Journal profile · AREA STUDIES
Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies
ISSN 2050-2680 · Wiley · Australia
Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5; fully open access; APC about USD 1,990; median 161 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 21% (journal website); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies is published by Wiley and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Island Studies and Pacific Affairs, International Development and Aid and Global trade and economics, together about 28.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies is the flagship, peer-reviewed journal of the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University that targets policy-relevant research of those countries and economies in Asia and the Pacific. Its multidisciplinary focus includes economics, political science, development studies and environmental management. Specific themes of recent interest include artificial intelligence, health, education, aid, migration, inequality, poverty reduction, energy, climate and the environment, food policy, technological innovation, labor, urban and regional governance, trade and natural resource management. Papers on a range of topics that speak to various disciplines, the region and policymakers are encouraged. The goal of the journal is to break down barriers across disciplines and generate policy impact. Submissions will be reviewed on the basis of content, policy relevance and readability.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AREA STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Chun-Ping ChangPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Island Studies and Pacific AffairsSocial Sciences12.8%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences9.6%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.2%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.2%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences4.4%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCurrent ContentsPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor
- 1.5LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 189OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 54Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 204,769Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 518 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 12 |
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | 166 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 125 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 34 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 169 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 302 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
161 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 111 days – 231 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 190 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (98 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 178 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,990 / GBP 1,370 / EUR 1,690 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,810 / EUR 1,540 / GBP 1,370 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,650 / GBP 1,250 / EUR 1,400 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- book reviewsBook Reviews Reviews of published or forthcoming books relevant to the field of economics, political science, development studies, and environmental management …Length not stated
- editorialPapers are accepted for publication in the journal on the understanding that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. The acce…Length not stated
- original articled limit may not be accepted for review. Original Articles Word limit: 7,000 words maximum for most articles including abstract and referencesmain text ≤ 7,000 words
- original articlesOriginal Articles Word limit: 7,000 words maximum for most articles including abstract and references, but can extend to 8,000 words if required.Length not stated
- policy forum articlesPolicy Forum Articles Word limit: 4,000 words maximum including abstract and referencesLength not stated
- reviewNote: Word count does not include tables or figures. Please abide by the word count guidelines. Articles and abstracts exceeding the word limit may not be accep…Length not stated
- surveyndergo peer review prior to acceptance. Survey Articles Word limit: 8,000 words maximum including abstract and references. Word count doesmain text ≤ 8,000 words
- survey articlesSurvey Articles Word limit: 8,000 words maximum including abstract and references.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship Changes
In accordance with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidance, this journal will allow authors to correct authorship on a submitted, accepted, or published article if a valid reason exists to do so. All authors – including those to be added or removed – must agree to any proposed change. To request a change to the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are required to provide a data availability statement when prompted at submission to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. When data have been shared, authors are required to include in their data availability statement a link to t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
COPE member Model summary
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read our Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found at https://authorservices.wiley.com/ethics-guidelines/index.html
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review Model summary
As papers are double-anonymous peer reviewed the main text file should not include any information that might identify the authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
iThenticate CrossCheck Model summary
Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2050-2680
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies
What CAS zone is Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Area Studies. 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.
What is the impact factor of Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.5; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 161 days (interquartile range 111–231 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 21% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .