International Affairs

Aims & Scope

International Affairs is one of the world's leading journals of international relations and one of the few to cover the entire discipline.

Founded by and edited at Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London, it has been in existence for over 90 years and has become renowned for its academically rigorous, practitioner-focused scholarship.

Over the years it has featured articles not only from many of the leading international relations scholars but also from those rising in the profession.

This lively and provocative journal will keep you up to date with latest critical thinking on the key issues shaping today's world.

Whatever your level and area of interest, you will find International Affairs readable, informative and stimulating.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4
2024	3.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1995

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1384

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.667

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	104

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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.

• The Paris Agreement and the new logic of international climate politics

  Citation: 710

  Authors: ROBERT

• The end of liberal international order?

  Citation: 655

  Authors: G. John

• Editorial Setting new agendas: critical perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility in the developing world

  Citation: 553

  Authors: MICHAEL, JEDRZEJ GEORGE

• The false developmental promise of Corporate Social Responsibility: evidence from multinational oil companies

  Citation: 533

  Authors: JEDRZEJ GEORGE

• Whose aid? Whose influence? China, emerging donors and the silent revolution in development assistance

  Citation: 396

  Authors: NGAIRE

• Westward ho-the China dream and ‘one belt, one road’: Chinese foreign policy under Xi Jinping

  Citation: 377

  Authors: PETER

• Linking Agricultural Biodiversity and Food Security: the Valuable Role of Agrobiodiversity for Sustainable Agriculture

  Citation: 351

  Authors: Lori Ann

• National identity and the idea of European unity

  Citation: 314

  Authors: Anthony D.

• Globalization, Corporate Social Responsibility and poverty

  Citation: 307

  Authors: RHYS

• The trouble with radicalization

  Citation: 275

  Authors: PETER R.

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