About the journal
Government and Opposition is an open-access journal published by Cambridge University Press in United Kingdom, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 3,655 USD. Declared review time at DOAJ: 48 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0017-257X · 1477-7053
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 3,655 USD
- Articles in DOAJ
- 65
- Declared review time
- 48 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2026-01-19
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 3,655 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 48 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
65
Most recent article
2 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
48weeks
Works in OpenAlex
2805
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
92
i10-index
728
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Added to DOAJ
- 2026-01-19
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 92%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 90%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Alternate titles
- Government & opposition
- Source type
- journal
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Populism, Right-Wing Movements
- Populism, Right-Wing Movements
- European Union Policy and Governance
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- European Union Policy and Governance
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
Show all subjects (50)
- Political Systems and Governance
- Political Systems and Governance
- Legal case studies and regulations
- Legal case studies and regulations
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Political and Economic history of UK and US
- Political and Economic history of UK and US
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
- Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
- Political Philosophy and Ethics
- Political Philosophy and Ethics
- Eastern European Communism and Reforms
- Eastern European Communism and Reforms
- Gender Politics and Representation
- Gender Politics and Representation
- Political Economy and Marxism
- Political Economy and Marxism
- American Constitutional Law and Politics
- American Constitutional Law and Politics
- Irish and British Studies
- Irish and British Studies
- Legal Cases and Commentary
- Legal Cases and Commentary
- Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
- Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
- European and International Law Studies
- European and International Law Studies
- Politics and Society in Latin America
- Politics and Society in Latin America
- Political Theory and Influence
- Political Theory and Influence
- Social Media and Politics
- Social Media and Politics
- International Development and Aid
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- International Development and Aid
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- European history and politics
- European history and politics
Keywords (DOAJ)
- politics
- international relations
- social sciences
- comparative politics
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