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East Asia

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1987

ISSN1874-6284
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.557
H-Indexi
31
SNIPi
1.241
Total Worksi
727
Total Citationsi
5,105
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.09
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

East Asia examines the interplay between the politics and culture that underlies major developments in China, Japan, Korea, and the Pacific Rim. It offers a unique, transnational approach to political, economic, and cultural issues. This international quarterly focuses on the complex and subtle influences these nations exert upon one another. East Asia examines the competition, assimilation, and tensions that shape events in the region today and for years to come.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1987
Annual Volume~ 24 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications727
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Netherlands
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1874-6284
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
20
224
2019
26
122
2020
28
229
2021
16
120
2022
25
200
2023
22
94
2024
26
29
2025
14
1
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.

DevelopmentQ2
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2
Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

DevelopmentGeography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Relations and Foreign PolicyChina's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceKorean Peninsula Historical and Political StudiesInternational Development and AidHong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsJapanese History and CultureChinese history and philosophyLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and Strategies

Frequently asked questions about East Asia

Is East Asia a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for East Asia: 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 East Asia?

East Asia 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 1.09.

Is East Asia indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

East Asia is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of East Asia?

East Asia examines the interplay between the politics and culture that underlies major developments in China, Japan, Korea, and the Pacific Rim. It offers a unique, transnational approach to political, economic, and cultural issues. This international quarterly focuses on the complex and subtle influences these nations exert upon one another. East Asia examines the competition, assimilation, and tensions that shape events in the region today and for years to come.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref