Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations
ISSN 2410-9681 · Institue of China and Asia-Pacific Studies, National Sun Yat-sen University · Taiwan, Province of China
Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations is published by Institue of China and Asia-Pacific Studies, National Sun Yat-sen University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations and Foreign Policy, Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics and Political Conflict and Governance, together about 41.7% 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)
Contemporary political economy or political economics is an interdisciplinary field of social science that studies the interrelationship between political and economic processes, taking political science and economics as a unified subject. Manuscripts submitted for publication in CCPS should focus on the Chinese polity, economy, and society; and the interrelationship between sociopolitical and socioeconomic factors that influence political, economic, and social outcomes in contemporary Mainland China and Taiwan, as well as Hong Kong and Macau, and their politico-economic and strategic relations with other regions and countries.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Editor-in-chief Reymund B. FloresPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United Kingdom 6, Australia 3, Hong Kong, China 2, Taiwan, China 2, United States 2 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences16.7%
- Hong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsSocial Sciences16.7%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences8.3%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences8.3%
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences8.3%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.3%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences8.3%
- Defense, Military, and Policy StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1242/1530 | 18th |
| Political Science and International Relations | Q4 | 609/745 | 18th |
| Economics and Econometrics | Q4 | 709/755 | 6th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory, ProQuest Political Science, Research Library, ProQuest Social Science Journals, EBSCOHostPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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-ND | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted4
- book reviewBook review submitted should focus on new or recent publications, and the book title, author, city/publisher, year of publication and total number of pages (e.g…Length not stated
- research notesShorter papers could be considered for the Research Notes section.Length not stated
- research papersResearch papers for consideration to be published in the journal should have a preferred length of more than 8000 words (though a word count of 6000-8000 is als…Length not stated
- thematic special issueThematic special issue proposals are welcomed.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Statement on publication ethics and against publication malpractice Model summary
Statement on publication ethics and against publication malpractice
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal (CCPS) is an open access journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review Model summary
All manuscripts under consideration for publication will be refereed via a double blind reviewing process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original, unpublished work not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
A manuscript submitted should be an original, unpublished work not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
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
- Institue of China and Asia-Pacific Studies, National Sun Yat-sen University
- Country or region
- Taiwan, Province of China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2410-9681
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations
How long does peer review take at Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (6), Australia (3) and Hong Kong, China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations open access, and what is the APC?
Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations 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: .