Journal profile · INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
International Negotiation-A Journal of Theory and Practice
ISSN 1382-340X · eISSN 1571-8069 · Brill
International Negotiation-A Journal of Theory and Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Negotiation-A Journal of Theory and Practice is published by Brill 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 Conflict Management and Negotiation, International Relations and Foreign Policy and Peacebuilding and International Security, together about 57.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and 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
- Conflict Management and NegotiationSocial Sciences27.4%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences21.8%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences8.3%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences7.8%
- Education for Peace and Conflict ResolutionSocial Sciences4%
- Political Science Research and EducationSocial Sciences3.4%
- Multi-Agent Systems and NegotiationComputer Science3.2%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences2.6%
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 | 262/745 | — |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q2 | 579/1530 | — |
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 316OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 23.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 926 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 5 | 531 |
| 2025 | 29 | 6 | 693 |
| 2024 | 17 | 6 | 596 |
| 2023 | 17 | 8 | 691 |
| 2022 | 42 | 20 | 700 |
| 2021 | 27 | 5 | 717 |
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
- 1382-340X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1571-8069
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Negotiation-A Journal of Theory and Practice
What CAS zone is International Negotiation-A Journal of Theory and Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Negotiation-A Journal of Theory and Practice 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 International Negotiation-A Journal of Theory and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Negotiation-A Journal of Theory and Practice is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Negotiation-A Journal of Theory and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
International Negotiation-A Journal of Theory and Practice 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: .