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International Studies Perspectives

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN1528-3577eISSN1528-3585

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.697

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.12

Total Worksi

877

Total Citationsi

20,104

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.76

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: International Relations; Geography, Planning and Development; Political Science and International Relations.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyQuarterly, 2003-

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications877

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1528-3577 / 1528-3585

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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

357

2019

524

2020

190

2021

158

2022

191

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

International Relations

Scopus Categories

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social SciencesInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyPolitical Conflict and GovernanceEducator Training and Historical PedagogyInternational Development and AidPeacebuilding and International SecurityGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesGender, Security, and ConflictHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about International Studies Perspectives

Is International Studies Perspectives a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Studies Perspectives: 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 Studies Perspectives?

International Studies Perspectives 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 1.76.

Is International Studies Perspectives indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Studies Perspectives is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Studies Perspectives?