Journal profile · INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Canadian Foreign Policy
ISSN 1192-6422 · eISSN 2157-0817 · Taylor & Francis
Canadian Foreign Policy: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; median 121 days to acceptance (24 articles, last 24 months); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Foreign Policy is published by Taylor & Francis 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, Canadian Policy and Governance and Peacebuilding and International Security, together about 56.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences29.8%
- Canadian Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences21.3%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences5.6%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences4.8%
- Defense, Military, and Policy StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences3.1%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences2.4%
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 | International Relations | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 151OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,009 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 1 | 199 |
| 2025 | 19 | 2 | 364 |
| 2024 | 22 | 3 | 465 |
| 2023 | 39 | 5 | 488 |
| 2022 | 28 | 9 | 428 |
| 2021 | 24 | 2 | 500 |
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
121 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 92 days – 197 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 30 days (24 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 151 days
- Sample
- 24 articles with submission and acceptance dates (33 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
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1192-6422
- Electronic ISSN
- 2157-0817
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Foreign Policy
What CAS zone is Canadian Foreign Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Foreign Policy is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category International Relations. 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.
How long does peer review take at Canadian Foreign Policy?
Based on the dates recorded on 24 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 121 days (interquartile range 92–197 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 Canadian Foreign Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Foreign Policy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Canadian Foreign Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Foreign 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: .