Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Asian Politics & Policy
ISSN 1943-0779 · eISSN 1943-0787 · Wiley-Blackwell
Asian Politics & Policy: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 178 days to acceptance (80 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 32% (journal website); 62 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Politics & Policy is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 International Relations and Foreign Policy, Asian Studies and History and Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies, together about 26.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Asian Politics & Policy is dedicated to publishing high quality articles on issues related to the domestic and international affairs of Asia. The objective of the journal is to deepen readers’ understanding of political development and policy innovations in Asia, the growing trend of economic and political integration in East Asia, and the dynamic relations among Asian countries and between Asia and other parts of the world. In addition to scholarly research articles, Asian Politics & Policy provides book reviews, reviews of useful electronic media sources, and Policy Reviews focused on the assessment of public policies. It seeks to share theoretical as well as practical perspectives on contemporary questions, targeting both scholars and policy practitioners among its readers. There are other journals that focus on political science, international relations and public policy, including a few with occasional coverage of Asia. There are also other journals that focus on Asian studies, cutting across disciplines from anthropology and economics to politics and sociology. APP is unique because it seeks to combine the two approaches — the disciplinal rigor of political science, international relations and public policy with the empirical breadth and depth of analysis that an area studies perspective provides.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Aries A. ArugayPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Philippines 14, United States 11, United Kingdom 7, Australia 7, Singapore 4 (52 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences10.4%
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences8.2%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences7.5%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences6.4%
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.1%
- Hong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsSocial Sciences5.5%
- Asian Geopolitics and EthnographySocial Sciences5.1%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.9%
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 | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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 (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 154OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 54Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 63,737Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,199 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 22 | 4 |
| 2025 | 62 | 25 | 57 |
| 2024 | 46 | 24 | 74 |
| 2023 | 58 | 30 | 170 |
| 2022 | 57 | 14 | 136 |
| 2021 | 55 | 9 | 307 |
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
178 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 77 days – 242 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (80 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 207 days
- Sample
- 80 articles with submission and acceptance dates (117 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 157 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted8
- book reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contri…Length not stated
- media reviewMedia Review short articles the dynamic interplay of media, politics and policy-making with a focus on Asia either in the form of newspapers, films, TV shows, r…Length not stated
- meta-analysisArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contri…Length not stated
- original articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contri…Length not stated
- policy reviewPolicy Review critical analysis and evaluation of domestic and foreign policies with key recommendations for policy reform or change 8,000 limit Yes, StructuredLength not stated
- reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contri…Length not stated
- review essayReview Essay critical reviews of the literature (mainly 4-5 books and/or edited volumes), including systematic reviews and meta-analyses 7000 limit Yes, unstruc…Length not stated
- systematic reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Original Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contri…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Author name change policy Model summary
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal encourages data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in print and …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Wiley's Preprints Policy statement for subscription/hybrid open access journals
APP will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Double-anonymized peer review policy Model summary
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, from the 15th of March 2023 new submissions should be made via the Wiley Authors submission portal: https://authors.wiley.com/journal/ASPP You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to authors.wiley.com and clicking the "My Submissions" button. For technical help with the submissio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Wiley's Preprints Policy statement for subscription/hybrid open access journals
Preprint policy Model summary
APP will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1943-0779
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-0787
- Society / sponsor
- Policy Studies Organization
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Politics & Policy
What CAS zone is Asian Politics & Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asian Politics & Policy is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science. 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 Asian Politics & Policy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Asian Politics & Policy?
Based on the dates recorded on 80 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 178 days (interquartile range 77–242 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 32% (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 Asian Politics & Policy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Asian Politics & Policy based?
Of the 52 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Philippines (14), United States (11) and United Kingdom (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asian Politics & Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Politics & Policy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Asian Politics & Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Politics & Policy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .