Journal of the Indian Ocean Region

Journal of the Indian Ocean Region is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Maritime Security and History, International Maritime Law Issues and International Relations and Foreign Policy, together about 39.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journal of the Indian Ocean Region (JIOR) is the flagship journal of the Indian Ocean Research Group Inc - https://indianoceanresearch.group - and it is also affiliated with the Indian Ocean Rim Association - IORA. It publishes interdisciplinary social science and policy research on the nature and impact of the human uses of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), and works to increase knowledge of a wide range of traditional and non-traditional security threats in order to maintain peace and stability in the IOR. The journal seeks research articles, discussion papers, policy papers and book reviews on major Indian Ocean issues such as: regional geopolitics resource exploitation conservation maritime jurisdiction, coastal management, ocean laws, maritime security underdevelopment the problems of small island states human and environmental security human trade and cooperation Interstate relations and non-traditional security threats thus constitute the substantive, but not necessarily exclusive, contents of the JIOR. In particular, Journal of the Indian Ocean Region seeks to: Encourage research on geopolitical, security, economic, socio-cultural, environmental, scientific and technological issues relevant to the Indian Ocean region Promote dialogue on the peaceful uses and ecologically sustainable development of maritime resources based on the principle of Common Heritage Foster interstate cooperation in the sustainable management of ocean resources and the peaceful resolution of maritime disputes Ensure a holistic discourse on the human and environmental security of the region among its states, peoples and communities Contribute to an understanding of the causes as well as the effects of a wide range of non-traditional Regional security threats Facilitate information flow and discussion on international maritime regimes and the rights of states and local communities representing the Indian Ocean region Initiate informed policy debate among governments, NGOs, business groups, academics and other stakeholders in the Indian Ocean region on issues of common concern Peer Review Statement: All research articles and review articles are subject to a rigorous peer review process, based on initial Editor screening and double anonymous refereeing by a minimum of two external specialist referees. Introductions, discussions and research notes are reviewed by an Editor and at least one independent referee. Editorials and book reviews are assessed by the Editors but are not e

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): AREA STUDIES

Editor-in-chief Sanjay ChaturvediPublisher website

Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 13%); most named India 6, Mainland China 1, Australia 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CAS Journal Ranking

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

ESCIScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA)Publisher website

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Impact

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

0.7Publisher website · 2026-09-30

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

1.3Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CiteScore 2026-06

3.4LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

3.4Publisher website · 2026-09-30

SJR 2026-06

0.44LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

0.44Publisher website · 2026-09-30

SNIP 2026-06

1.11LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

1.11Publisher website · 2026-09-30

h-index

33OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

111OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.89OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

14.3%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

2.78%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

4LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher)

66,000Publisher website · 2026-09-24

Downloads per year (publisher) 2025

66,000Publisher website · 2026-09-30

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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.

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

ISSN

1948-0881

Electronic ISSN

1948-108X

Society / sponsor

Indian Ocean Research Group

Latest issue on the website

Volume 21, Issue 1 (2025)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website