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Journal of Contemporary East Asia Studies

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2012

ISSN2476-1028eISSN2476-1036

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.39

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.258

Total Works

207

Total Citations

1,873

2yr Mean Citedness

0.66

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Political institutions and public administration - Asia (Asian studies only); Social sciences and state - Asia (Asian studies only). Topics: contemporary east asia studies, political development, economic development, social development, area studies

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 14 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications207

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2476-1028 / 2476-1036

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cultural StudiesQ1

DevelopmentQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceCultural StudiesDevelopment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceInternational Development and AidInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyChina's Ethnic Minorities and RelationsChinese history and philosophyHong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsJapanese History and CultureGlobal trade and economicsAsian Geopolitics and EthnographyAsian Studies and History