Irish Studies in International Affairs

Aims & Scope

Irish Studies in International Affairs has been published since 1979 as the leading Irish-based, peer-reviewed, journal in the discipline, with an increasing international reputation and circulation.

Each issue includes contributions on a special theme and other original articles related to Ireland and international affairs broadly defined, to include issues such as development aid, conflict resolution, trade and human rights.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.148

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	11

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	24717

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	64

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and 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.

• International Governance and Local Resistance in Kosovo: the Thin Line between Ethical, Emancipatory and Exclusionary Politics

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Gëzim

• Policy Coherence for Development: Five Challenges

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Frank, Michael, Alan

• The Rise of Populism and the Crisis of Globalisation: Brexit, Trump and Beyond

  Citation: 20

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• EU Voting Behaviour in the UN General Assembly, 1990–2002: the EU's Europeanising Tendencies

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Helen, Nicholas

• The Responsibility to Protect: Ending Mass Atrocity Crimes Once and for All

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Gareth

• Unravelling the Paradox of 'The Responsibility to Protect'

  Citation: 10

  Authors: David

• Bringing Domestic Institutions back into an Understanding of Ireland's Economic Crisis

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Niamh

• Sinn Féin and the European Arena: ‘Ourselves Alone’ or ‘Critical Engagement’?

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Martyn

• Irish Climate-Change Policy from Kyoto to the Carbon Tax: a Two-level Game Analysis of the Interplay of Knowledge and Power

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Oisín

• The United States and post-Agreement Northern Ireland, 2001–6

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Mary Alice C.

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