Political Studies (journal)

{{Infobox journal

| title = Political Studies

| cover = Political Studies (journal).jpg

| alt = Cover

| discipline = Political science

| abbreviation = Political Stud.

| editor = Andrew Hindmoor, Matt Sleat, Charles Pattie, Hayley Stevenson

| publisher = SAGE Publications on behalf of the Political Studies Association

| country = United Kingdom

| frequency = Quarterly

| history = 1953-present

| impact = 3.1

| impact-year = 2023

| openaccess =

| link1 = http://journals.sagepub.com/toc/psx/current

| link1-name = Online access

| link2 = http://journals.sagepub.com/toc/psx/current

| link2-name = Online archive

| ISSN = 0032-3217

| eISSN = 1467-9248

| OCLC = 1641383

| LCCN = 2008233815

}}

Political Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering all areas of political science, established in 1953 and published quarterly by SAGE Publications on behalf of the Political Studies Association.{{Cite web| title = The Political Studies Association announces partnership with Sage to publish the PSA journals from January 2016 {{!}} The Political Studies Association (PSA)| accessdate = 2019-10-21| url = https://www.psa.ac.uk/psa/news/political-studies-association-announces-partnership-sage-publish-psa-journals-january-2016}}

The journal is currently ranked 18th in the "Political Science" category in Google Scholar.{{Cite web |title=Political Science - Google Scholar Metrics |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=top_venues&hl=en&vq=soc_politicalscience |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=scholar.google.com}} According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 3.1, ranking it 47th out of 187 journals in the category "Political Science".{{Cite web |title= Sage Journals: Discover world-class research|url=https://journals.sagepub.com/metrics/psx}}

The journal's editorial approach is not constrained by any particular methodological or theoretical framework wishes to encourage a pluralistic approach and debate among the different approaches. Innovative submissions, which cross and challenge traditional discipline boundaries, reconsider the relationship between international and domestic politics or offer a fresh comparative perspective, are particularly welcome.