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China: An International Journal

National University of Singapore · Singapore

ISSN0219-7472eISSN0219-8614
SJR Q2WOS SSCIScopus / SJR
90
/ 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
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.295
H-Indexi
31
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.502
Total Worksi
960
Total Citationsi
5,338
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.43
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Area Studies; Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Business and International Management; Economics and Econometrics.

General Information

Country / RegionSingapore
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 39 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications960
Publisher OrgWorld Scientific
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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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
National University of Singapore
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0219-7472 / 0219-8614
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
50
249
2019
52
195
2020
51
181
2021
43
126
2022
46
98
2023
36
38
2024
34
9
2025
18
0
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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2
Business and International ManagementQ3
Economics and EconometricsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Economics and EconometricsBusiness and International Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceGlobal trade and economicsHong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsChinese history and philosophyAsian Geopolitics and Ethnography

Frequently asked questions about China: An International Journal

Is China: An International Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for China: An International Journal: 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 China: An International Journal?

China: An International Journal 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.43.

Is China: An International Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

China: An International Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of China: An International Journal?

Subject areas: Area Studies; Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Business and International Management; Economics and Econometrics.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref