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PACIFIC AFFAIRS

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · GB

ISSN0030-851XeISSN1715-3379

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.641

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.222

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Pacific Affairs is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal providing scholarly analysis of Asia-Pacific politics, economics, and social issues. It focuses on important current political, economic, and social issues in Asia and the Pacific.

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General Information

Country / RegionGB

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 187 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgUniversity of British Columbia

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Submission Info

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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0030-851X / 1715-3379

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

201

259

2019

206

130

2020

162

246

2021

173

104

2022

196

2023

192

2024

172

2025

2026

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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chinese history and philosophyJapanese History and CultureVietnamese History and Culture StudiesAsian Studies and HistoryAsian Geopolitics and EthnographyIsland Studies and Pacific AffairsSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSouth Asian Studies and ConflictsPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastChina's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance

Frequently asked questions about PACIFIC AFFAIRS

Is PACIFIC AFFAIRS a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for PACIFIC AFFAIRS: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of PACIFIC AFFAIRS?

PACIFIC AFFAIRS is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is PACIFIC AFFAIRS indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

PACIFIC AFFAIRS is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.