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Contributions to International Relations

Springer Nature Β· Switzerland Β· Est. 2021

ISSN2731-5061
SJR Q3βœ“ 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.
πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.185
H-Indexi
9
Total Worksi
676
Total Citationsi
694
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.48
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Contributions to International Relations is a book series that publishes research on all areas of international relations. It welcomes monographs, edited volumes, and handbooks on topics including IR-theory, international security studies, foreign policy, diplomacy, peace and conflict studies, international organization, global governance, international political economy, the history of international relations, and international law.

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General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland
Primary Languageβ€”
1st Year Published2021
Annual Volume~ 134 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications676

Submission Info

Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

4/11 Β· 36%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Nature
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Does the journal have a website?
No URL
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Is the ISSN verified?
2731-5061
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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?
βœ“ 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 β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” 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
79
212
2021
150
169
2022
160
238
2023
158
210
2024
83
3
2025
129
6
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Political Science and International RelationsQ3
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3
Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Political Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Relations and Foreign PolicyEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesInternational Development and AidGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsEuropean Union Policy and GovernanceCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare StudiesPeacebuilding and International SecurityPolitical Conflict and GovernancePost-Soviet Geopolitical DynamicsTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

Frequently asked questions about Contributions to International Relations

Is Contributions to International Relations a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Contributions to International Relations: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Contributions to International Relations?

Contributions to International Relations is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.185.

Is Contributions to International Relations indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Contributions to International Relations is indexed in Scopus.

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