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International Affairs

Wiley-Blackwell · United Kingdom · Est. 1922

ISSN1468-2346

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.667

H-Index

242

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.668

Total Works

35,972

Total Citations

449,827

2yr Mean Citedness

3.86

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

International Affairs is a leading journal of international relations that covers the entire discipline. It aims to publish a combination of academically rigorous and policy-relevant research.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1922

Annual Volume~ 331 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications35,972

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1468-2346

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

International Relations

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsEuropean history and politicsHistorical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsInternational Development and AidInternational Law and Human RightsVietnamese History and Culture StudiesEastern European Communism and ReformsAfrican history and culture studies