European Journal of International Relations

Aims & Scope

The European Journal of International Relations publishes peer-reviewed scholarly contributions across the full breadth of the field of International Relations, from cutting edge theoretical debates to topics of contemporary and historical interest to scholars and practitioners in the IR community.

The journal eschews adherence to any particular school or approach, nor is it either predisposed or restricted to any particular methodology.

Theoretically aware empirical analysis and conceptual innovation forms the core of the journal’s dissemination of International Relations scholarship throughout the global academic community.

In keeping with its European roots, this includes a commitment to underlying philosophical and normative issues relevant to the field, as well as interaction with related disciplines in the social sciences and humanities.

This theoretical and methodological openness aims to produce a European journal with global impact, fostering broad awareness and innovation in a dynamic discipline.

Adherence to this broad mandate has underpinned the journal’s emergence as a major and independent worldwide voice across the sub-fields of International Relations scholarship.

The Editors embrace and are committed to further developing this inheritance.

Above all the journal aims to achieve a representative balance across the diversity of the field and to promote deeper understanding of the rapidly-changing world around us.

This includes an active and on-going commitment to facilitating dialogue with the study of global politics in the social sciences and beyond, among others international history, international law, international and development economics, and political/economic geography.

The EJIR warmly embraces genuinely interdisciplinary scholarship that actively engages with the broad debates taking place across the contemporary field of international relations.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.9

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.892

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	107

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1590

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	647

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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.

• Ontological Security in World Politics: State Identity and the Security Dilemma

  Citation: 864

  Authors: Jennifer

• The Three Faces of Securitization: Political Agency, Audience and Context

  Citation: 677

  Authors: Thierry

• Seizing the Middle Ground:

  Citation: 630

  Authors: EMANUEL

• The Study of Discourse in International Relations:

  Citation: 614

  Authors: JENNIFER

• Securitization and the Construction of Security

  Citation: 451

  Authors: Matt

• Governing Terrorism Through Risk: Taking Precautions, (un)Knowing the Future

  Citation: 439

  Authors: Claudia, Rens

• Rethinking the life cycles of international norms: The United Nations and the global promotion of gender equality

  Citation: 425

  Authors: Mona Lena, Jacqui

• Reconstituting the Global Public Domain — Issues, Actors, and Practices

  Citation: 405

  Authors: John Gerard

• Why a World State is Inevitable

  Citation: 404

  Authors: Alexander

• Towards a Theory of Securitization: Copenhagen and Beyond

  Citation: 352

  Authors: Holger

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