Scimago Journal & Country Rank

Government and Opposition

Country

United Kingdom

Universities and research institutions in United Kingdom
Media Ranking in United Kingdom

Subject Area and Category

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

H-Index

62

Publication type

Journals

ISSN

0017257X, 14777053

Coverage

1965-2023

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Laura.Cram@ed.ac.uk

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. Join the conversation about this journal
Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

CategoryYearQuartile
Public Administration1999Q2
Public Administration2000Q3
Public Administration2001Q3
Public Administration2002Q2
Public Administration2003Q3
Public Administration2004Q2
Public Administration2005Q2
Public Administration2006Q1
Public Administration2007Q1
Public Administration2008Q2
Public Administration2009Q1
Public Administration2010Q2
Public Administration2011Q2
Public Administration2012Q2
Public Administration2013Q1
Public Administration2014Q1
Public Administration2015Q1
Public Administration2016Q1
Public Administration2017Q1
Public Administration2018Q1
Public Administration2019Q1
Public Administration2020Q1
Public Administration2021Q1
Public Administration2022Q1
Public Administration2023Q1
Sociology and Political Science1999Q2
Sociology and Political Science2000Q2
Sociology and Political Science2001Q2
Sociology and Political Science2002Q2
Sociology and Political Science2003Q2
Sociology and Political Science2004Q2
Sociology and Political Science2005Q2
Sociology and Political Science2006Q1
Sociology and Political Science2007Q2
Sociology and Political Science2008Q2
Sociology and Political Science2009Q1
Sociology and Political Science2010Q2
Sociology and Political Science2011Q2
Sociology and Political Science2012Q2
Sociology and Political Science2013Q1
Sociology and Political Science2014Q1
Sociology and Political Science2015Q1
Sociology and Political Science2016Q1
Sociology and Political Science2017Q1
Sociology and Political Science2018Q1
Sociology and Political Science2019Q1
Sociology and Political Science2020Q1
Sociology and Political Science2021Q1
Sociology and Political Science2022Q1
Sociology and Political Science2023Q1
SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

YearSJR
19990.387
20000.314
20010.294
20020.282
20030.234
20040.335
20050.489
20060.861
20070.647
20080.413
20090.799
20100.632
20110.577
20120.646
20130.827
20140.860
20150.892
20160.904
20170.965
20181.996
20191.772
20201.312
20211.240
20221.410
20231.836
Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

YearDocuments
199923
200024
200127
200228
200326
200430
200525
200625
200728
200829
200925
201024
201123
201238
201326
201432
201520
201616
201729
201828
201938
202036
202129
202240
202362
Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per documentYearValue
Cites / Doc. (4 years)19990.435
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20000.409
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20010.528
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20020.450
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20030.696
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20040.629
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20051.009
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20061.459
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20071.755
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20082.333
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20091.589
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20101.804
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20111.594
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20121.832
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20131.527
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20141.315
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20151.630
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20161.750
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20172.330
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20182.794
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20192.785
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20202.342
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20213.374
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20223.122
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20234.483
Cites / Doc. (3 years)19990.435
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20000.500
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20010.425
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20020.541
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20030.696
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20040.605
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20051.083
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20061.444
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20071.963
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20081.385
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20091.659
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20101.793
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20111.218
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20121.486
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20131.365
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20141.437
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20151.354
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20161.577
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20172.221
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20182.554
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20192.603
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20202.126
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20213.265
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20223.184
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20234.800
Cites / Doc. (2 years)19990.541
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20000.490
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20010.426
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20020.569
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20030.600
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20040.556
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20051.089
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20061.564
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20070.820
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20081.396
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20091.544
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20101.463
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20110.857
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20121.468
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20131.475
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20140.906
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20151.017
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20161.462
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20171.639
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20182.200
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20192.474
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20201.955
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20213.189
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20223.354
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20234.478
Total Cites 
Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

CitesYearValue
Self Cites19994
Self Cites20002
Self Cites20012
Self Cites20020
Self Cites20031
Self Cites20040
Self Cites20052
Self Cites20064
Self Cites20075
Self Cites20083
Self Cites20098
Self Cites20101
Self Cites20114
Self Cites20124
Self Cites20134
Self Cites20142
Self Cites20153
Self Cites20161
Self Cites20178
Self Cites201811
Self Cites201913
Self Cites20206
Self Cites20219
Self Cites202225
Self Cites202334
Total Cites199940
Total Cites200042
Total Cites200131
Total Cites200240
Total Cites200355
Total Cites200449
Total Cites200591
Total Cites2006117
Total Cites2007157
Total Cites2008108
Total Cites2009136
Total Cites2010147
Total Cites201195
Total Cites2012107
Total Cites2013116
Total Cites2014125
Total Cites2015130
Total Cites2016123
Total Cites2017151
Total Cites2018166
Total Cites2019190
Total Cites2020202
Total Cites2021333
Total Cites2022328
Total Cites2023504
External Cites per Doc 
Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

CitesYearValue
External Cites per document19990.391
External Cites per document20000.476
External Cites per document20010.397
External Cites per document20020.541
External Cites per document20030.684
External Cites per document20040.605
External Cites per document20051.060
External Cites per document20061.395
External Cites per document20071.900
External Cites per document20081.346
External Cites per document20091.561
External Cites per document20101.780
External Cites per document20111.167
External Cites per document20121.431
External Cites per document20131.318
External Cites per document20141.414
External Cites per document20151.323
External Cites per document20161.564
External Cites per document20172.103
External Cites per document20182.385
External Cites per document20192.425
External Cites per document20202.063
External Cites per document20213.176
External Cites per document20222.942
External Cites per document20234.476
Cites per document19990.435
Cites per document20000.500
Cites per document20010.425
Cites per document20020.541
Cites per document20030.696
Cites per document20040.605
Cites per document20051.083
Cites per document20061.444
Cites per document20071.963
Cites per document20081.385
Cites per document20091.659
Cites per document20101.793
Cites per document20111.218
Cites per document20121.486
Cites per document20131.365
Cites per document20141.437
Cites per document20151.354
Cites per document20161.577
Cites per document20172.221
Cites per document20182.554
Cites per document20192.603
Cites per document20202.126
Cites per document20213.265
Cites per document20223.184
Cites per document20234.800
% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

YearInternational Collaboration
19990.00
20008.33
20013.70
20020.00
20033.85
200413.33
20050.00
20060.00
20070.00
20080.00
20090.00
20100.00
20110.00
20122.63
20133.85
201418.75
201510.00
201625.00
20176.90
201835.71
201926.32
202019.44
202117.24
202215.00
202329.03
Citable documents 
Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

DocumentsYearValue
Non-citable documents19990
Non-citable documents20000
Non-citable documents20010
Non-citable documents20021
Non-citable documents20032
Non-citable documents20043
Non-citable documents20053
Non-citable documents20063
Non-citable documents20072
Non-citable documents20081
Non-citable documents20090
Non-citable documents20101
Non-citable documents20112
Non-citable documents20122
Non-citable documents20132
Non-citable documents20141
Non-citable documents20151
Non-citable documents20160
Non-citable documents20170
Non-citable documents20181
Non-citable documents20191
Non-citable documents20201
Non-citable documents20210
Non-citable documents20220
Non-citable documents20230
Citable documents199992
Citable documents200084
Citable documents200173
Citable documents200273
Citable documents200377
Citable documents200478
Citable documents200581
Citable documents200678
Citable documents200778
Citable documents200877
Citable documents200982
Citable documents201081
Citable documents201176
Citable documents201270
Citable documents201383
Citable documents201486
Citable documents201595
Citable documents201678
Citable documents201768
Citable documents201864
Citable documents201972
Citable documents202094
Citable documents2021102
Citable documents2022103
Citable documents2023105
Cited documents 
Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

DocumentsYearValue
Uncited documents199966
Uncited documents200057
Uncited documents200150
Uncited documents200243
Uncited documents200349
Uncited documents200452
Uncited documents200543
Uncited documents200641
Uncited documents200735
Uncited documents200835
Uncited documents200935
Uncited documents201035
Uncited documents201129
Uncited documents201230
Uncited documents201331
Uncited documents201443
Uncited documents201541
Uncited documents201628
Uncited documents201720
Uncited documents201816
Uncited documents201923
Uncited documents202038
Uncited documents202123
Uncited documents202233
Uncited documents202312
Cited documents199926
Cited documents200027
Cited documents200123
Cited documents200231
Cited documents200330
Cited documents200429
Cited documents200541
Cited documents200640
Cited documents200745
Cited documents200843
Cited documents200947
Cited documents201047
Cited documents201149
Cited documents201242
Cited documents201354
Cited documents201444
Cited documents201555
Cited documents201650
Cited documents201748
Cited documents201849
Cited documents201950
Cited documents202057
Cited documents202179
Cited documents202270
Cited documents202393
% Female Authors

Evolution of the percentage of female authors.

YearFemale Percent
199912.50
20006.90
200120.69
20025.88
200317.86
200421.62
200514.29
200624.14
20077.14
200839.39
200923.33
201020.83
201114.29
201231.25
201334.38
201419.15
201541.38
201663.64
201719.05
201846.67
201933.85
202026.92
202135.71
202225.35
202334.58
Documents cited by public policy (Overton)

Evolution of the number of documents cited by public policy documents according to Overton database.

DocumentsYearValue
Overton19996
Overton20006
Overton20018
Overton20026
Overton20038
Overton200416
Overton200511
Overton200614
Overton200711
Overton200813
Overton20097
Overton20103
Overton201113
Overton201217
Overton20137
Overton201412
Overton20156
Overton201611
Overton201715
Overton201811
Overton201911
Overton20208
Overton20214
Overton20226
Overton20238
Documents related to SDGs (UN)

Evolution of the number of documents related to Sustainable Development Goals defined by United Nations. Available from 2018 onwards.

DocumentsYearValue
SDG201810
SDG20199
SDG20208
SDG20216
SDG20228
SDG202315
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