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Asian Affairs

Routledge · United Kingdom

ISSN0306-8374eISSN1477-1500

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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⚡ 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 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.408

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

3,482

Total Citationsi

11,097

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Asian Affairs is a journal that focuses on the politics, current affairs, and international relations of the continent of Asia. It adopts an inter-disciplinary approach to these subjects.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyThree Times A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,482

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0306-8374 / 1477-1500

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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

107

1.2k

2019

118

957

2020

129

752

2021

131

495

2022

122

319

2023

109

107

2024

160

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

LawQ2

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Economics and EconometricsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

LawEconomics and EconometricsGeography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastIslamic Studies and HistorySoutheast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesChinese history and philosophySouth Asian Studies and Conflicts

Frequently asked questions about Asian Affairs

Is Asian Affairs a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Asian Affairs: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Asian Affairs?

Asian 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.43.

Is Asian Affairs indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Asian Affairs is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.