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Issues and Studies

World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd · Taiwan

ISSN1013-2511eISSN2529-802X

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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 75% 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.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.202

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.515

Total Worksi

820

Total Citationsi

2,951

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionTaiwan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications820

Publisher OrgWorld Scientific

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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1013-2511 / 2529-802X

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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

121

2019

127

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Political Science and International RelationsQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area StudiesInternational RelationsPolitical Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceHong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyChinese history and philosophyGlobal trade and economicsInternational Development and AidChina's Ethnic Minorities and RelationsLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and Strategies

Frequently asked questions about Issues and Studies

Is Issues and Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Issues and Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Issues and Studies?

Issues and Studies 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 0.45.

Is Issues and Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Issues and Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Issues and Studies?