Journal profile · HISTORY
Journal of American-East Asian Relations
ISSN 1058-3947 · eISSN 1876-5610 · Brill
Journal of American-East Asian Relations: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of American-East Asian Relations is published by Brill and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Vietnamese History and Culture Studies, Japanese History and Culture and Chinese history and philosophy, together about 42.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Cultural Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of American-East Asian Relations is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal of interdisciplinary historical, cross-cultural, and social science scholarship from all parts of the world. The scope includes diplomatic, economic, security, and cultural relations, as well as Asian-American history. Geographical coverage includes the United States, Canada, other countries in the Americas, and East Asia, typically China, Japan, and Korea, but also the Pacific area, Australasia, Southeast Asia, and the Russian Far East.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editor-in-chief James I. MatrayPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences15.1%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences15%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences12.4%
- Asian American and Pacific HistoriesSocial Sciences8.6%
- Korean Peninsula Historical and Political StudiesSocial Sciences7.7%
- Asian Culture and Media StudiesSocial Sciences5.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 789 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 31 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 19 | 2 |
| 2022 | 30 | 12 | 12 |
| 2021 | 24 | 3 | 12 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePreprints
- Preprints
The journal offers an annual Frank Gibney Award of $1000 for excellence and originality in an essay on American-East Asian relations. Model summary
Brill and the editorial board of the Journal of American-East Asian Relations are pleased to provide an annual award of $1000 for excellence and originality in an essay on American-East Asian relations, broadly understood. The Frank Gibney Award honors the life and goals of Frank Gibney (1924–2006), an early and enthusiastic supporter of the journal.
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
- Brill
- ISSN
- 1058-3947
- Electronic ISSN
- 1876-5610
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of American-East Asian Relations
What CAS zone is Journal of American-East Asian Relations in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of American-East Asian Relations is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of American-East Asian Relations?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of American-East Asian Relations is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of American-East Asian Relations open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of American-East Asian Relations 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, 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: .