About this journal
Aims and scope
The International Spectator aims to provide academics, practitioners, opinion- and decision-makers, as well as interested laymen, with thought-provoking, analytically sound, theoretically informed and policy-oriented research articles, essays and book reviews on foreign policy issues. Topics cover the entire spectrum of international affairs from ongoing international politics, economics and security affairs to pressing questions on the international agenda such as climate and energy, global migration and development.
The International Spectator recognizes the scholarly value of diverse perspectives and approaches, and welcomes a variety of methodologies, both quantitative and qualitative.
Our journal is strongly committed to gender balance and diversity, as reflected in its editorial and international advisory boards, and encourages submissions from scholars at all career stages and from all world regions.
In order to increase dissemination of published research, The International Spectator also has its own blog, where shorter posts based on selected scholarly articles are published on a regular basis, as well as a podcast channel.
Since 2021, the journal has been included in Q1 in both the SCImago and Scopus CiteScore rankings in the subject category Political Science and International Relations; it is also part of Clarivate’s Emerging Sources Citation Index, International Relations.
Peer Review and Publication Process
The two kinds of articles published – essays and research articles – undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial in-house screening by the journal's editors (usually within two weeks of submission) and double anonymized anonymous refereeing by at least two independent, expert reviewers (usually within 8-10 weeks of the initial screening).
All accepted articles go through internal editing, including language editing, and this support is provided free of charge to authors. Each article is then published online as soon as it is ready, normally within two months of acceptance.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 149K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.6 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 1.7 (2023) 5 year IF
- 3.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.460 (2023) SNIP
- 0.533 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 10 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 49 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 25 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 19% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editors:
Leo Goretti
Daniela Huber
Book Review Editors:
Alessandra Bertino
Benedetta Voltolini
Social Media Manager and Blog Administrator:
Irene D'Antimo
Editorial Office:
Istituto Affari Internazionali
Via dei Montecatini 17
00186 Rome
Italy
E-Mail: [email protected]
Editorial Board:
Riccardo Alcaro – IAI, Rome
Federica Bicchi – London School of Economics
Anna Caffarena – University of Turin
Emidio Diodato – University for Foreigners of Perugia
Micaela Frulli – University of Florence
Sonia Lucarelli – University of Bologna
Stefania Panebianco – University of Catania
Giulio Pugliese – University of Oxford; European University Institute, Florence
Chiara Ruffa – Sciences Po, Paris
Benedetta Voltolini – King's College, London
International Advisory Board:
David Cadier – University of Groningen
Xuechen Chen – Northeastern University, London
Agnieszka K. Cianciara – Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
Nana de Graaff – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Raffaella Del Sarto – Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe, Bologna
Nora Fisher-Onar – University of San Francisco
Asiimwe B. Godfrey – University of Makerere, Kampala
Anna Herranz-Surrallés – University of Maastricht
Sophia Kalantzakos – New York University/NYU Abu Dhabi
Anna Khakee – University of Malta
Moch Faisal Karim – Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia, Depok
Simon Mabon – Leicester University
Kalypso Nicolaïdis – European University Institute, Florence, and University of Oxford
Sebastian Oberthür – Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and University of Eastern Finland
Sukanya Podder – King's College, London
Lorena Ruano – Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico City
Larbi Sadiki – Chiba University, Tokyo
Karen E. Smith – London School of Economics (LSE)
Francesco Strazzari – Scuola Universitaria Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa
Eleni Tsingou – Copenhagen Business School
Michito Tsuruoka – Keio University, Tokyo
Federica Zardo – University for Continuing Education Krems
Jan Zielonka – Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Zhao Minghao – Institute of International Studies, Fudan University, Shanghai
Abstracting and indexing
Open access
The International Spectator is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our 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 discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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News, offers and calls for papers
News and offers
- Read more at The International Spectator blog
- Now included in Thomson Reuters' Emerging Sources Citation Index, International Relations!
4 issues per year
Currently known as:
- The International Spectator: Italian Journal of International Affairs (1983 - current)
Formerly known as
- Lo Spettatore Internazionale (1966 - 1982)
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