Journal of Democracy

Social Sciences

Impact Factor
3.067
2022
H-Index
104.000
2023
SJR
1.539
2023

I. Journal Information

ISSN10455736, 10863214
CountryUnited States
PublisherThe Johns Hopkins University Press
Subject AreasSocial Sciences
Publication TypeJournals
Active Years1996-ongoing
WebsiteVisit journal
JIF 2022–20234.300
2019-2020 SCR Rank3155
2020-2021 SCR Rank1719

II. Scope & Description

Since its inception in 1990, the Journal of Democracy has become an influential international forum for scholarly analysis and competing democratic viewpoints. Its articles have been cited in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and widely reprinted in many languages. Focusing exclusively on democracy, the Journal monitors and analyzes democratic regimes and movements in scores of countries around the world. Each issue features a unique blend of scholarly analysis, reports from democratic activists, updates on news and elections, and reviews of important recent books.

III. Impact Factor History

Year2-Year IF3-Year IF4-Year IF
20223.0674.1604.486
20214.7835.0815.172
20204.1984.6655.068
20193.4174.1124.379
20184.0524.3714.018
20174.0373.8904.046
20162.5932.9943.059
20152.5412.8863.143
20142.274——
20132.546——
20122.560——
20111.573——
20101.984——
20092.248——
20081.910——
20071.505——
20061.608——
20051.207——
20042.068——
20031.961——
20020.726——
20010.787——
20000.987——

Note: impact factor data for reference only.

IV. SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

SJR measures scientific influence, weighting citations by the prestige of the citing journal.

YearSJR Score
20231.539
20222.322
20212.372
20202.580
20191.736
20182.916
20171.579
20161.978
20152.504

V. H-Index

The H-Index measures both the productivity and citation impact of a journal's publications.

YearH-Index
2023104.000
202298.000
202191.000
202086.000

How to Get Published

https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/about/submissions/