Cambridge Review of International Affairs

Aims & Scope

The Cambridge Review of International Affairs (CRIA) is a peer-reviewed journal promoting debate on international affairs across the social sciences – including international studies, international relations, international history, international law, and international political economy – and between scholars and policymakers.

CRIA defines the field of international affairs broadly in the hopes of soliciting novel, interdisciplinary work that will expand the horizons of current scholarship and thinking.

Though CRIA does frequently publish high-quality quantitative work, the journal aims to provide a forum for scholarship interested in interdisciplinary and qualitative methods, as well as theoretical innovation.

CRIA is particularly interested in historical IR work that places contemporary debates in their broader context.

The editorial team encourages not only the submission of unpublished original manuscripts, but also the submission of articles from panels, workshops, and conferences for joint publication as part of our thematic sections.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.579

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	55

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10020

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	261

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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.

• Globalisation or ‘glocalisation’? Networks, territories and rescaling

  Citation: 638

  Authors: Erik

• Environmental security and climate change: analysing the discourse

  Citation: 230

  Authors: Maria Julia

• Europe's others and the return of geopolitics

  Citation: 190

  Authors: Thomas

• Small States in the European Union: What Do We Know and What Would We Like to Know?

  Citation: 117

  Authors: Baldur, Anders

• Brexit populism and fantasies of fulfilment

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Christopher S.

• The power of Trump-speak: populist crisis narratives and ontological security

  Citation: 109

  Authors: Alexandra, Ronny

• Narrative power: how storytelling shapes East Asian international politics

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Linus, Karl

• Norms in International Relations: Some Conceptual and Methodological Reflections

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Annika

• Populism, ontological insecurity and Hindutva: Modi and the masculinization of Indian politics

  Citation: 104

  Authors: Catarina

• Basic problems in the theory of uneven and combined development. Part II: unevenness and political multiplicity

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Justin

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