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About the Journal

The International Journal of Public Opinion Research is a source of informed analysis and comment for both professionals and academics. Edited by a board drawn from over a dozen countries and several disciplines, and operated on a professional referee system, the journal is the first truly comparative, multidisciplinary forum serving the international community. In addition to original articles, the journal includes review articles, surveys of recent developments in the field, a major book reviews and notes section, journal abstracts, information about forthcoming conferences, and news about its sponsoring body, the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR).

The Journal has an impact factor of 0.686 and is ranked 24/45 in the Communication category of the ISI Journal Citation Reports (2007).

Abstracting and Indexing Services

The International Journal of Public Opinion Research is covered by the following abstracting/indexing services:

Communication Abstracts
Communication Data Research
CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
e-psyche
ESRC Data Archive Bulletin
International Political Science Abstracts
ISI (Institute for Scientific Information): Social Sciences Citation Index, Research Alert,
Social Scisearch, and Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences
Market Research Abstracts
Marketing and Distribution Abstracts
Peace Research Abstracts (SAGE)
PsycInfo (American Psychological Assocation)
Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin
Sociological Abstracts
Food and Science Technology Abstracts