Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Journal of China and International Relations
ISSN 2245-8921 · Aalborg University Press · Denmark
Journal of China and International Relations: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Please Note, we are NOT accepting submissions at this time. Source ↗Publisher website ·
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2021 (Volume 9, Issue 1): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of China and International Relations is published by Aalborg University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations and Foreign Policy, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research and Chinese history and philosophy, together about 44.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JCIR is a cutting-edge source of scholarship, information and analysis about the contemporary rise of China and its impact on the international system in an era of globalization and transnational capitalism. JCIR aims to make an important and significant contribution to the study of China’s rise to the status of a world power in connection with the profound changes in the world that it has brought about. It provides a forum for exploring how external factors helped shape China’s internal transformations and how China’s inner transformation contributed to reshaping the world. Interdisciplinary in scope, JCIR provides analyses of important China-centered political, economic, social and cultural topics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Editor-in-chief Xing LiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 1, Brazil 1, Denmark 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences22.2%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences11.1%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences11.1%
- China's Ethnic Minorities and RelationsSocial Sciences11.1%
- Global History, Politics, and IdeologySocial Sciences11.1%
- China's Global Influence and MigrationSocial Sciences11.1%
- Economic Policies and ImpactsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.1%
- Public health and occupational medicineSocial Sciences11.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Q4 | 286/288 | 0th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1453/1466 | 0th |
| Political Science and International Relations | Q4 | 701/706 | 0th |
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
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND |
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
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
Article types accepted3
- articlesThe standard length of the paper should be no more than 8000 words, including notes and references. In some cases, a longer manuscript is allowed.Length not stated
- book reviewsArticle is accompanied by an abstract and list of keywords (This is optional in the case of book reviews. Please check the box anyway in this case)Length not stated
- reviewAll articles will be anonymously peer-reviewed to assess the quality of submissions, and accepted submissions will undergo an editorial process. The Journal’s E…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Copyright Policies
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) Model summary
Author(s) retain copyright and grant the Journal of China and International Relations the right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC-BY-NC-ND) License. This means that, although they may not make alterations or revisions to the article, for non-commercial purposes others may reproduce and distribute the article …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open Access Model summary
The Journal of China and International Relations supports Aalborg University’s Open Access Policy. All articles published will immediately and permanently be free for anyone to retrieve, read and download.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All articles will be anonymously peer-reviewed to assess the quality of submissions, and accepted submissions will undergo an editorial process. Model summary
All submissions will be peer reviewed (double blind review) by external referees. The final decision on whether to publish or not is made by the editors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism and Originality Submission
Submissions to the JCIR are accepted on the basis that they are original contributions entirely written by the author(s) and that they are previously unpublished. Articles must also not have been simultaneously submitted for consideration to any other journals or publications, and may not be as long as they are under review with JCIR. Plagiarism of any sort should be assiduously avoided. Any work …
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
- Aalborg University Press
- Country or region
- Denmark
- Language
- English, Chinese
- ISSN
- 2245-8921
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 1 (2021)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of China and International Relations
How long does peer review take at Journal of China and International Relations?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Journal of China and International Relations based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), Brazil (1) and Denmark (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of China and International Relations?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of China and International Relations is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of China and International Relations open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of China and International Relations is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .