Journal profile
Chinese Journal of International Review
ISSN 2630-5313 · eISSN 2630-5321 · World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd. · Singapore
Chinese Journal of International Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2019 (Volume 08): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chinese Journal of International Review is published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd.. 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 50.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Chinese Journal of International Review (CJIR) is an open access journal on international studies. We welcome manuscripts from scholars and practitioners worldwide that engage with either policy-relevant or theory-oriented research in international studies. CJIR includes Research Articles, Review Articles, Book Reviews and Commentaries on international relations theory, research methodology and policy analysis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Shuyong GUOPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences29%
- Global Political and Economic RelationsSocial Sciences10.6%
- COVID-19, Geopolitics, Technology, MigrationSocial Sciences10.6%
- Belt and Road InitiativeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.7%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences3.4%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences3.4%
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences2.9%
- South Asian Studies and ConflictsSocial Sciences2.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.53OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 105 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 51 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 33 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 31 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 26 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 38 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 16 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- book reviewsCJIR includes Research Articles, Review Articles, Book Reviews and Commentaries on international relations theory, research methodology and policy analysis.Length not stated
- commentariesCJIR includes Research Articles, Review Articles, Book Reviews and Commentaries on international relations theory, research methodology and policy analysis.Length not stated
- research articlesCJIR includes Research Articles, Review Articles, Book Reviews and Commentaries on international relations theory, research methodology and policy analysis.Length not stated
- research paperould be written in English. They can be research papers or review articles that are related to fields of interest of the journal, approximately 5,000 words in l…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- review articlesCJIR includes Research Articles, Review Articles, Book Reviews and Commentaries on international relations theory, research methodology and policy analysis.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Manuscripts must not be under consideration elsewhere or previously published. Model summary
Submission of a manuscript indicates a tacit understanding that the paper is not actively under consideration for publication in other journals or has not been published anywhere before.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Articles published under CC BY-NC licence since 2018. Model summary
From the first issue of 2018, all articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY-NC) Licence and are immediately freely available to read, download, and share.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review process. Model summary
We adopt the double-blind review process to ensure the incisive and impartial analysis of the articles.
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
- World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd.
- Country or region
- Singapore
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2630-5313
- Electronic ISSN
- 2630-5321
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 08 (2019)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chinese Journal of International Review
How long does peer review take at Chinese Journal of International Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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 Chinese Journal of International Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words. 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 Chinese Journal of International Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chinese Journal of International Review is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Chinese Journal of International Review open access, and what is the APC?
Chinese Journal of International Review is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .