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Critical Asian Studies

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1978

ISSN1467-2715eISSN1472-6033

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

206

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 184d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.621

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.012

Total Worksi

978

Total Citationsi

14,618

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Critical Asian Studies is dedicated to advancing critical scholarship on Asia, with a focus on socio-political dynamics, cultural studies, and historical contexts. It aims to facilitate interdisciplinary dialogue and to explore how local, regional, and global issues intersect. The journal seeks to develop a humane and knowledgeable understanding of Asian societies and their efforts to maintain cultural integrity and confront problems such as poverty, oppression, and imperialism.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications978

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1467-2715 / 1472-6033

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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

813

2019

598

2020

499

2021

205

2022

160

2023

138

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesVietnamese History and Culture StudiesAsian Studies and HistoryJapanese History and CultureChinese history and philosophyAsian Geopolitics and EthnographyChina's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceCambodian History and SocietyMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomyKorean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies

Frequently asked questions about Critical Asian Studies

Is Critical Asian Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Critical Asian Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Critical Asian Studies?

Critical Asian 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 1.58.

Is Critical Asian Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Critical Asian Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.