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International Journal of China Studies

Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya · Malaysia · Est. 2009

ISSN2180-3250

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.152

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.228

Total Worksi

113

Total Citationsi

955

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of China Studies is a biannual academic journal focusing on contemporary China. It covers issues pertaining to political, social and economic development, trade and commerce, foreign relations, and regional security within the social sciences.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on the publisher page

General Information

Country / RegionMalaysia

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2023)

Total Publications113

Region🌍 Global South

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2180-3250

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

N/A

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

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

315

2023

2024

2025

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 StudiesQ2

Political Science and International RelationsQ4

Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceCultural StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceHong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsChinese history and philosophyGlobal trade and economicsSocioeconomic Development in AsiaInternational Development and AidAsian Studies and HistoryInternational Maritime Law IssuesInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyChina's Ethnic Minorities and Relations

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of China Studies

Is International Journal of China Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of China Studies: it is indexed in 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 International Journal of China Studies?

International Journal of China Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.152.

Is International Journal of China Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of China Studies is indexed in Scopus.