About this journal
Aims and scope
Asian Journal of Political Science ( AJPS) is an international refereed journal affiliated to the Seoul National University Asia Center. Published since 1993, AJPS is a leading journal on Asian politics and governance. It publishes high-quality original articles in major areas of political science, including comparative politics, political thought, international relations, public policy, and public administration, with specific reference to Asian regions and countries.
AJPS aims to address some of the most contemporary political and administrative issues in Asia (especially in East, South, and Southeast Asia) at the local, national, and global levels. The journal can be of great value to academic experts, researchers, and students in the above areas of political science as well as to practical policy makers, state institutions, and international agencies.
Peer Review Integrity
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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Journal metrics
Usage
- 36K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 0.6 (2023) Impact Factor
- 1.1 (2023) 5 year IF
- 2.0 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.957 (2023) SNIP
- 0.304 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 49 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 61 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 11 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 11% 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.
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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-in-Chief
M. Shamsul Haque, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Kilkon Ko, Seoul National University, Korea
Regional Editors
Aurel Croissant, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Jeong Hun Han, Seoul National University, Korea
Sung Eun Kim, Korea University, Korea
Sonny Lo, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Abu Elias Sarkar, University of Sharjah, UAE
Wilfried Swenden, University of Edinburgh, UK
Wilson Wong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Xufeng Zhu, Tsinghua University, China
Editorial Advisor
SooJin Park, Seoul National University, Korea
Editorial Assistant
Jeongmin Park, Seoul National University, Korea
Editorial Manager
Minjae Zoh, Seoul National University, KoreaInternational Editorial Board
Patricio Abinales, University of Hawaii, Manoa, USA
Eduardo Jr Araral, National University of Singapore, Singapore
John P. Burns, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Sarah Bice, University of Melbourne, Australia
Anthony Cheung, Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Heung-suk Choi, Korea University, Korea
Erin Aeran Chung, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Ali Farazmand, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Stephen Haggard, UC San Diego, USA
Hee-jin Han, Pukyong National University, Korea
Soun Man Hong, Yonsei University, Korea
Farhad Hossain, University of Manchester, UK
Shafiqul Huque, McMaster University, Canada
Hae-il Jung, Korea University, Korea
Kyu Nahm Jun, Wayne State University, USA
Naim Kapucu, University of Central Florida, USA
Erik Kuhonta, McGill University, Canada
Soo Young Lee, Seoul National University, Korea
William Liddle, Ohio State University, USA
Jose Antonio Puppim de Oliveira, United Nations University, Japan
Robert Pekkanen, Washington University, USA
Alasdair Roberts, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
Helen Sullivan, Australian National University, Australia
William Tow, Australian National University, Australia
Zhang Wu, Central China Normal University, Australia
Kaifeng Yang, Renmin University of China, ChinaAbstracting and indexing
Open access
Asian Journal of Political Science 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.
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- 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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