5.143 62 0.245 57 6.401 61 Journal of Common Market Studies 5.369 50 0.190 70 6.386 62 Administration and Society 5.332 55 0.189 71 6.337 63 Millennium 5.129 64 0.228 59 6.299 64 Presidential Studies Quarterly 4.245 90 0.484 25 6.300 65 Journal of European Public Policy 5.566 38 0.119 83 6.226 66 American Journal of International Law 5.467 44 0.138 80 6.221 67 International Affairs 4.922 77 0.259 51 6.199 68 Democratization 4.931 73 0.255 55 6.188 69 European Union Politics 5.335 54 0.159 75 6.184 70 American Review of Public Administration 5.050 65 0.219 61 6.156 71 Journal of Legislative Studies 4.817 80 0.257 52 6.054 72 International Interaction 4.681 83 0.292 48 6.047 73 Public Interest 4.820 79 0.245 56 5.999 74 Politische Vierteljahreschrift 5.573 36 0.069 90 5.958 75 Scandinavian Political Studies 5.308 57 0.120 82 5.943 76 Journal of Strategic Studies 5.155 61 0.131 81 5.828 77 Review Francaise de Science Politique 5.261 58 0.102 87 5.799 78 Policy Sciences 5.006 68 0.155 77 5.784 79 Public Administration 4.972 71 0.166 74 5.796 80
19
Appendix Table 2a (continued) ______________________________________________________________________________________ Mean Rating Proportion (0–10) Familiar Impact ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- Journal Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank ______________________________________________________________________________________ Political Science 4.455 89 0.295 46 5.770 81 East European Politics and Societies 4.779 81 0.158 76 5.535 82 Nations and Nationalism 4.929 75 0.104 86 5.442 83 Australian Journal of Political Science 4.613 86 0.176 73 5.423 84 Political Quarterly 4.483 87 0.190 69 5.337 85 Europe-Asia Studies (Soviet Studies) 4.763 82 0.109 84 5.280 86 Post-Soviet Affairs 4.681 84 0.107 85 5.181 87 Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica 4.855 78 0.057 91 5.132 88 Cooperation and Conflict 4.474 88 0.144 79 5.117 89 Acta Politica 4.629 85 0.089 88 5.042 90 Canadian Public Administration 4.147 91 0.069 89 4.433 91 Canadian Public Policy 4.033 92 0.055 92 4.256 92 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Note: The rating for each journal is based on respondents’ placement of each journal on a scale from 0 (poor) to 10 (outstanding). Familiarity is the proportion of respondents who are familiar with a given journal. Impact is measured to weight mean evaluations and familiarity and is calculated using the following formula: (mean rating) + (familiarity * mean rating).
20
Appendix Table 2b. Canadian political scientists’ impact, evaluation, and familiarity ratings of 92 political science journals, 2007 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Mean Rating Proportion (0–10) Familiar Impact ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- Journal Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank ______________________________________________________________________________________ American Political Science Review 7.159 9 0.950 2 13.958 1 International Organization 8.000 1 0.631 12 13.05 2 British Journal of Political Science 7.147 10 0.799 4 12.857 3 Comparative Politics 7.197 7 0.765 5 12.705 4 American Journal of Political Science 6.796 21 0.849 3 12.567 5 World Politics 7.522 2 0.642 11 12.355 6 Comparative Political Studies 7.287 5 0.682 9 12.254 7 Canadian Journal of Political Science 6.193 51 0.955 1 12.109 8 Journal of Politics 6.975 16 0.665 10 11.612 9 European Journal of Political Research 7.044 13 0.508 16 10.625 10 International Studies Quarterly 7.058 11 0.480 21 10.449 11 Foreign Affairs 6.112 53 0.698 8 10.380 12 PS: Political Science and Politics 5.890 66 0.760 6 10.365 13 Politics and Society 6.747 26 0.508 17 10.177 14 European Journal of International Relations 7.250 6 0.380 32 10.004 15 International Security 7.186 8 0.391 31 9.996 16 International Political Science Review 5.791 75 0.721 7 9.964 17 Governance 6.454 37 0.542 14 9.951 18 Political Studies 6.636 29 0.492 19 9.898 19 Perspectives on Politics 6.632 30 0.486 20 9.855 20 Political Theory 7.367 4 0.335 38 9.836 21 Review of International Political Economy 6.917 17 0.402 30 9.699 22 Review of International Studies 7.000 14 0.380 33 9.659 23 Journal of Democracy 6.371 42 0.497 18 9.539 24 Philosophy and Public Affairs 7.467 3 0.251 55 9.344 25 Journal of Conflict Resolution 6.568 34 0.413 28 9.283 26 Millennium 6.383 41 0.453 24 9.271 27 Electoral Studies 6.820 20 0.341 37 9.144 28 Publius 6.299 47 0.430 25 9.009 29 Annals 6.171 52 0.458 22 8.998 30 Party Politics 6.759 25 0.324 41 8.949 31 Canadian Public Policy 5.533 87 0.587 13 8.779 32 History of Political Thought 7.047 12 0.240 58 8.740 33 Public Administration Review 6.911 18 0.251 57 8.648 34 Public Administration 6.760 24 0.279 48 8.648 35 Canadian Public Administration 5.604 83 0.536 15 8.610 36 Journal of Common Market Studies 6.642 28 0.296 44 8.609 37 Political Science Quarterly 6.111 54 0.402 29 8.569 38 International Affairs 6.027 61 0.419 26 8.552 39 Journal of European Public Policy 6.761 23 0.257 51 8.499 40
21
Appendix Table 2b (continued) ______________________________________________________________________________________ Mean Rating Proportion (0–10) Familiar Impact ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- Journal Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank ______________________________________________________________________________________ Government and Opposition 5.768 76 0.458 23 8.410 41 Political Research Quarterly 6.194 50 0.346 36 8.339 42 Political Analysis 7.000 15 0.184 72 8.291 43 West European Politics 6.111 55 0.352 35 8.262 44 Nations and Nationalism 6.600 31 0.251 54 8.259 45 Journal of Law and Economics 6.879 19 0.184 71 8.147 46 Polity 5.910 64 0.374 34 8.122 47 Public Opinion Quarterly 6.288 48 0.291 45 8.115 48 Journal of Peace Research 6.068 57 0.330 39 8.068 49 Journal of Theoretical Politics 6.370 43 0.257 52 8.007 50 Political Behavior 6.579 33 0.212 62 7.976 51 Latin American Politics and Society 6.774 22 0.173 75 7.947 52 Australian Journal of Political Science 5.622 81 0.413 27 7.946 53 Legislative Studies Quarterly 6.395 39 0.240 60 7.931 54 Law and Society Review 6.568 35 0.207 64 7.926 55 Journal of Public Policy 6.326 45 0.240 59 7.846 56 Political Psychology 6.395 40 0.212 63 7.753 57 Public Choice 5.845 69 0.324 42 7.739 58 Political Science 5.814 71 0.330 40 7.730 59 Political Geography 6.581 32 0.173 76 7.721 60 Political Quarterly 5.807 72 0.318 43 7.656 61 Women and Politics 6.333 44 0.201 66 7.607 62 Security Studies 6.043 59 0.257 53 7.596 63 Policy Studies Journal 6.067 58 0.251 56 7.592 64 American Journal of International Law 6.727 27 0.123 86 7.554 65 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 6.500 36 0.156 80 7.517 66 Review of Politics 5.896 65 0.268 49 7.477 67 Policy Sciences 6.100 56 0.223 61 7.463 68 Social Science Quarterly 5.706 78 0.285 47 7.332 69 Review Francaise de Science Politique 5.635 80 0.291 46 7.272 70 Political Communication 6.231 49 0.145 83 7.136 71 European Union Politics 6.036 60 0.156 78 6.980 72 Cooperation and Conflict 5.879 67 0.184 70 6.963 73 Studies in Comp. and Int. Development 5.879 68 0.184 73 6.963 74 Europe-Asia Studies (Soviet Studies) 6.400 38 0.084 90 6.936 75 Journal of Legislative Studies 5.964 62 0.156 79 6.897 76 Studies in American Political Development 6.313 46 0.089 89 6.877 77 American Politics Research 5.404 88 0.263 50 6.823 78 Democratization 5.667 79 0.201 65 6.807 79 Scandinavian Political Studies 5.600 84 0.196 69 6.695 80
22
Appendix Table 2b (continued) ______________________________________________________________________________________ Mean Rating Proportion (0–10) Familiar Impact ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- Journal Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank ______________________________________________________________________________________ Conflict Management and Peace Science 5.815 70 0.151 81 6.692 81 American Review of Public Administration 5.571 86 0.196 67 6.660 82 East European Politics and Societies 5.792 74 0.134 85 6.569 83 Journal of Strategic Studies 5.731 77 0.145 82 6.563 84 Administration and Society 5.581 85 0.173 74 6.548 85 Post-Soviet Affairs 5.938 63 0.089 88 6.469 86 Presidential Studies Quarterly 5.800 73 0.112 87 6.448 87 Public Interest 5.355 89 0.173 77 6.282 88 Politische Vierteljahreschrift 5.615 82 0.073 91 6.023 89 International Interaction 4.943 91 0.196 68 5.910 90 Acta Politica 4.640 92 0.140 84 5.288 91 Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica 5.000 90 0.045 92 5.224 92 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Note: The rating for each journal is based on respondents’ placement of each journal on a scale from 0 (poor) to 10 (outstanding). Familiarity is the proportion of respondents who are familiar with a given journal. Impact is measured to weight mean evaluations and familiarity and is calculated using the following formula: (mean rating) + (familiarity * mean rating).
23
Appendix Table 2c. U.K. political scientists’ impact, evaluation, and familiarity ratings of 92 political science journals, 2007 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Mean Rating Proportion (0–10) Familiar Impact ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- Journal Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank ______________________________________________________________________________________ British Journal of Political Science 7.131 3 0.836 1 13.093 1 American Political Science Review 7.022 6 0.806 2 12.684 2 Political Studies 6.874 9 0.789 3 12.299 3 International Organization 7.471 2 0.600 10 11.957 4 American Journal of Political Science 6.938 8 0.717 5 11.913 5 Comparative Politics 6.753 16 0.663 7 11.227 6 World Politics 7.121 4 0.556 15 11.078 7 European Journal of Political Research 6.718 17 0.643 8 11.036 8 Comparative Political Studies 6.759 13 0.608 9 10.868 9 European Journal of International Relations 6.782 12 0.511 17 10.248 10 West European Politics 6.549 27 0.556 14 10.189 11 Review of International Studies 6.842 11 0.486 20 10.169 12 Government and Opposition 5.827 54 0.732 4 10.093 13 Journal of Politics 6.581 25 0.533 16 10.093 14 Journal of Common Market Studies 6.654 21 0.509 18 10.038 15 International Affairs 6.336 30 0.576 12 9.984 16 International Studies Quarterly 6.683 19 0.454 24 9.718 17 Party Politics 6.659 20 0.452 25 9.667 18 Journal of European Public Policy 6.756 14 0.427 27 9.639 19 Philosophy and Public Affairs 7.538 1 0.263 48 9.520 20 Electoral Studies 6.575 26 0.444 26 9.496 21 Millennium 5.917 46 0.596 11 9.440 22 Foreign Affairs 5.632 62 0.667 6 9.391 23 Political Theory 7.015 7 0.335 39 9.365 24 Public Administration 6.652 22 0.392 30 9.260 25 International Security 6.755 15 0.365 34 9.219 26 History of Political Thought 7.025 5 0.303 43 9.151 27 Governance 6.088 38 0.481 21 9.018 28 Democratization 6.000 42 0.479 22 8.873 29 Review of International Political Economy 6.626 23 0.325 42 8.780 30 Political Quarterly 5.463 76 0.573 13 8.595 31 Journal of Conflict Resolution 6.238 32 0.375 33 8.576 32 Politics and Society 6.178 34 0.377 32 8.508 33 Journal of Democracy 6.043 41 0.404 28 8.487 34 International Political Science Review 5.606 65 0.479 23 8.291 35 Journal of Theoretical Politics 6.085 39 0.352 36 8.228 36 Journal of Peace Research 6.354 29 0.280 47 8.136 37 Political Analysis 6.866 10 0.166 67 8.007 38 European Union Politics 5.883 49 0.360 35 7.999 39 Nations and Nationalism 5.971 43 0.337 37 7.986 40
24
Appendix Table 2c (continued) ______________________________________________________________________________________ Mean Rating Proportion (0–10) Familiar Impact ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- Journal Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank ______________________________________________________________________________________ Journal of Public Policy 5.888 48 0.333 41 7.846 41 Public Opinion Quarterly 6.597 24 0.179 65 7.776 42 Political Science Quarterly 5.597 66 0.382 31 7.736 43 Canadian Journal of Political Science 5.503 74 0.395 29 7.674 44 American Journal of International Law 6.691 18 0.136 70 7.604 45 PS: Political Science and Politics 5.071 86 0.489 19 7.550 46 Europe-Asia Studies (Soviet Studies) 6.170 35 0.218 58 7.518 47 Legislative Studies Quarterly 6.108 37 0.231 53 7.517 48 Annals of the American Academy 5.607 64 0.335 38 7.486 49 Political Geography 6.163 36 0.213 59 7.478 50 Political Behavior 6.385 28 0.161 69 7.414 51 Security Studies 5.946 45 0.228 55 7.303 52 Perspectives on Politics 5.592 68 0.298 46 7.257 53 Cooperation and Conflict 5.570 71 0.300 45 7.243 54 Journal of Legislative Studies 5.811 55 0.236 52 7.180 55 Review Francaise de Science Politique 6.085 40 0.176 66 7.157 56 Public Administration Review 5.835 51 0.226 56 7.153 57 Public Choice 5.833 52 0.223 57 7.136 58 Australian Journal of Political Science 5.321 79 0.333 40 7.090 59 Political Psychology 6.292 31 0.119 75 7.041 60 Political Research Quarterly 5.573 70 0.256 49 6.997 61 Scandinavian Political Studies 5.594 67 0.251 51 6.996 62 Journal of Strategic Studies 5.833 53 0.179 64 6.876 63 Journal of Law and Economics 6.229 33 0.087 88 6.770 64 Review of Politics 5.511 73 0.228 54 6.769 65 East European Politics and Societies 5.726 58 0.181 63 6.763 66 Publius 5.618 63 0.189 62 6.678 67 Political Science 5.115 85 0.303 44 6.663 68 Polity 5.294 80 0.253 50 6.634 69 Post-Soviet Affairs 5.956 44 0.112 79 6.621 70 Latin American Politics and Society 5.911 47 0.112 78 6.571 71 Political Communication 5.854 50 0.119 74 6.551 72 Politische Vierteljahreschrift 5.792 56 0.119 76 6.482 73 Social Science Quarterly 5.725 59 0.127 73 6.450 74 Public Interest 5.757 57 0.092 86 6.285 75 Women and Politics 5.547 72 0.132 72 6.277 76 Policy Studies Journal 5.385 78 0.161 68 6.253 77 Acta Politica 5.205 83 0.194 60 6.213 78 American Politics Research 5.208 82 0.191 61 6.203 79 Studies in Comp. and Int. Development 5.641 61 0.097 84 6.187 80
25
Appendix Table 2c (continued) ______________________________________________________________________________________ Mean Rating Proportion (0–10) Familiar Impact ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- Journal Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank ______________________________________________________________________________________ American Review of Public Administration 5.434 77 0.132 71 6.149 81 Policy Sciences 5.477 75 0.109 80 6.075 82 Law and Society Review 5.655 60 0.072 90 6.062 83 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 5.586 69 0.072 89 5.988 84 Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica 5.217 81 0.114 77 5.813 85 Administration and Society 4.977 87 0.107 81 5.508 86 Studies in American Political Development 5.158 84 0.047 92 5.401 87 Presidential Studies Quarterly 4.900 89 0.099 83 5.386 88 Conflict Management and Peace Science 4.914 88 0.087 87 5.341 89 International Interaction 4.789 90 0.094 85 5.241 90 Canadian Public Administration 4.395 91 0.107 82 4.864 91 Canadian Public Policy 4.042 92 0.060 91 4.282 92 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Note: The rating for each journal is based on respondents’ placement of each journal on a scale from 0 (poor) to 10 (outstanding). Familiarity is the proportion of respondents who are familiar with a given journal. Impact is measured to weight mean evaluations and familiarity and is calculated using the following formula: (mean rating) + (familiarity * mean rating).
26
Appendix Table 3. Political scientists’ subjective evaluations, top 30 highest-ranked journals, all countries combined and separately for each country, 2007 All Countries United States Canada United Kingdom ------------------- ------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Relative Relative Relative Relative Journal Impact Rank Impact Rank Impact Rank Impact Rank _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ American Political Science Review 7.688 1 7.973 1 7.159 9 7.022 6 International Organization 7.546 2 7.498 4 8.000 1 7.471 2 American Journal of Political Science 7.381 3 7.598 2 6.796 21 6.938 8 Journal of Politics 7.328 4 7.537 3 6.975 16 6.581 25 World Politics 7.186 5 7.161 5 7.522 2 7.121 4 British Journal of Political Science 7.135 6 7.145 6 7.147 10 7.131 3 Philosophy and Public Affairs 7.111 7 6.826 10 7.467 3 7.538 1 Political Theory 7.104 8 7.110 7 7.367 4 7.015 7 Comparative Political Studies 6.944 9 6.953 8 7.287 5 6.759 13 Political Analysis 6.869 10 6.852 9 7.000 15 6.866 10 International Studies Quarterly 6.775 11 6.762 11 7.058 11 6.683 19 History of Political Thought 6.754 12 6.491 14 7.047 12 7.025 5 Comparative Politics 6.747 13 6.659 12 7.197 7 6.753 16 Journal of Conflict Resolution 6.517 14 6.573 13 6.568 34 6.238 32 European Journal of Political Research 6.415 15 6.003 27 7.044 13 6.718 17 Legislative Studies Quarterly 6.384 16 6.424 15 6.395 39 6.108 37 International Security 6.376 17 6.128 21 7.186 8 6.755 15 Journal of European Public Policy 6.358 18 5.566 38 6.761 23 6.756 14 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 6.328 19 6.403 16 6.500 36 5.586 69 European Journal of International Relations 6.322 20 5.684 33 7.250 6 6.782 12 Public Opinion Quarterly 6.311 21 6.276 19 6.288 48 6.597 24 Journal of Law and Economics 6.307 22 6.269 20 6.879 19 6.229 33 Studies in American Political Development 6.292 23 6.356 17 6.313 46 5.158 84 Public Administration Review 6.272 24 6.313 18 6.911 18 5.835 51 Political Studies 6.268 25 5.452 47 6.636 29 6.874 9
27
Appendix Table 3 (continued) All Countries United States Canada United Kingdom ------------------- ------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Relative Relative Relative Relative Journal Impact Rank Impact Rank Impact Rank Impact Rank _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Review of International Studies 6.250 26 5.470 43 7.000 14 6.842 11 Politics and Society 6.184 27 6.063 26 6.747 26 6.178 34 Political Behavior 6.180 28 6.118 22 6.579 33 6.385 28 Review of International Political Economy 6.127 29 5.548 39 6.917 17 6.626 23 Journal of Theoretical Politics 6.114 30 6.108 23 6.370 43 6.085 39 Journal of Common Market Studies 6.111 31 5.369 50 6.642 28 6.654 21 Law and Society Review 6.081 32 6.069 24 6.568 35 5.655 60 Electoral Studies 6.071 33 5.792 31 6.820 20 6.575 26 Political Psychology 6.063 34 5.995 28 6.395 40 6.292 31 Political Research Quarterly 6.022 35 6.068 25 6.194 50 5.573 70 West European Politics 5.989 36 5.366 51 6.111 55 6.549 27 Perspectives on Politics 5.973 37 5.957 29 6.632 30 5.592 68 Party Politics 5.947 38 5.427 49 6.759 25 6.659 20 Journal of Peace Research 5.913 39 5.755 32 6.068 57 6.354 29 Studies in Comp. and Int. Development 5.900 40 5.923 30 5.879 68 5.641 61 Public Administration 5.891 41 4.972 71 6.760 24 6.652 22 American Journal of International Law 5.857 42 5.467 44 6.727 27 6.691 18 Journal of Democracy 5.755 43 5.527 41 6.371 42 6.043 41 Political Geography 5.754 44 5.463 45 6.581 32 6.163 36 Latin American Politics and Society 5.694 45 5.474 42 6.774 22 5.911 47 Canadian Journal of Political Science 5.686 46 5.541 40 6.193 51 5.503 74 Nations and Nationalism 5.683 47 4.929 75 6.600 31 5.971 43 Journal of Public Policy 5.682 48 5.452 46 6.326 45 5.888 48 Politische Vierteljahreschrift 5.679 49 5.573 36 5.615 82 5.792 56 Political Communication 5.674 50 5.571 37 6.231 49 5.854 50
