Journal profile · INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Foreign Affairs
ISSN 0015-7120 · Council on Foreign Relations, Inc.
Foreign Affairs: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.89; subscription journal; 67 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Foreign Affairs is published by Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. 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 Global Peace and Security Dynamics, International Relations and Foreign Policy and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, together about 24.3% 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)
Since its founding in 1922, Foreign Affairs has been the leading forum for serious discussion of American foreign policy and global affairs. It is now a multiplatform media organization with a print magazine, a website, an app, a podcast, newsletters, and more.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences9.6%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences9%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences5.2%
- Russia and Soviet political economySocial Sciences5.1%
- Middle East and Rwanda ConflictsSocial Sciences5%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences4.8%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences4.4%
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 | 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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
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
- 1.89LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 5.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 343OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,898OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 67LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 19,489 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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.
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
- Council on Foreign Relations, Inc.
- ISSN
- 0015-7120
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Foreign Affairs
What CAS zone is Foreign Affairs in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Foreign Affairs is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Foreign Affairs?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.89; CiteScore 6, h-index 343.
Which databases index Foreign Affairs?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Foreign Affairs is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Foreign Affairs open access, and what is the APC?
Foreign Affairs 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .