Asian Affairs

Aims & Scope

Asian Affairs covers the whole region of Asia - Central Asia, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia and East Asia.

The Journal generally consist of articles on specific countries, locales or historical episodes, including social and political perspectives, as well as contemporary affairs.

Some of these are peer reviewed.

The Journal is read by a wide audience.

This includes academic readers, and also those with practical experience in governance, diplomacy, business, foreign policy, travel and other general interests in Asia.

As such, the Journal favours articles of a practical and general character above those which concentrate on discussions of academic theory, or are of a highly technical nature.

Biographical descriptions and accounts of archaeological and historical travel have also been published.

Some of the articles are based on lectures to the Society.

A substantial section of each issue consists of book reviews of new publications.

Asian Affairs also maintains its character as a journal for Society members, with reports of Society activity and tours.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1
2024	1.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.338

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15464

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	140

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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 Economics, Econometrics and Finance and 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.

• A REPORT OF THE 2019 HONG KONG PROTESTS

  Citation: 141

  Authors: Martin

• THE UMBRELLA MOVEMENT AND HONG KONG'S PROTRACTED DEMOCRATIZATION PROCESS

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Stephan

• CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS IN COASTAL BANGLADESH: MIGRATION, GENDER AND ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Saleh, Elizabeth

• THE RAJ RECONSIDERED: BRITISH INDIA's INFORMAL EMPIRE AND SPHERES OF INFLUENCE IN ASIA AND AFRICA

  Citation: 45

  Authors: James

• STATE-SOCIETY CONFLICT RADICALIZATION IN HONG KONG: THE RISE OF ‘ANTI-CHINA’ SENTIMENT AND RADICAL LOCALISM

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Ying-ho

• THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE AND CHINA-ASEAN RELATIONS

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Zhao

• WHERE DID BHUTAN'S GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS COME FROM? THE ORIGINS OF AN INVENTED TRADITION

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Lauchlan T.

• IRAN’S 2019–2020 DEMONSTRATIONS: THE CHANGING DYNAMICS OF POLITICAL PROTESTS IN IRAN

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Afshin, Ehsan

• THE DURAND LINE: HISTORY AND PROBLEMS OF THE AFGHAN-PAKISTAN BORDER

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Bijan

• CHINA’S ‘POLITICAL RE-EDUCATION’ CAMPS OF XINJIANG’S UYGHUR MUSLIMS

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Zainab

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