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Contributions to International Relations

Springer Nature · Switzerland · Est. 2021

ISSN2731-5061

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

Total54

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Journal Impact Factor

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

SJR Scorei

0.185

H-Indexi

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 Language—

1st Year Published2021

Annual Volume~ 134 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications676

Submission Info

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

4/12 · 33%

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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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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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

207

2021

150

163

2022

160

229

2023

158

166

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

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 54/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — 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.