The Cambridge Review of International Affairs(CRIA) is a peer-reviewed journal promoting debate on international affairs across the social sciences – including international studies, international relations, international history, international law, and international political economy – and between scholars and policymakers. CRIA defines the field of international affairs broadly in the hopes of soliciting novel, interdisciplinary work that will expand the horizons of current scholarship and thinking. Though CRIA does frequently publish high-quality quantitative work, the journal aims to provide a forum for scholarship interested in interdisciplinary and qualitative methods, as well as theoretical innovation. CRIA is particularly interested in historical IR work that places contemporary debates in their broader context.
The editorial team encourages not only the submission of unpublished original manuscripts, but also the submission of articles from panels, workshops, and conferences for joint publication as part of our thematic sections.
All scholarly articles in this journal undergo rigorous double anonymized peer review. Typically, original scholarly articles will be subjected to three reviews from leading academics knowledgeable on the subject. Shorter essays on policy or current events topics may be sent out for review or evaluated by the editors, as they deem appropriate. Book reviews are assessed by the Features Editor with input from the Editor(s)-in-Chief. The editors maintain final discretion over publication of all content. More information about our submission guidelines and the review process is available here.
The Cambridge Review of International Affairs is edited at the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge and is published six times a year by Routledge, Taylor & Francis.
We also host academic journalism, including reportage on events in Cambridge, commentaries on current affairs, and scholarly debates on the department's blog, In the Long Run. To contribute to our online content, please contact the editor.
Journal metrics
Usage
218K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.7 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
2.5 (2023) 5 year IF
3.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.501 (2023) SNIP
0.601 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
12 days avg. from submission to first
decision
93 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
14% 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.
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.
Editorial Board Chair: Carsten-Andreas Schulz, University of Cambridge
Members: Duncan Bell; Graham Denyer-Willis; Geoffrey Edwards; Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni; Roxane Farmanfarmaian; Iza Hussin; Giovanni Mantilla; Surer Mohamed; Natalya Naqvi; Jason Sharman; Sujit Sivasundaram; Sharath Srinivasan; Lauren Wilcox; Ayşe Zarakol
Advisory Committee Gorkem Altinors, Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Turkey Oumar Ba, Cornell University, US Julia Costa López, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Ida Danewid, University of Sussex, UK Sagnik Dutta, Jindal Global University, India Yaprak Gursoy, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Nadia Hilliard, University College London, UK Alvina Hoffmann, King’s College London, UK Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, American University, US Nivi Manchanda, Queen Mary University of London, UK Sithembile Mbete, University of Pretoria, South Africa Atul Mishra, Shiv Nadar University, India Chung-in Moon, Yasei University, South Korea Andrew Moran, London Metropolitan University, UK Lucas de Oliveira Paes, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Norway Rahul Rao, University of St Andrews, UK Justin Rosenberg, University of Sussex, UK Nakano Ryoko, Kanazawa University, Japan Meera Sabaratnam, SOAS University of London, UK Juan Pablo Scarfi, University of San Andres, Argentina Zakia Shiraz, University of Leiden, The Netherlands Christy Thornton, Johns Hopkins University, US Ann Towns, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Abstracting and indexing
The Cambridge Review of International Affairs is currently noted in the Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS). Sociological Abstracts, a division of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts has indexed the journal in the following fields: Linguistics & Language, Behavior Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts.
Open access
Cambridge Review of International Affairs 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)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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