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Foreign Policy

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · United States

ISSN0015-7228

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Norwegian Register Level 152

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total58

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Scorei

0.103

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

3,022

Total Citationsi

32,131

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 58 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,022

Publisher OrgSlate Group

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0015-7228

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Political Science and International RelationsQ4

Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Peace and Security DynamicsInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyInternational Development and AidEducational Leadership and PracticesRussia and Soviet political economyAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsMagnetic confinement fusion researchJewish and Middle Eastern StudiesPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastIntelligence, Security, War Strategy

Frequently asked questions about Foreign Policy

Is Foreign Policy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Foreign Policy: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 58/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Foreign Policy?

Foreign Policy is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.103.

Is Foreign Policy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Foreign Policy is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Foreign Policy?