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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Emerging Markets Finance and Trade	27
2	JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies	26
3	International Affairs	23
-	World Economy	23
5	Review of International Political Economy	21
6	Journal of European Integration	18
7	Global Policy	17
8	International Studies Quarterly	16
-	Journal of Peace Research	16
-	New Political Economy	16
-	Global Environmental Politics	16
12	Contemporary Security Policy	15
-	International Studies Review	15
-	Globalizations	15
15	British Journal of Politics & International Relations	14
-	Journal of Conflict Resolution	14
-	Review of International Studies	14
-	European Security	14
19	International Organization	13
-	International Security	13
-	Journal of the Japanese and International Economies	13
-	Review of International Organizations	13
-	Australian Journal of International Affairs	13
24	International Political Sociology	12
-	Journal of Contemporary European Studies	12
-	Journal of International Relations and Development	12
-	Terrorism and Political Violence	12
-	European Journal of International Relations	12
-	Journal of Human Rights	12
-	Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding	12
-	Survival	12
32	Pacific Review	11
-	Politics	11
-	Security Dialogue	11
-	Space Policy	11
-	Studies in Conflict & Terrorism	11
37	World Trade Review	10
-	Cooperation and Conflict	10
-	Latin American Politics and Society	10
-	Security Studies	10
41	Millennium-Journal of International Studies	9
-	Review of World Economics	9
-	Chinese Journal of International Politics	9
-	Foreign Policy Analysis	9
-	International Interactions	9
-	International Politics	9
-	Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs	9
-	Journal of Strategic Studies	9
-	American Journal of International Law	9
-	Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists	9

51	International Theory	8
-	Cambridge Review of International Affairs	8
-	Human Rights Law Review	8
-	Washington Quarterly	8
-	World Politics	8
-	Human Geography	8
-	Common Market Law Review	8
-	Conflict Management and Peace Science	8
-	Current History	8
-	European Journal of International Law	8
61	Intelligence and National Security	7
-	International Relations	7
-	Mediterranean Politics	7
-	Ocean Development and International Law	7
-	Asia Europe Journal	7
-	Communist and Post-Communist Studies	7
-	Ethics & International Affairs	7
-	International Journal of Transitional Justice	7
-	International Peacekeeping	7
-	International Studies Perspectives	7
-	Middle East Policy	7
-	Peacebuilding	7
-	Studies in Comparative International Development	7
74	Journal of World Trade	6
-	Contemporary Southeast Asia	6
76	International Journal	5
-	Global Governance	5
-	International Relations of the Asia-Pacific	5
-	Uluslararasi Iliskiler-International Relations	5
80	Pacific Focus	4
-	Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional	4
-	Chinese Journal of International Law	4
83	Journal of Cold War Studies	3
-	Korea Observer	3
-	Diplomacy & Statecraft	3
-	Internasjonal Politikk	3
87	War in History	1