Journal profile · INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
India Quarterly-A Journal of International Affairs
ISSN 0974-9284 · eISSN 0975-2684 · Indian Council of World Affairs
India Quarterly-A Journal of International Affairs: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 47 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
India Quarterly-A Journal of International Affairs is published by Indian Council of World Affairs 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 International Relations and Foreign Policy, South Asian Studies and Conflicts and Indian Economic and Social Development, together about 43.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences22%
- South Asian Studies and ConflictsSocial Sciences13%
- Indian Economic and Social DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.2%
- South Asian Studies and DiasporaArts and Humanities8%
- Colonial History and Postcolonial StudiesSocial Sciences6.8%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences4.4%
- Global Political and Economic RelationsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Indian History and PhilosophyArts and Humanities3.6%
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 | 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 4 |
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 | 304/745 | 59th |
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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 135OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,358 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 6 | 392 |
| 2025 | 47 | 16 | 634 |
| 2024 | 49 | 5 | 590 |
| 2023 | 58 | 9 | 663 |
| 2022 | 57 | 5 | 425 |
| 2021 | 63 | 7 | 473 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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
- Indian Council of World Affairs
- ISSN
- 0974-9284
- Electronic ISSN
- 0975-2684
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about India Quarterly-A Journal of International Affairs
What CAS zone is India Quarterly-A Journal of International Affairs in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, India Quarterly-A Journal of International Affairs is in Zone 4 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 India Quarterly-A Journal of International Affairs?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, India Quarterly-A Journal of International Affairs is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is India Quarterly-A Journal of International Affairs open access, and what is the APC?
India Quarterly-A Journal of International Affairs is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .