Representation Journal of Representative Democracy was established in 1908 as the newsletter of the Proportional Representation Society. Over the last 50 years it has evolved into a peer-reviewed academic journal making a key contribution, through the McDougall Trust, to debates about democratic theory and practice. Since we took over this editorship, almost three years ago, we have made it our mission to secure the journal’s first Impact Factor.

Today, we are pleased to let our academic and practitioner community know that the journal has been part of the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) since December 2025, and that it has now received its first Impact Factor. With a strong score of 1.8, the journal now sits in its rightful place among the top publications in political science and comparative politics.

This is a testament to the quality of the work of our authors, reviewers, editorial board, and wider community. We also owe this achievement to previous editorial teams, who have done an outstanding job in raising the quality of our submissions and publications.

As we move into the future, Representation will remain a trusted and rigorous space for academic research and debate around representative democracy, elections, voting systems, and the state of our democracies. At a time when democracies around the world are under strain, the journal offers a space for addressing their main challenges through high-impact and relevant research.

On behalf of our editorial board, we would like to extend our thanks to all the authors who have placed their trust in our journal over the years. We look forward to many more successes in the future.

Dr Simona Guerra and Dr Javier Sajuria, Lead Editors

"The McDougall Trust, as owners of the Journal, are pleased to see this public recognition of the quality of Representation. This is a major step forward and affirms its status as a significant academic publication in the fields of political science and democracy. We congratulate the editors and contributors whose work has been recognised. We look forward to further progress in coming years and the editors and Taylor and Francis, our publisher, have our ongoing support in developing the Journal."

Derek McAuley, Chair of Trustees