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Journals for “International Relations and Foreign Policy”

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#JournalTopic matchITS Journal ScoreGlobal rankPapers 2021–2025Open accessFee (APC)
1International Relations
SAGE Publishing · United Kingdom
94%65.5#9,51822355%Not recorded
2International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis
SAGE Publishing · United Kingdom
91%59.8#13,02828855%Not recorded
3International Organization
University of Cambridge · United States
79%77.2#3,19122968%Not recorded
4Padjadjaran Journal of International Relations
Padjadjaran University · Indonesia
100%35.2#33,84086100%Not recorded
5The Chinese Journal of International Politics
Oxford University Press · United Kingdom
83%64.7#9,95410448%Not recorded
6International Security
The MIT Press · United States
79%71.6#5,88913954%Not recorded
7AEGIS Journal of International Relations
President University · Indonesia
99%23.2#49,02657100%Not recorded
8Nation State Journal of International Studies
University of Amikom Yogyakarta · Indonesia · DOAJ
88%38.4#30,13276100%Not recorded
9Global Political Studies Journal
Universitas Komputer Indonesia · Indonesia
93%24.2#47,83665100%Not recorded
10Review of International Relations
Indonesia
92%16.4#56,21063100%Not recorded
11WIMAYA
University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran · Indonesia · DOAJ
87%25.3#46,50785100%Not recorded
12International Affairs
Oxford University Press · United Kingdom
56%82.3#1,4091,55030%Not recorded
13Issues & Studies
World Scientific · Taiwan
76%44.9#23,611955%Not recorded
14Jurnal PIR Power in International Relations
Indonesia
85%27.7#43,3758492%Not recorded
15Foreign Policy Analysis
Oxford University Press · United Kingdom
66%63.2#10,85922331%Not recorded
16Cooperation and Conflict
SAGE Publishing · United Kingdom
63%67.8#8,10720566%Not recorded
17Chinese Journal of International Review
World Scientific · Singapore · DOAJ
81%34.1#35,19868100%Not recorded
18Insignia Journal of International Relations
Jenderal Soedirman University · Indonesia
80%34.6#34,58168100%Not recorded
19Hasanuddin Journal of International Affairs
Hasanuddin University · Indonesia
84%24.8#47,08267100%Not recorded
20Malaysian Journal of International Relations
Malaysia · DOAJ
84%24.4#47,57055100%Not recorded
21Orbis
Elsevier BV · The Netherlands
67%54.8#16,2482168%Not recorded
22International Politics
Palgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom
60%66.5#8,87044852%Not recorded
23Kajian Hubungan Internasional
Universitas Wahid Hasyim · Indonesia
91%9.4#60,6217496%Not recorded
24Indonesian Perspective
Diponegoro University · Indonesia
85%18.9#53,82353100%Not recorded
25Papua Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations
Cenderawasih University · Indonesia · DOAJ
79%30.3#40,02368100%Not recorded
26Security Studies
Taylor & Francis · United Kingdom
60%64.7#9,96430025%Not recorded
27Jurnal Asia Pacific Studies
Universitas Kristen Indonesia · Indonesia · DOAJ
81%25.2#46,63459100%Not recorded
28China International Strategy Review
Springer Science+Business Media · Singapore
63%57.7#14,36313549%Not recorded
29The Washington Quarterly
Taylor & Francis · United Kingdom
58%65.1#9,72518920%Not recorded
30Global Mind
Universitas Al-Ghifari · Indonesia
85%15.0#57,44254100%Not recorded

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