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Journal of Current Chinese Affairs

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom · Est. 2009

ISSN1868-4874

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.693

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.589

Total Worksi

435

Total Citationsi

6,619

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Area Studies; Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous); Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications435

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~7 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1868-4874

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

274

2019

345

2020

433

2021

263

2022

161

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

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Political Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceHong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsChinese history and philosophyInternational Development and AidInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyChina's Ethnic Minorities and RelationsMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomyChina's Global Influence and MigrationMigration and Labor DynamicsJapanese History and Culture

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Current Chinese Affairs

Is Journal of Current Chinese Affairs a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Current Chinese Affairs: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Current Chinese Affairs?

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs 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 1.22.

Is Journal of Current Chinese Affairs indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Current Chinese Affairs?