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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Issues & Studies (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Issues & Studies published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Area Studiesrank 92 of 189 journals
- Political Sciencerank 242 of 333 journals
- International Relationsrank 134 of 175 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Issues & Studies
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Issues & Studies is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Issues & Studies
Issues & Studies follows the waiver policy of its publisher, World Scientific: waivers and discounts through the EIFL agreement, on request after acceptance. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.
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Who funds research published in Issues & Studies
Funders named most often
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03Indexing
Indexing of Issues & Studies
- ISSN
- 1013-2511
- eISSN
- 2529-802X
- Publisher
- World Scientific all its journals →
- Subjects
- Area Studies, International Relations, Political Science
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
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04How to submit
How to submit to Issues & Studies
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Issues & Studies accepts. You find it on the journal's website at World Scientific, usually under "For authors".
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- Check the fit. Read the aims and scope and a few recent issues; papers outside the scope are the most common reason for a desk rejection. The Journal Finder shows journals that published the closest work.
- Check the fee. Issues & Studies is not a fully open access journal, so authors usually pay nothing unless they choose open access for their article or the journal charges page or colour fees. The guide for authors states the current charges.
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05Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Issues & Studies
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06Same subject
Area Studies journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Issues & Studies when the 180 journals of Area Studies in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Journal of Southern African Studies | 0.60 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 89 | Bandung | 0.60 | ESCI | Subscription |
| 90 | China An International Journal | 0.59 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 91 | The Journal of Modern African Studies | 0.59 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 93 | Kajian Malaysia | 0.57 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 94 | China Report | 0.57 | ESCI | Subscription |
| 95 | Cahiers des Amériques latines | 0.57 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 96 | Comparative Southeast European Studies | 0.56 | ESCI | Fully open access |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
07Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
08Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of Issues & Studies?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Issues & Studies is 0.59: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 0.59 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Issues & Studies?
The h-index of Issues & Studies is 21 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 21 of its papers have each been cited at least 21 times. Its i10-index is 89.
What is the quartile of Issues & Studies?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Issues & Studies is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Issues & Studies indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Issues & Studies appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Issues & Studies an SCIE journal?
Issues & Studies is listed in ESCI of the Web of Science Core Collection, but not in SCIE, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Issues & Studies in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Issues & Studies is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
Does Issues & Studies offer an APC waiver?
Issues & Studies follows the policy of World Scientific: waivers and discounts through the EIFL agreement, on request after acceptance. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Who funds research published in Issues & Studies?
22% of 36 recent research articles in Issues & Studies name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are Incheon National University, the Eesti Teadusagentuur, the EU Horizon Europe research and innovation program.
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