Aims & Scope

The first international population journal to focus exclusively on population issues in Asia, Asian Population Studies publishes original research on matters related to population in this large, complex and rapidly changing region, and welcomes substantive empirical analyses, theoretical works, applied research, and contributions to methodology.

The topics that will be covered include all branches of population studies ranging from population dynamics such as the analysis of fertility, mortality and migration (from both technical and humanistic perspectives) to the consequences of population change from a variety of demographic perspectives.

Some areas that may be covered include: analysis of population trends in Asia, health consequences of population changes, the relationship between population change and development (labour and urbanization), socio-cultural perspectives on population (for example, the effects of ethnicity and religion), marriage and family, life course transitions, aging issues, transnational movements, population and poverty issues, family planning, health disparities across populations, health care utilization, impact of disease on populations, gender roles throughout the life course, population projections, population and environment, population policy and planning

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year Value
2025 1.6
2024 1.50

Journal Rank

Year Value
2024 5742

Journal Citation Indicator

Year Value
2024 135

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year Value
2024 0.895

Quartile

Year Value
2024 Q1

Impact Factor Trend


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Subjects & Keywords

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Most Cited Articles

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Quick Facts

Current Factor
1.6
First Published: 2025

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR
0.895
First Published: 2024

Quartile

Current Quartile
Q1
First Published: 2024

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