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Cambridge Review of International Affairs
ISSN 0955-7571 · eISSN 1474-449X · Taylor & Francis
Cambridge Review of International Affairs: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.35; hybrid open access; median 197 days to acceptance (57 articles, last 24 months); 80 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cambridge Review of International Affairs is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 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, International Development and Aid and Global Peace and Security Dynamics, together about 33.8% 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)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences15%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences9.8%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences9%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences7.2%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.3%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5%
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.35LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 604OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,915 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72 | 27 | 10 |
| 2025 | 80 | 29 | 82 |
| 2024 | 47 | 17 | 101 |
| 2023 | 67 | 22 | 127 |
| 2022 | 52 | 24 | 297 |
| 2021 | 70 | 19 | 809 |
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
197 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 165 days – 306 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 51 days (57 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 260 days
- Sample
- 57 articles with submission and acceptance dates (166 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".
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0955-7571
- Electronic ISSN
- 1474-449X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cambridge Review of International Affairs
What CAS zone is Cambridge Review of International Affairs in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cambridge Review of International Affairs is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Political Science / International Relations. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Cambridge Review of International Affairs?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.35; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 74.
How long does peer review take at Cambridge Review of International Affairs?
Based on the dates recorded on 57 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 197 days (interquartile range 165–306 days). 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.
Which databases index Cambridge Review of International Affairs?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cambridge Review of International Affairs is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Cambridge Review of International Affairs open access, and what is the APC?
Cambridge Review of International Affairs is a hybrid 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: .