{{distinguish|Perspectives on Political Science}}
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{{Infobox journal
| title = Perspectives on Politics
| cover = 
| editor = Ana Arjona, Wendy Pearlman
| discipline = Political science
| former_names = 
| abbreviation = Perspect. Politics
| publisher = [[Cambridge University Press]] on behalf of the [[American Political Science Association]]
| country = United States
| frequency = Quarterly
| history = 2003-present
| openaccess = 
| license = 
| impact = 3.234
| impact-year = 2016
| website = http://www.apsanet.org/perspectives
| link1 = https://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=PPS
| link1-name = Journal page at publisher's website
| link2 = https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/latest-issue
| link2-name = Online access
| link3 = https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/all-issues
| link3-name = Online archive
| JSTOR = 15375927
| OCLC = 865260348
| LCCN = 2001215286
| CODEN = 
| ISSN = 1537-5927
| eISSN = 1541-0986
}}
'''''Perspectives on Politics''''' is a quarterly [[peer-reviewed]] [[academic journal]] covering [[political science]]. It was established in 2003 and is published by [[Cambridge University Press]] on behalf of the [[American Political Science Association]]. The [[editor-in-chief|editors-in-chief]] are Ana Arjona and [[Wendy Pearlman]] ([[Northwestern University]]). The associate editor is Shmuel Nili (Northwestern); the founding editor was [[Jennifer Hochschild]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Editorial board |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/information/about-this-journal/editorial-board |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Cambridge Core |language=en}}</ref>

== Editorship ==

* 2023-: Ana Arjona, [[Wendy Pearlman]]
* 2017-2023: Michael Bernhard, Daniel I. O’Neill
* 2009-2017: [[Jeffrey C. Isaac]]
* 2005-2008: James Johnson<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faculty Directory: Department of Political Science : University of Rochester |url=https://www.sas.rochester.edu/psc/people/view.php?fid=6 |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=www.sas.rochester.edu}}</ref>
* 2002-2005: [[Jennifer Hochschild]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Editorial board |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/information/about-this-journal/editorial-board |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=Cambridge Core |language=en}}</ref>

== Abstracting and indexing ==
The journal is abstracted and indexed in the [[Social Sciences Citation Index]] and [[Current Contents]]/Social & Behavioral Sciences.<ref name=ISI>{{cite web |url=http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/ |title=Master Journal List |publisher=[[Thomson Reuters]] |work=Intellectual Property & Science |accessdate=21 January 2014}}</ref> According to the ''[[Journal Citation Reports]]'', the journal has a 2016 [[impact factor]] of 3.234, ranking it 8th out of 165 journals in the category "Political Science".<ref name=WoS>{{cite book |year=2015 |chapter=Journals Ranked by Impact: Political Science |title=2014 Journal Citation Reports |title-link=Journal Citation Reports |publisher=[[Thomson Reuters]] |edition=Social Sciences |series=[[Web of Science]]}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of political science journals]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.apsanet.org/content_3246.cfm}}

[[Category:Political science journals]]
[[Category:Academic journals established in 2003]]
[[Category:Cambridge University Press academic journals]]
[[Category:English-language journals]]
[[Category:Quarterly journals]]
[[Category:Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies]]