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Canadian Foreign Policy Journal

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN2157-0817

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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?

126

days submission → published

measured · last 9 articles · accept 167d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.356

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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

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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2157-0817

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer 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

155

2019

132

2020

107

2021

328

2022

112

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.

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. 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.