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China Perspectives

French Centre for Research on Contemporary China · Hong Kong · Est. 2003

ISSN1996-4617

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.441

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.622

Total Worksi

1,500

Total Citationsi

7,349

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Perspectives chinoises is a quarterly interdisciplinary journal, published by the CEFC, which analyzes the changes in the contemporary Chinese world in their political, economic, social and cultural aspects. Led by confirmed specialists permanently established on the ground, and supervised by an international editorial board, the journal submits its articles to anonymous review. It thus offers a scientific perspective on the current developments in the Chinese world, of which it aims to be a serious and enjoyable tool for understanding. It is an indispensable source of analysis and information for specialists in contemporary China as well as for those who wish to deepen their knowledge of it.

General Information

Country / RegionHong Kong

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,500

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous 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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

French Centre for Research on Contemporary China

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1996-4617

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous review

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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

233

2019

260

2020

235

2021

155

2022

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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesGeography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chinese history and philosophyChina's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceHong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsVietnamese History and Culture StudiesChina's Ethnic Minorities and RelationsJapanese History and CultureChina's Global Influence and MigrationMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomyAsian Culture and Media StudiesSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

Frequently asked questions about China Perspectives

Is China Perspectives a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for China Perspectives: 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 China Perspectives?

China 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 0.37.

Is China Perspectives indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

China Perspectives is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.