Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Asia Pacific Issues
ISSN 1522-0966 · East-West Center
Asia Pacific Issues: subscription journal; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asia Pacific Issues is published by East-West Center. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Income, Poverty, and Inequality, Economic Theory and Policy and Asian Industrial and Economic Development, together about 100% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences33.3%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance33.3%
- Asian Industrial and Economic DevelopmentSocial Sciences33.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and International Relations | Q4 | 581/745 | 22nd |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q4 | 754/876 | 13th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- East-West Center
- ISSN
- 1522-0966
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asia Pacific Issues
Which databases index Asia Pacific Issues?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asia Pacific Issues is indexed in Scopus.
Is Asia Pacific Issues open access, and what is the APC?
Asia Pacific Issues is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .