Journal of Chinese Overseas

Aims & Scope

This cross-disciplinary journal publishes research articles, reports, and book reviews on Chinese overseas throughout the world, and the communities from which they trace their origins.

Moving across regions and disciplines, the Journal will examine Chineseness in its many diverse settings.

With a Board of Editors drawn from fields as diverse as history, anthropology, sociology, geography, cultural studies, and political science, the Journal will contribute to transnational studies, as well as the study of Chinese communities in specific national settings.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5
2024	0.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.209

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	12

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	20624

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	31

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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 Arts and Humanities 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.

• Haigui: A New Area in China's Policy toward the Chinese Diaspora?

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Cangbai, Siu-Lun, Wenbin

• Chinese Migration and China's Foreign Policy in Africa

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Emmanuel

• Aid Refugee Chinese Intellectuals, Inc. and the Political Uses of Humanitarian Relief, 1952-1962 援助中国知识人士协会与难民援助的政治作用, 1952-1962

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Madeline Y.

• Media and the Chinese Diaspora: Community, Consumption, and Transnational Imagination

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Wanning

• Migrant Transnationality and Its Evolving Nature: A Case Study of Mainland Chinese Migrants in Australia

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Jia

• Virtual Communities and Chinese National Identity

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Brenda

• Community Transformation and the Formation of Ethnic Capital: Immigrant Chinese Communities in the United States

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Mingang, Min

• Intellectual Migration and Brain Circulation:Conceptual Framework and Empirical Evidence知识移民和智力流动: 概念框架和实证研究

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Wei, Wan, Claudia, Hao

• The Chinatown in Peru and the Changing Peruvian Chinese Community(ies)1

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Isabelle

• China’s Brain Gain?: Attitudes and Future Plans of Overseas Chinese Students in the US

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Ryan P.

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