Journal profile · INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding
ISSN 1750-2977 · eISSN 1750-2985 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.3; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 335 days to acceptance (64 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 30% (journal website); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Peacebuilding and International Security, Political Conflict and Governance and Global Peace and Security Dynamics, together about 58.8% 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)
The Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding is a cross-disciplinary journal devoted to critical analysis of international intervention, focussing on interactions and practices that shape, influence and transform states and societies. In 21st century political practice, states and other actors increasingly strive to transplant what they see as normatively progressive political orders to other contexts. Accordingly, JISB focuses on the complex interconnections and mutually shaping interactions between donor and recipient communities within military, economic, social, or other interventional contexts, and welcomes perspectives on political life of, and beyond, European state-building processes. The journal brings together academics and practitioners from cross-disciplinary backgrounds, including international relations, political science, political economy, sociology, international law, social anthropology, geography, and regional studies. The editors are particularly interested in specific or comparative in-depth analyses of contemporary or historical interventions and state-building processes that are grounded in careful fieldwork and/or innovative methodologies. Multi or cross-disciplinary contributions and theoretically challenging pieces that broaden the study of intervention and state building to encompass processes of decision-making, or the complex interplay between actors on the ground, are especially encouraged. Peer Review: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Editor-in-chief Pol BarguésPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 2, Belgium 1, Norway 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences28.4%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences15.4%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences15%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences5.4%
- Gender, Security, and ConflictSocial Sciences5.3%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences3.6%
- Global Security and Public HealthSocial Sciences3.1%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.3LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.83Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.46LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.46Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 320OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 207,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 674 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 16 | 10 |
| 2025 | 38 | 23 | 67 |
| 2024 | 50 | 37 | 257 |
| 2023 | 43 | 31 | 491 |
| 2022 | 28 | 16 | 363 |
| 2021 | 41 | 25 | 847 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
335 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 264 days – 394 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 55 days (64 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 395 days
- Sample
- 64 articles with submission and acceptance dates (76 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2024
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2024
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2024
- 131 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2024
- 76 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access (Open Select). Model summary
Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the d…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review with initial editor screening and at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
Peer Review: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1750-2977
- Electronic ISSN
- 1750-2985
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding
What CAS zone is Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category International Relations. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.3; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding?
Based on the dates recorded on 64 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 335 days (interquartile range 264–394 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 30% (2024). 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.
What JCR quartile is Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (2), Belgium (1) and Norway (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .