Alternatives

Aims & Scope

Alternatives is committed to publishing peer-reviewed articles that cover the entire field of political science and international relations.

Areas covered include foreign policies, security policies, political theory, comparative politics, environmental politics, peace studies, conflict resolution, globalization and terrorism.

Alternatives also aims to cover articles which explore the possibilities of new forms of political practice and identity under increasingly global conditions.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	1.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10034

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	97

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.578

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Security and Immigration: Toward a Critique of the Governmentality of Unease

  Citation: 1205

  Authors: Didier

• Discourse and Power in Development: Michel Foucault and the Relevance of His Work to the Third World

  Citation: 247

  Authors: Arturo

• The Global Visa Regime and the Political Technologies of the International Self: Borders, Bodies, Biopolitics

  Citation: 202

  Authors: Mark B.

• Precarity Unbound

  Citation: 198

  Authors: Nancy

• The Geopolitics of Geopolitical Space: Toward a Critical Social Theory of International Politics

  Citation: 182

  Authors: Richard K.

• Toward Sustainable Self-Determination: Rethinking the Contemporary Indigenous-Rights Discourse

  Citation: 175

  Authors: Jeff

• Blair's Africa: The Politics of Securitization and Fear

  Citation: 174

  Authors: Rita

• Cartographic Anxiety: Mapping the Body Politic in India

  Citation: 173

  Authors: Sankaran

• National Insecurities: Humiliation, Salvation, and Chinese Nationalism

  Citation: 156

  Authors: William A.

• The Liberal Government of Unfreedom

  Citation: 155

  Authors: Barry

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