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Washington Quarterly

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1978

ISSN1530-9177

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.495

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

2,770

Total Citations

29,107

2yr Mean Citedness

1.21

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Washington Quarterly is a global security affairs journal providing diverse perspectives on strategic changes, trends, and relations. It covers topics such as suicide attacks and their strategic logic, and the role of religion and media in transnational political awakenings.

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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 Published1978

Annual Volume~ 37 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,770

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1530-9177

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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

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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.

LawQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

International RelationsLaw

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Relations and Foreign PolicyGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsNuclear Issues and DefensePolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastInternational Development and AidMilitary and Defense StudiesEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesKorean Peninsula Historical and Political StudiesDefense, Military, and Policy StudiesRussia and Soviet political economy