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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC

OXFORD UNIV PRESS · GB

ISSN1470-482XeISSN1470-4838

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 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

1.045

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.754

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

International Relations of the Asia-Pacific publishes general scholarship in international relations, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. It also explores topics including political economy, alliances, foreign policy, power, hegemony, and democracy within the region.

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General Information

Country / RegionGB

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

OXFORD UNIV PRESS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1470-482X / 1470-4838

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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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?

Yes

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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

719

2019

176

2020

318

2021

106

2022

127

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.

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Relations and Foreign PolicyInternational Development and AidJapanese History and CulturePeacebuilding and International SecurityGlobal trade and economicsPolitical Conflict and GovernanceAsian Geopolitics and EthnographyKorean Peninsula Historical and Political StudiesGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs

Frequently asked questions about INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC

Is INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC: 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 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC?

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC 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.

Is INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.