International Spectator

Aims & Scope

The International Spectator aims to provide academics, practitioners, opinion- and decision-makers, as well as interested laymen with thought-provoking, analytically sound, theoretically informed and policy-oriented research articles, opinion essays and book reviews on foreign policy issues.

Topics cover the entire spectrum of international affairs from ongoing international politics, economics and security affairs to rising questions on the international agenda such as climate and energy, global migration and development.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9776

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	232

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.594

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	34

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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.

• EU Leadership in International Climate Policy: Achievements and Challenges

  Citation: 222

  Authors: Sebastian, Claire

• The Race for Critical Minerals in an Era of Geopolitical Realignments

  Citation: 142

  Authors: Sophia

• Turkey’s Judiciary and the Drift Toward Competitive Authoritarianism

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Ergun

• Comparative Regionalism: A Field Whose Time has Come?

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Amitav

• Has Regionalism Peaked? The Latin American Quagmire and its Lessons

  Citation: 111

  Authors: Andrés, Gian Luca

• Monopolising the Centre: The AKP and the Uncertain Path of Turkish Democracy

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Ziya

• States versus Corporations: Rethinking the Power of Business in International Politics

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Milan, Jan, Eelke M.

• Informalising Readmission Agreements in the EU Neighbourhood

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Jean-Pierre

• The Romanticisation of the Local: Welfare, Culture and Peacebuilding

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Oliver P.

• The Environmental Security Debate and its Significance for Climate Change

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Rita

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