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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #6,473Diamond OAGold OA

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs

Identifier (ISSN):1868-1034(Print)/1868-4882(Online)
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Publisher:SAGE
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.7– 0
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs

WoS Q1
12341.8920222.520232.420241.720251.72026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.7
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.835
#6,473

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
26

26 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate4.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
21articles/year
100% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, published by the GIGA Institute of Asian Studies (IAS) in Hamburg, is an internationally refereed journal. The publication focuses on current developments in international relations, politics, economics, society, education, environment and law in Southeast Asia. The topics covered should not only be oriented towards specialists in Southeast Asian affairs, but should also be of relevance to readers with a practical interest in the region. For more than three decades, the Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs (formerly Südostasien aktuell) has regularly provided – six times per year and in German - insightful and in-depth analyses of current issues in political, social and economic life; culture; and development in Southeast Asia. It continues to be devoted to the transfer of scholarly insights to a wider audience and is the leading academic journal devoted exclusively to this region. Interested readers can access the abstracts and tables of contents of earlier issues of the journal via the webpage http://www.giga-hamburg.de/de/publikationen/archiv.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science99.1%Law89%Sociology89%Economics83.9%Politics73.8%Political economy59.9%History59.4%Philosophy49.6%Geography47.8%Archaeology43.2%Linguistics32.3%Computer science30.5%Democracy28.2%Development economics24.8%Biology24.5%Mathematics24.5%Business23.1%Public administration20.7%Programming language20.7%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

AREA STUDIES

Q1
Rank31/184
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Q2
Rank79/173
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Q2
Rank142/332
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

AREA STUDIES

Q1
Rank36/184
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Q1
Rank37/173
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Q1
Rank72/332
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

13 year
2026Latest
IF1.7
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2025
IF1.7
Articles / Year27
Total Citations14
2024
IF2.4
Articles / Year28
Total Citations59
2023
IF2.5
Articles / Year24
Total Citations128
2022
IF1.892
Articles / Year17
Total Citations159

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #6,473Scopus Q1Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2015-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.835

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.05

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations209
3-Year Documents59
Citable Documents59

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate20.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Political Science and International RelationsQ1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.2%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区AREA STUDIES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs (ISSN: 1868-1034) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Social Sciences, published by SAGE in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.70, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.835 (Q1), an H-index of 26.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 21 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with Diamond Open Access (100% free of author APC charges). It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Gold OA
Publisher
SAGE
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusDOAJPubMed

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