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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies	25
2	Emerging Markets Finance and Trade	24
3	International Affairs	23
4	World Economy	22
5	Review of International Political Economy	20
6	Journal of European Integration	18
7	New Political Economy	17
-	Global Policy	17
-	International Studies Quarterly	17
10	European Security	15
-	Globalizations	15
-	International Studies Review	15
-	Journal of Peace Research	15
-	Review of International Studies	15
15	Global Environmental Politics	14
-	Politics	14
-	Contemporary Security Policy	14
-	International Organization	14
-	Review of International Organizations	14
20	Journal of Conflict Resolution	13
-	European Journal of International Relations	13
-	Journal of the Japanese and International Economies	13
23	Terrorism and Political Violence	12
-	Australian Journal of International Affairs	12
-	Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding	12
-	British Journal of Politics & International Relations	12
-	International Political Sociology	12
-	International Security	12
29	Review of World Economics	11
-	Security Dialogue	11
-	Survival	11
-	Cambridge Review of International Affairs	11
-	Journal of Contemporary European Studies	11
-	Journal of International Relations and Development	11
35	International Politics	10
-	Journal of Human Rights	10
-	Security Studies	10
-	World Politics	10
-	Cooperation and Conflict	10
-	Pacific Review	10
41	Space Policy	9
-	Studies in Conflict & Terrorism	9
-	American Journal of International Law	9
-	Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists	9
-	International Interactions	9
-	Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs	9
-	Journal of Strategic Studies	9
-	Latin American Politics and Society	9
-	Chinese Journal of International Politics	9
-	Foreign Policy Analysis	9

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