Journal profile · INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Hague Journal of Diplomacy
ISSN 1871-1901 · eISSN 1871-191X · Brill
Hague Journal of Diplomacy: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 34 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hague Journal of Diplomacy 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 International Relations and Foreign Policy, Historical Influence and Diplomacy and History and International Relations, together about 56.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences39.3%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences9%
- History and International RelationsSocial Sciences8.6%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.9%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences5.1%
- European Cultural and National IdentitySocial Sciences3.8%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences3.4%
- International Science and DiplomacySocial Sciences3.4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 | Q2 | 262/745 | 64th |
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
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
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 167OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 624 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 12 | 556 |
| 2025 | 34 | 7 | 728 |
| 2024 | 20 | 6 | 660 |
| 2023 | 40 | 33 | 855 |
| 2022 | 62 | 22 | 928 |
| 2021 | 35 | 9 | 595 |
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
- 1871-1901
- Electronic ISSN
- 1871-191X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hague Journal of Diplomacy
What CAS zone is Hague Journal of Diplomacy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hague Journal of Diplomacy 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 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Hague Journal of Diplomacy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hague Journal of Diplomacy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Hague Journal of Diplomacy open access, and what is the APC?
Hague Journal of Diplomacy 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .