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Foreign Policy Analysis

Oxford University Press · United States · Est. 2005

ISSN1743-8594

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.902

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.201

Total Worksi

735

Total Citationsi

15,605

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.20

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: International Relations; Political Science and International Relations.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 46 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications735

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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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?

1743-8594

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

Citations received

583

2019

736

2020

539

2021

316

2022

306

2023

121

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.

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

International Relations

Scopus Categories

Political Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Relations and Foreign PolicyPolitical Conflict and GovernanceInternational Development and AidElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsEconomic Sanctions and International RelationsEuropean Union Policy and GovernancePeacebuilding and International SecurityTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolencePolitical Influence and Corporate Strategies

Frequently asked questions about Foreign Policy Analysis

Is Foreign Policy Analysis a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Foreign Policy Analysis: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Foreign Policy Analysis?

Foreign Policy Analysis 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 1.20.

Is Foreign Policy Analysis indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Foreign Policy Analysis is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Foreign Policy Analysis?