Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Global Studies Quarterly
ISSN 2634-3797 · Oxford University Press · United Kingdom
Global Studies Quarterly: fully open access; APC about USD 2,035; review about 17 weeks (community reports); 97 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Global Studies Quarterly is published by Oxford University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations and Foreign Policy, Peacebuilding and International Security and Political Science Research and Education, together about 46% 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)
Global Studies Quarterly (GSQ) is the International Studies Association’s fully open access journal. The journal publishes original and innovative scholarship within the topics, subfields, and approaches in international studies. Work published in GSQ offers significant theoretical, epistemological, empirical, or normative contributions to the field. The journal is open to all methodological approaches to questions of international politics, or the intersection of global politics with economy, society, or culture. The editors of GSQ actively encourage submissions from scholars and regions that are often underrepresented in academic journals. In addition, article processing charges (APCs) from scholars based in the Global South may be waived. For more information on waivers, visit the Oxford Journals open access charges page. Journal metrics Citation metrics Scopus 2025 CiteScore 4.1 Political Science And International Relations (Rank by CiteScore) 128/745 Sociology And Political Science (Rank by CiteScore) 290/1530 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 2.203 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 305,083 About metrics Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in Global Studies Quarterly are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal, International Studies Association, or Oxford University Press, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Neither Oxford University Press, International Studies Association, nor the Journal make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in the Journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Readers should make their own evaluation as to the appropriateness or otherwise of the information included.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Editor-in-chief Brent J. SteelePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 27, United Kingdom 10, Canada 4, Brazil 4, Denmark 3 (71 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences34%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences6.2%
- Political Science Research and EducationSocial Sciences5.9%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences5.7%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.1%
- Gender, Security, and ConflictSocial Sciences4.9%
- Global Security and Public HealthSocial Sciences4.2%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences2.9%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and International Relations | Q1 | 128/745 | 82nd |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q1 | 290/1530 | 81st |
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
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
- 4.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 125OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.26OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 305,083Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 582 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 152 | 152 | 1,198 |
| 2025 | 97 | 97 | 1,229 |
| 2024 | 132 | 132 | 806 |
| 2023 | 69 | 69 | 416 |
| 2022 | 85 | 85 | 175 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 31 |
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 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,035 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,137 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,035 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- literature reviewOriginal Research Articles Original research articles should generally not exceed 8,000-10,000 words on first submission and 12,000 as the final version—includi…Length not stated
- original research articleOriginal Research Articles Original research articles should generally not exceed 8,000-10,000 words on first submission and 12,000 as the final version—includi…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- original research articlesOriginal research articles should generally not exceed 8,000-10,000 words on first submission and 12,000 as the final version—including all tables, figures, foo…Length not stated
- perspectiveOriginal Research Articles Original research articles should generally not exceed 8,000-10,000 words on first submission and 12,000 as the final version—includi…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- research articleOriginal Research Articles Original research articles should generally not exceed 8,000-10,000 words on first submission and 12,000 as the final version—includi…Length not stated
- research notesResearch Notes are submissions that are shorter, more focused, demonstrate a novel perspective on existing research, and encourage scholarly debate (maximum len…Length not stated
- reviewOriginal Research Articles Original research articles should generally not exceed 8,000-10,000 words on first submission and 12,000 as the final version—includi…Length not stated
- special issuesThe editors will occasionally accept a small number of special issues in which a number of research articles are linked together under a common theme, overseen …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Conflicts of interest Disclosure
Any financial interests or connections, direct or indirect, or other situations that might raise the question of bias in the work reported or the conclusions, implications, or opinions stated—including pertinent commercial or other sources of funding for the individual author(s) or for the associated department(s) or organization(s), personal relationships, or direct academic competition—should be…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons licences CC BY and CC BY-NC-ND Model summary
Authors whose articles are accepted for publication can use the following licences for their articles: Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY) Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives licence (CC BY-NC-ND)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access charge
Fully open access journal Model summary
Book review charge 3625 USD Society membership discount 20% Total 0 USD Charges are quoted based on the information provided. The Low and Middle Income Countries discount is applied prior to any other discount. Please note that these prices are subject to change. All stated charges are exclusive of any applicable value added tax, goods and services tax and any similar sales or excise taxes (Sales …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
All submissions to the journal are initially reviewed by one of the journal editors. If the paper meets our initial standards, we will assign each paper to reviewers who we believe can offer constructive comments to the authors and a fair assessment regarding its publication potential to the editors. Based on the feedback from these reviewers and the editors’ judgement, a decision is given on the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with iThenticate Model summary
Manuscripts submitted to Global Studies Quarterly may be screened with iThenticate anti-plagiarism software in an attempt to detect and prevent plagiarism. Any manuscript may be screened, especially if there is reason to suppose part or all of the text has been previously published. Prior to final acceptance any manuscript that has not already been screened may be put through iThenticate. More inf…
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2634-3797
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Global Studies Quarterly
How long does peer review take at Global Studies Quarterly?
Authors report an average review time of about 17 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 Global Studies Quarterly based?
Of the 71 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (27), United Kingdom (10) and Canada (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Global Studies Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Global Studies Quarterly is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Global Studies Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Global Studies Quarterly is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,035.
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: .