Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
East Asian Policy
ISSN 1793-9305 · eISSN 2251-3175 · World Scientific Publishing · Singapore
East Asian Policy: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2019 (Volume 18): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
East Asian Policy is published by World Scientific Publishing 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 China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance, Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies and International Relations and Foreign Policy, together about 28.3% 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)
East Asian Policy (EAP) With EAP, the Institute aims to provide them with the latest updates on developments in East Asia as well as offer them a useful platform for the global debate on the rise of East Asia. An international editorial board and the double-blind review process ensure the incisive and impartial analysis of its papers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Lam PengPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences13.4%
- Korean Peninsula Historical and Political StudiesSocial Sciences7.5%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences7.4%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- Hong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsSocial Sciences6.9%
- Economic Zones and Regional DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences4.6%
- Asian Industrial and Economic DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.3%
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.87%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 553 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 17 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 73 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 72 |
| 2022 | 32 | 0 | 99 |
| 2021 | 32 | 2 | 259 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 | 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 70 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Peer review: EAP is a peer-reviewed journal, it uses a double-blind review process, in which both the reviewer's and author's identities are concealed from each other.
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
- Country or region
- Singapore
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1793-9305
- Electronic ISSN
- 2251-3175
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18 (2019)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 East Asian Policy
What CAS zone is East Asian Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, East Asian 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.
How long does peer review take at East Asian Policy?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 East Asian Policy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 70 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 East Asian Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, East Asian Policy is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is East Asian Policy open access, and what is the APC?
East Asian Policy 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .