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Journal of Southeast Asian Studies

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN1474-0680

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · AHCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.176

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.676

Total Worksi

3,747

Total Citationsi

15,583

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.20

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Southeast Asian Studies is a leading peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research on all aspects of Southeast Asia. It covers a wide range of disciplines, including history, politics, economics, anthropology, sociology, geography, and cultural studies. The journal aims to foster a deeper understanding of the region and its diverse peoples, cultures, and societies.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,747

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind 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

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1474-0680

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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?

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

226

2017

119

2018

327

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

HistoryQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area StudiesAsian Studies

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceHistoryGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Asian Studies and HistorySoutheast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesVietnamese History and Culture StudiesAsian Geopolitics and EthnographyPhilippine History and CultureSocioeconomic Development in AsiaGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesCambodian History and SocietyCoastal and Marine ManagementArctic and Russian Policy Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Southeast Asian Studies

Is Journal of Southeast Asian Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Southeast Asian Studies: 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 Southeast Asian Studies?

Journal of Southeast 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 0.20.

Is Journal of Southeast Asian Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Southeast Asian Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.