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Journal of Contemporary China

Routledge · United Kingdom

ISSN1067-0564eISSN1469-9400

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.114

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

1,660

Total Citationsi

35,240

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Contemporary China aims to expand the discussion of research in China, covering politics, political economy, economic growth, development economics, economics, political science, law, culture, literature, business, history, international relations, sociology, and other social sciences and humanities.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySix Issues Per Year, 2012-

StatusActive

Total Publications1,660

Publisher OrgRoutledge

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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?

1067-0564 / 1469-9400

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.7k

2019

1.1k

2020

1.1k

2021

942

2022

465

2023

397

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.

DevelopmentQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

DevelopmentGeography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceChinese history and philosophyHong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyChina's Ethnic Minorities and Relations

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Contemporary China

Is Journal of Contemporary China a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Contemporary China: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Contemporary China?

Journal of Contemporary China 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 2.44.

Is Journal of Contemporary China indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Contemporary China is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.