International Relations: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies	26
2	Emerging Markets Finance and Trade	25
3	International Affairs	23
4	World Economy	22
5	Review of International Political Economy	20
6	Journal of European Integration	18
7	International Studies Quarterly	16
-	Global Policy	16
-	New Political Economy	16
10	Journal of Peace Research	15
-	International Studies Review	15
12	Contemporary Security Policy	14
-	International Organization	14
-	Review of International Studies	14
-	Global Environmental Politics	14
-	Globalizations	14
17	Journal of the Japanese and International Economies	13
-	Politics	13
-	European Journal of International Relations	13
-	Journal of Conflict Resolution	13
-	Review of International Organizations	13
-	European Security	13
23	International Political Sociology	12
-	International Security	12
-	Terrorism and Political Violence	12
-	British Journal of Politics & International Relations	12
-	Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding	12
28	Journal of Contemporary European Studies	11
-	Journal of International Relations and Development	11
-	Security Dialogue	11
-	Space Policy	11
-	Survival	11
-	Australian Journal of International Affairs	11
34	Pacific Review	10
-	Review of World Economics	10
-	Cooperation and Conflict	10
-	International Politics	10
-	Journal of Human Rights	10
-	Security Studies	10
-	World Politics	10
-	American Journal of International Law	10
42	Studies in Conflict & Terrorism	9
-	Cambridge Review of International Affairs	9
-	Chinese Journal of International Politics	9
-	Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs	9
-	Journal of Strategic Studies	9
-	Latin American Politics and Society	9
-	Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists	9
-	Common Market Law Review	9
-	International Interactions	9

51	International Relations	8
-	International Theory	8
-	Millennium-Journal of International Studies	8
-	World Trade Review	8
-	Foreign Policy Analysis	8
-	Washington Quarterly	8
-	Human Geography	8
-	Conflict Management and Peace Science	8
-	Current History	8
60	Asia Europe Journal	7
-	Communist and Post-Communist Studies	7
-	Ethics & International Affairs	7
-	Peacebuilding	7
-	Studies in Comparative International Development	7
-	European Journal of International Law	7
-	Human Rights Law Review	7
-	International Journal of Transitional Justice	7
68	Mediterranean Politics	6
-	Ocean Development and International Law	6
-	Intelligence and National Security	6
-	International Peacekeeping	6
-	International Relations of the Asia-Pacific	6
-	International Studies Perspectives	6
-	Journal of World Trade	6
-	Middle East Policy	6
76	International Journal	5
-	Uluslararasi Iliskiler-International Relations	5
-	Contemporary Southeast Asia	5
79	Global Governance	4
-	Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional	4
-	Chinese Journal of International Law	4
82	Journal of Cold War Studies	3
-	Korea Observer	3
-	Diplomacy & Statecraft	3
-	Pacific Focus	3
-	Internasjonal Politikk	3
87	War in History	2