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International Organisations Research Journal

National Research University Higher School of Economics · Russian Federation · Est. 2006

ISSN1996-7845eISSN1996-7845
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
Removed from DOAJ (2021-06-19). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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
0.428
H-Indexi
24
SNIPi
0.522
Total Worksi
912
Total Citationsi
3,687
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.48
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The journal publishes original scientific works, previously unpublished, and free of incorrect borrowings. All articles submitted to the editorial office undergo anonymous internal and external peer review. The editorial office considers the experience of authoritative Russian and international journals and publishers. The editorial office reserves the right to reject the publication of an article in case of violation of the rules listed below. The journal accepts for consideration articles and analytical materials from Russian and foreign authors on the activities of multilateral international institutions, primarily the "G20", "G7/G8", BRICS, OECD, World Bank, IMF, WTO, UN, and integration associations, primarily the European Union, Eurasian Economic Union, APEC, ASEAN, Shanghai Cooperation Organization and others. The journal accepts for consideration scientific articles on issues of international cooperation in the field of higher education, the modern development of higher professional education in a national and international comparative context, and the problems of developing global and cross-border higher education.

General Information

Country / RegionRussian Federation
Primary LanguageRussian, English
1st Year Published2006
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications912
Publisher OrgNational Research University – Higher School of Economics
Region🌍 Global South
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review
OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0)
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1996-7845 / 1996-7845
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
Russian, 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
51
441
2019
49
436
2020
51
341
2021
44
297
2022
35
99
2023
49
153
2024
45
31
2025
11
0
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 RelationsQ2
Sociology and Political ScienceQ2
Economics and EconometricsQ3
FinanceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

International Relations

Scopus Categories

FinanceSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Political and Economic RelationsInternational Development and AidArctic and Russian Policy StudiesLegal and Regulatory AnalysisMilitary Technology and StrategiesLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesEconomic and Technological Developments in RussiaGlobal trade and economicsGlobal Energy Security and PolicyRussia and Soviet political economy

Frequently asked questions about International Organisations Research Journal

Is International Organisations Research Journal a predatory journal?

International Organisations Research Journal was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2021-06-19). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Organisations Research Journal?

International Organisations Research Journal 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 1.48.

Is International Organisations Research Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Organisations Research Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Organisations Research Journal?

The journal publishes original scientific works, previously unpublished, and free of incorrect borrowings. All articles submitted to the editorial office undergo anonymous internal and external peer review. The editorial office considers the experience of authoritative Russian and international journals and publishers. The editorial office reserves the right to reject the publication of an article in case of violation of the rules listed below. The journal accepts for consideration articles and analytical materials from Russian and foreign authors on the activities of multilateral internationa

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