Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Global Responsibility to Protect
ISSN 1875-9858 · eISSN 1875-984X · Brill
Global Responsibility to Protect: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Global Responsibility to Protect is published by Brill 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 Law and Human Rights and Peacebuilding and International Security, together about 63.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences32.1%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences17.2%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences13.9%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences13.7%
- War, Ethics, and JustificationArts and Humanities9.1%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences2.2%
- War, Law, and JusticeSocial Sciences1.8%
- Gender, Security, and ConflictSocial Sciences1.8%
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 | Law | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 112OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 43.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 516 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 6 | 320 |
| 2025 | 29 | 15 | 296 |
| 2024 | 29 | 7 | 288 |
| 2023 | 19 | 16 | 582 |
| 2022 | 48 | 24 | 275 |
| 2021 | 30 | 10 | 273 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Brill
- ISSN
- 1875-9858
- Electronic ISSN
- 1875-984X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Global Responsibility to Protect
What CAS zone is Global Responsibility to Protect in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Global Responsibility to Protect is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Law / Political Science / 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.
Which databases index Global Responsibility to Protect?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Global Responsibility to Protect is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Global Responsibility to Protect open access, and what is the APC?
Global Responsibility to Protect is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .