Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Asia Policy
ISSN 1559-0968 · eISSN 1559-2960 · The National Bureau of Asian Research
Asia Policy: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; 71 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asia Policy is published by The National Bureau of Asian Research and is classed under Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations and Foreign Policy, Global Political and Economic Relations and COVID-19, Geopolitics, Technology, Migration, together about 46.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences30.4%
- Global Political and Economic RelationsSocial Sciences8.7%
- COVID-19, Geopolitics, Technology, MigrationSocial Sciences7.5%
- Maritime Security and HistorySocial Sciences6.9%
- Defense, Military, and Policy StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.6%
- Korean Peninsula Historical and Political StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- South Asian Studies and ConflictsSocial Sciences3.4%
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)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 140OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,128 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62 | 2 | 475 |
| 2025 | 71 | 1 | 558 |
| 2024 | 79 | 4 | 605 |
| 2023 | 63 | 19 | 551 |
| 2022 | 75 | 5 | 511 |
| 2021 | 65 | 3 | 432 |
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
- The National Bureau of Asian Research
- ISSN
- 1559-0968
- Electronic ISSN
- 1559-2960
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asia Policy
What CAS zone is Asia Policy in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Asia Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asia Policy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Asia Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Asia Policy 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: .