28
Appendix Table 3 (continued) All Countries United States Canada United Kingdom ------------------- ------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Relative Relative Relative Relative Journal Impact Rank Impact Rank Impact Rank Impact Rank _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Public Choice 5.673 51 5.635 35 5.845 69 5.833 52 European Union Politics 5.658 52 5.335 54 6.036 60 5.883 49 International Affairs 5.642 53 4.922 77 6.027 61 6.336 30 Millennium 5.637 54 5.129 64 6.383 41 5.917 46 American Politics Research 5.608 55 5.667 34 5.404 88 5.208 82 Review Francaise de Science Politique 5.568 56 5.261 58 5.635 80 6.085 40 Review of Politics 5.497 57 5.445 48 5.896 65 5.511 73 Governance 5.483 58 4.922 76 6.454 37 6.088 38 Foreign Affairs 5.476 59 5.309 56 6.112 53 5.632 62 Scandinavian Political Studies 5.456 60 5.308 57 5.600 84 5.594 67 Government and Opposition 5.451 61 5.006 67 5.768 76 5.827 54 Europe-Asia Studies (Soviet Studies) 5.442 62 4.763 82 6.400 38 6.170 35 Journal of Strategic Studies 5.436 63 5.155 61 5.731 77 5.833 53 Security Studies 5.436 64 5.143 62 6.043 59 5.946 45 Democratization 5.417 65 4.931 73 5.667 79 6.000 42 Polity 5.406 66 5.365 52 5.910 64 5.294 80 Social Science Quarterly 5.406 67 5.364 53 5.706 78 5.725 59 Political Science Quarterly 5.374 68 5.240 59 6.111 54 5.597 66 Publius 5.356 69 5.168 60 6.299 47 5.618 63 Administration and Society 5.297 70 5.332 55 5.581 85 4.977 87 International Political Science Review 5.263 71 4.930 74 5.791 75 5.606 65 Annals of the American Academy 5.263 72 5.036 66 6.171 52 5.607 64 Policy Sciences 5.255 73 5.006 68 6.100 56 5.477 75 Conflict Management and Peace Science 5.166 74 5.133 63 5.815 70 4.914 88 American Review of Public Administration 5.164 75 5.050 65 5.571 86 5.434 77
29
Appendix Table 3 (continued) All Countries United States Canada United Kingdom ------------------- ------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Relative Relative Relative Relative Journal Impact Rank Impact Rank Impact Rank Impact Rank _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Policy Studies Journal 5.160 76 4.994 69 6.067 58 5.385 78 Women and Politics 5.155 77 4.957 72 6.333 44 5.547 72 Post-Soviet Affairs 5.145 78 4.681 84 5.938 63 5.956 44 Journal of Legislative Studies 5.134 79 4.817 80 5.964 62 5.811 55 East European Politics and Societies 5.130 80 4.779 81 5.792 74 5.726 58 Political Quarterly 5.097 81 4.483 87 5.807 72 5.463 76 PS: Political Science and Politics 5.096 82 4.982 70 5.890 66 5.071 86 Cooperation and Conflict 5.089 83 4.474 88 5.879 67 5.570 71 Australian Journal of Political Science 5.047 84 4.613 86 5.622 81 5.321 79 Public Interest 4.955 85 4.820 79 5.355 89 5.757 57 Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica 4.949 86 4.855 78 5.000 90 5.217 81 Canadian Public Policy 4.858 87 4.033 92 5.533 87 4.042 92 Canadian Public Administration 4.833 88 4.147 91 5.604 83 4.395 91 Political Science 4.793 89 4.455 89 5.814 71 5.115 85 Acta Politica 4.787 90 4.629 85 4.640 92 5.205 83 International Interaction 4.721 91 4.681 83 4.943 91 4.789 90 Presidential Studies Quarterly 4.336 92 4.245 90 5.800 73 4.900 89 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Note: Figures represent the mean evaluation score on a scale from 0 (poor) to 10 (outstanding).
30
Appendix Table 4. Political scientists’ journal familiarity, top 30 highest-ranked journals, all countries combined and separately for each country, 2007 All Countries United States Canada United Kingdom ------------------- ------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Proportion Proportion Proportion Proportion Journal Familiar Rank Familiar Rank Familiar Rank Familiar Rank _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ American Political Science Review 0.935 1 0.984 1 0.950 2 0.806 2 American Journal of Political Science 0.874 2 0.941 2 0.849 3 0.717 5 British Journal of Political Science 0.817 3 0.816 6 0.799 4 0.836 1 Journal of Politics 0.791 4 0.913 3 0.665 10 0.533 16 PS: Political Science and Politics 0.768 5 0.878 4 0.760 6 0.489 19 Foreign Affairs 0.717 6 0.742 7 0.698 8 0.667 6 Comparative Politics 0.694 7 0.694 10 0.765 5 0.663 7 International Organization 0.665 8 0.698 9 0.631 12 0.600 10 Perspectives on Politics 0.658 9 0.827 5 0.486 20 0.298 46 World Politics 0.653 10 0.693 11 0.642 11 0.556 15 Comparative Political Studies 0.641 11 0.649 12 0.682 9 0.608 9 Political Research Quarterly 0.553 12 0.704 8 0.346 36 0.256 49 Journal of Conflict Resolution 0.533 13 0.614 14 0.413 28 0.375 33 Political Science Quarterly 0.532 14 0.614 15 0.402 29 0.382 31 International Studies Quarterly 0.529 15 0.569 18 0.480 21 0.454 24 Legislative Studies Quarterly 0.486 16 0.625 13 0.240 60 0.231 53 Electoral Studies 0.471 17 0.503 23 0.341 37 0.444 26 American Politics Research 0.470 18 0.611 16 0.263 50 0.191 61 Annals of the American Academy 0.467 19 0.516 21 0.458 22 0.335 38 Journal of Democracy 0.458 20 0.473 26 0.497 18 0.404 28 International Political Science Review 0.457 21 0.406 31 0.721 7 0.479 23 Polity 0.452 22 0.542 19 0.374 34 0.253 50 Canadian Journal of Political Science 0.445 23 0.383 32 0.955 1 0.395 29 Social Science Quarterly 0.443 24 0.593 17 0.285 47 0.127 73 European Journal of Political Research 0.432 25 0.336 40 0.508 16 0.643 8
31
Appendix Table 4 (continued) All Countries United States Canada United Kingdom ------------------- ------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Proportion Proportion Proportion Proportion Journal Familiar Rank Familiar Rank Familiar Rank Familiar Rank _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Public Choice 0.424 26 0.520 20 0.324 42 0.223 57 Government and Opposition 0.416 27 0.288 49 0.458 23 0.732 4 Political Studies 0.414 28 0.257 53 0.492 19 0.789 3 Governance 0.412 29 0.367 35 0.542 14 0.481 21 Public Opinion Quarterly 0.408 30 0.516 22 0.291 45 0.179 65 International Security 0.399 31 0.416 30 0.391 31 0.365 34 Journal of Theoretical Politics 0.399 32 0.443 28 0.257 52 0.352 36 Politics and Society 0.394 33 0.383 34 0.508 17 0.377 32 Political Analysis 0.379 34 0.492 24 0.184 72 0.166 67 Publius 0.375 35 0.437 29 0.430 25 0.189 62 Political Behavior 0.360 36 0.461 27 0.212 62 0.161 69 Party Politics 0.357 37 0.326 42 0.324 41 0.452 25 International Affairs 0.355 38 0.259 51 0.419 26 0.576 12 Presidential Studies Quarterly 0.347 39 0.484 25 0.112 87 0.099 83 Millennium 0.343 40 0.228 59 0.453 24 0.596 11 Journal of Peace Research 0.338 41 0.361 37 0.330 39 0.280 47 Political Theory 0.329 42 0.328 41 0.335 38 0.335 39 European Journal of International Relations 0.317 43 0.236 58 0.380 32 0.511 17 West European Politics 0.316 44 0.216 63 0.352 35 0.556 14 Democratization 0.304 45 0.255 55 0.201 65 0.479 22 Political Science 0.303 46 0.295 46 0.330 40 0.303 44 Public Administration Review 0.300 47 0.339 39 0.251 57 0.226 56 Political Psychology 0.299 48 0.383 33 0.212 63 0.119 75 Political Quarterly 0.299 49 0.190 69 0.318 43 0.573 13 Review of International Studies 0.290 50 0.201 67 0.380 33 0.486 20
32
Appendix Table 4 (continued) All Countries United States Canada United Kingdom ------------------- ------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Proportion Proportion Proportion Proportion Journal Familiar Rank Familiar Rank Familiar Rank Familiar Rank _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Journal of Common Market Studies 0.281 51 0.190 70 0.296 44 0.509 18 Review of Politics 0.274 52 0.293 47 0.268 49 0.228 54 Journal of Law and Economics 0.273 53 0.362 36 0.184 71 0.087 88 Policy Studies Journal 0.273 54 0.319 43 0.251 56 0.161 68 Law and Society Review 0.263 55 0.348 38 0.207 64 0.072 90 Journal of Public Policy 0.249 56 0.220 60 0.240 59 0.333 41 Review of International Political Economy 0.247 57 0.193 68 0.402 30 0.325 42 Women and Politics 0.244 58 0.296 45 0.201 66 0.132 72 Security Studies 0.242 59 0.245 57 0.257 53 0.228 55 Journal of Legislative Studies 0.241 60 0.257 52 0.156 79 0.236 52 Australian Journal of Political Science 0.238 61 0.176 73 0.413 27 0.333 40 Public Administration 0.232 62 0.166 74 0.279 48 0.392 30 International Interaction 0.231 63 0.292 48 0.196 68 0.094 85 Political Communication 0.226 64 0.279 50 0.145 83 0.119 74 Philosophy and Public Affairs 0.223 65 0.206 66 0.251 55 0.263 48 Studies in American Political Development 0.216 66 0.305 44 0.089 89 0.047 92 European Union Politics 0.211 68 0.159 75 0.156 78 0.360 35 Political Geography 0.211 67 0.213 65 0.173 76 0.213 59 Journal of European Public Policy 0.209 69 0.119 83 0.257 51 0.427 27 Conflict Management and Peace Science 0.202 70 0.256 54 0.151 81 0.087 87 Public Interest 0.198 71 0.245 56 0.173 77 0.092 86 History of Political Thought 0.197 72 0.154 78 0.240 58 0.303 43 American Review of Public Administration 0.194 73 0.219 61 0.196 67 0.132 71 Cooperation and Conflict 0.186 74 0.144 79 0.184 70 0.300 45 Studies in Comp. and Int. Development 0.182 75 0.215 64 0.184 73 0.097 84
33
Appendix Table 4 (continued) All Countries United States Canada United Kingdom ------------------- ------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Proportion Proportion Proportion Proportion Journal Familiar Rank Familiar Rank Familiar Rank Familiar Rank _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Nations and Nationalism 0.177 76 0.104 86 0.251 54 0.337 37 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 0.175 77 0.219 62 0.156 80 0.072 89 Administration and Society 0.167 78 0.189 71 0.173 74 0.107 81 East European Politics and Societies 0.163 79 0.158 76 0.134 85 0.181 63 Scandinavian Political Studies 0.162 80 0.120 82 0.196 69 0.251 51 Latin American Politics and Society 0.160 81 0.178 72 0.173 75 0.112 78 Policy Sciences 0.150 82 0.155 77 0.223 61 0.109 80 Journal of Strategic Studies 0.143 83 0.131 81 0.145 82 0.179 64 Review Francaise de Science Politique 0.142 84 0.102 87 0.291 46 0.176 66 American Journal of International Law 0.136 85 0.138 80 0.123 86 0.136 70 Europe-Asia Studies (Soviet Studies) 0.132 86 0.109 84 0.084 90 0.218 58 Canadian Public Administration 0.127 87 0.069 89 0.536 15 0.107 82 Acta Politica 0.122 88 0.089 88 0.140 84 0.194 60 Canadian Public Policy 0.112 89 0.055 92 0.587 13 0.060 91 Post-Soviet Affairs 0.106 90 0.107 85 0.089 88 0.112 79 Politische Vierteljahreschrift 0.083 91 0.069 90 0.073 91 0.119 76 Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica 0.070 92 0.057 91 0.045 92 0.114 77 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Note: Figures represent the proportion of respondents who are sufficiently familiar with a given journal to provide an evaluation.