Journal profile · INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Review of International Studies
ISSN 0260-2105 · eISSN 1469-9044 · Cambridge University Press
Review of International Studies: CAS Zone 1 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.05; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 99 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Review of International Studies is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 1 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations and Foreign Policy, Global Peace and Security Dynamics and Peacebuilding and International Security, together about 34.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Review of International Studies (RIS) publishes high-quality research that makes significant contributions to conversations about global politics, broadly defined. We encourage submissions that are attentive to historical and contemporary dynamics of global politics and their effects. We welcome theoretically informed, empirically rich, and methodologically rigorous articles that significantly advance scholarship, including interdisciplinary research. RIS strives to be the place where a range of perspectives can flourish, where outstanding work is showcased and debated, and where the voices in those debates are drawn from a global community.RIS is a British International Studies Association journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 13, Australia 6, Sweden 3, Denmark 3, Japan 2 (44 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences16%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences10.6%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences7.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.6%
- SAS software applications and methodsEngineering6.6%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.7%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences5.7%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
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
- 3.05LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 27Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 124OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,310OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 87.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 83LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,459 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 53 | 14 |
| 2025 | 99 | 94 | 176 |
| 2024 | 95 | 90 | 589 |
| 2023 | 77 | 68 | 646 |
| 2022 | 60 | 49 | 1,018 |
| 2021 | 68 | 50 | 1,558 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
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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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0260-2105
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-9044
- Society / sponsor
- British International Studies Association
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Review of International Studies
What CAS zone is Review of International Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Review of International Studies is in Zone 1 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category International Relations; it is a Top journal. 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 Review of International Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.05; CiteScore 7.3, h-index 124.
Where are the editorial board members of Review of International Studies based?
Of the 44 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (13), Australia (6) and Sweden (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Review of International Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Review of International Studies is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Review of International Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Review of International Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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: .