Journal profile
The Journal of Indian and Asian Studies
ISSN 2717-5413 · eISSN 2717-5766 · World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd. · Singapore
The Journal of Indian and Asian Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; the journal's website says it has ceased publication.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Open Access The Journal of Indian and Asian Studies has ceased publication. The last issue published was Volume 05 Issue 02 (July 2024). Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Journal of Indian and Asian Studies is published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations and Foreign Policy, Global Political and Economic Relations and COVID-19, Geopolitics, Technology, Migration, together about 45.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Indian and Asian Studies (JIAS) is a biannual (2 issues per year), peer-reviewed, open-access and international academic journal, published jointly by the Institute of Indian Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (South Korea) and World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. The journal invites submissions of articles in social sciences as well as humanities, including but not limited to: history, sociology, anthropology, political science and international relations, philosophy, religion, linguistics, literature and related fields. It is committed to theoretical innovation and novel approaches to empirical research, especially on Indian and South Asian studies. Most importantly, JIAS aims to stimulate research that provides new perspectives on Indian and South Asian Studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Patrick OlivellePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 2, South Korea 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 Sciences19%
- Global Political and Economic RelationsSocial Sciences19%
- COVID-19, Geopolitics, Technology, MigrationSocial Sciences7.8%
- Indian Economic and Social DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7%
- Maritime Security and HistorySocial Sciences5.6%
- Social and Economic Development in IndiaSocial Sciences4.9%
- South Asian Studies and DiasporaArts and Humanities4.2%
- South Asian Studies and ConflictsSocial Sciences4.2%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Abstracted & Indexed inPublisher 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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 74 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 51 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 34 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 24 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- research articleThe journal invites submissions of articles in social sciences as well as humanities, including but not limited to: history, sociology, anthropology, political …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Vol. 05No. 02Special Issue: Great Transition in India: A Multidisciplinary PerspectiveGuest Editors: Professor Chanwahn Kim and Professor Rajiv Kumar (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)Vol. 05No. 01
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
- World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd.
- Country or region
- Singapore
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2717-5413
- Electronic ISSN
- 2717-5766
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The Journal of Indian and Asian Studies
How long does peer review take at The Journal of Indian and Asian Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 The Journal of Indian and Asian Studies based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (2) and South Korea (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index The Journal of Indian and Asian Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Journal of Indian and Asian Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is The Journal of Indian and Asian Studies open access, and what is the APC?
The Journal of Indian and Asian Studies 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .