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China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies

World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd · Singapore · Est. 2015

ISSN2377-7400eISSN2377-7419

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.238

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.5

Total Worksi

293

Total Citationsi

1,989

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Political Science; Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionSingapore

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications293

Publisher OrgWorld Scientific

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2377-7400 / 2377-7419

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

333

2019

139

2020

2021

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.

Political Science and International RelationsQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Development and AidInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastBelt and Road InitiativeGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsChina's Global Influence and MigrationGlobal Political and Economic RelationsGlobal trade and economicsEconomic Zones and Regional DevelopmentSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts

Frequently asked questions about China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies

Is China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies?

China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies 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 0.44.

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

China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies?