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Top Scientific Journals in Area Studies
Discover and benchmark premier peer-reviewed journals in Area Studies. Compare official Journal Impact Factor (IF), Web of Science quartiles (Q1–Q4), Scopus SJR, and Diamond Open Access status.
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Area Studies Journal Rankings(20 / 106)
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Tier 1TOP
China Journal
ISSN: 1324-9347 / 1835-8535 • University of Chicago Press
Impact Factor
4.2
Scopus SJR
1.736
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#2
Tier 1TOP
China Quarterly
ISSN: 0305-7410 / 1468-2648 • Cambridge University Press
Impact Factor
3.4
Scopus SJR
1.722
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#3
Tier 2
Middle East Critique
ISSN: 1943-6149 / 1943-6157 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
3.2
Scopus SJR
0.694
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#4
Tier 2TOP
Journal of Contemporary China
ISSN: 1067-0564 / 1469-9400 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
3.1
Scopus SJR
1.114
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#5
Tier 3
Journal of Asian Public Policy
ISSN: 1751-6234 / 1751-6242 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
2.9
Scopus SJR
0.586
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#6
Tier 2TOP
Journal of Contemporary Asia
ISSN: 0047-2336 / 1752-7554 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
2.8
Scopus SJR
0.914
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#7
Tier 2
Critical Asian Studies
ISSN: 1467-2715 / 1472-6033 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
2.2
Scopus SJR
0.621
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#8
Tier 2
Journal of Palestine Studies
ISSN: 0377-919X / 1533-8614 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
2.2
Scopus SJR
0.606
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#9
Tier 3
Southeast European and Black Sea Studies
ISSN: 1468-3857 / 1743-9639 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
2.1
Scopus SJR
0.498
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#10
Tier 1TOP
Turkish Studies
ISSN: 1468-3849 / 1743-9663 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
2
Scopus SJR
0.813
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#11
Tier 3
Asian Survey
ISSN: 0004-4687 / 1533-838X • University of California Press
Impact Factor
1.9
Scopus SJR
0.582
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#12
Tier 1TOP
Africa Spectrum
ISSN: 0002-0397 / 1868-6869 • SAGE Publishing
Impact Factor
1.8
Scopus SJR
0.494
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#13
Tier 2
Journal of Modern African Studies
ISSN: 0022-278X / 1469-7777 • Cambridge University Press
Impact Factor
1.7
Scopus SJR
0.436
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#14
Tier 2
Central Asian Survey
ISSN: 0263-4937 / 1465-3354 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
1.6
Scopus SJR
0.644
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#17
Tier 3
China Perspectives
ISSN: 2070-3449 / 1996-4617 • French Centre for Research on Contemporary China
Impact Factor
1.4
Scopus SJR
0.441
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#18
Tier 3
Pacific Affairs
ISSN: 0030-851X / 1715-3379 • University of British Columbia
Impact Factor
1.4
Scopus SJR
0.641
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#19
Tier 3
Comparative Studies of South Asia Africa and the Middle East
ISSN: 1089-201X / 1548-226X • Duke University Press
Impact Factor
1.3
Scopus SJR
0.421
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#20
Tier 3
Journal of Eastern African Studies
ISSN: 1753-1055 / 1753-1063 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
1.3
Scopus SJR
0.393
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