Representation (journal)

Not to be confused with Representations (journal).

Representation is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering representative democracy. The editors-in-chief are Simona Guerra (University of Surrey) and Javier Sajuria (Queen Mary University of London). The journal was established in 1960 and is published by Routledge on behalf of the McDougall Trust.^[1] The Representation and Electoral Systems specialist section of the American Political Science Association has adopted this journal and provides it for free to its membership.^[2]

Representation

Discipline	Political science
Language	English
Edited by	Simona Guerra and Javier Sajuria
Publication details
History	1960-present
Publisher	Routledge on behalf of the McDougall Trust
Frequency	Quarterly
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ISO 4	Representation
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ISSN	0034-4893 (print) 1749-4001 (web)
LCCN	2003200733
OCLC no.	610465376
Links
Journal homepage Online access Online archive

Abstracting and indexing

According to the publisher, the journal is abstracted and indexed in major databases such as Scopus and the Web of Science.^[3] As of 2023, Representation has an impact factor of 1.70.^[4] The SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) assigns it an SJR indicator of 0.633 and an h-index of 29.^[5]

Scope

The journal publishes research on electoral systems, political representation, democratic theory, and other issues related to representative democracy.^[6]