Journal metric profile

PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 2.700 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 4.300 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 35/271 Recorded category rank

PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY metric snapshot

PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is OXFORD UNIV PRESS. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 2.700. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 4.300, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q1 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 35 out of 271 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 13% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q1. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (4.300) is 1.600 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (2.700). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 2.600, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 1.330. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY lists total cites: 7,182; total articles: 48; citable items: 49. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 17.2 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 7.2 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0033-362X and electronic ISSN 1537-5331. The publisher is recorded as OXFORD UNIV PRESS. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal namePUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY
Abbreviated journalPUBLIC OPIN QUART
PublisherOXFORD UNIV PRESS
Metric year2025
Overall rank5,704
ISSN0033-362X
eISSN1537-5331
Total cites7,182
Total articles48
Citable items49
Cited half-life17.2 years
Citing half-life7.2 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.700
5-Year Impact Factor4.300
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.600
Journal Citation Indicator1.330
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank35/271
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY is 2.700 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY?

PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank 35/271. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY is 4.300. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY?

PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY is listed in this directory as being published by OXFORD UNIV PRESS.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.