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Canadian Foreign Policy Journal

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN2157-0817
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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
0.356
H-Indexi
30
SNIPi
0.471
Total Worksi
1,014
Total Citationsi
5,235
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.07
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ) is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes research on Canadian foreign policy. It aims to provide a forum for scholars and policymakers to discuss and analyze Canadian foreign policy issues. The journal covers a wide range of topics related to Canadian foreign policy, including international relations, diplomacy, trade, security, and development. It welcomes submissions from scholars in Canada and around the world.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,014
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2157-0817
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?
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
35
157
2019
19
133
2020
24
108
2021
28
332
2022
39
121
2023
22
56
2024
19
8
2025
6
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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

International Relations

Scopus Categories

Political Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Canadian Policy and GovernanceInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyCanadian Identity and HistoryMilitary and Defense StudiesPeacebuilding and International SecurityGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsInternational Development and AidGlobal trade and economicsPolitical Systems and GovernanceArctic and Russian Policy Studies

Frequently asked questions about Canadian Foreign Policy Journal

Is Canadian Foreign Policy Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Canadian Foreign Policy Journal: 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 Canadian Foreign Policy Journal?

Canadian Foreign Policy 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 1.07.

Is Canadian Foreign Policy Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Canadian Foreign Policy Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Canadian Foreign Policy Journal?

The Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ) is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes research on Canadian foreign policy. It aims to provide a forum for scholars and policymakers to discuss and analyze Canadian foreign policy issues. The journal covers a wide range of topics related to Canadian foreign policy, including international relations, diplomacy, trade, security, and development. It welcomes submissions from scholars in Canada and around the world.

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