International Affairs (journal)
International Affairs is a 100-year-old peer-reviewed academic journal of international relations. Since its founding in 1922, the journal has been based at Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs.[2] It has an impact factor of 5.957 and a ranking of 6th in the world in International Relations journals, according to the 2021 ISI Journal Citation Reports.[3] It aims to publish a combination of academically rigorous and policy-relevant research. It is published six times per year in print and online by Oxford University Press on behalf of Chatham House.[4] In its 100-year history International Affairs has featured work by some of the leading figures in global politics and academia; from Mahatma Gandhi and Che Guevara to Joseph S. Nye and Susan Strange.
Discipline
English
Andrew Dorman[1]
1922–present
Bimonthly
Gold and Green
5.957 (2021)
Int. Aff.
History[edit]
1922–1945[edit]
In the wake of the First World War, the British (later Royal) Institute of International Affairs was established in 1920. It was based at Chatham House in London. Two years later the first issue of its journal was published. The founding editor, Geoffrey Malcolm Gathorne-Hardy, wrote in the first editorial that ‘the journal will, it is hoped… become a source of information and a guide to judgment in international affairs.’[5]
International Affairs has a comprehensive book reviews section. Each issue includes 30 or more reviews in a range of disciplines including the following:
In recent years the International Affairs editors have curated a series of online-only ‘Virtual Issues’, in which a collection of articles from the archive demonstrate the journal's engagement with specific critical themes. All Virtual Issues are provided free to access by Oxford University Press, and are accompanied by introductions from noted specialists in the given disciplines. Current Virtual Issues include:
In 2017 International Affairs launched their Early Career Prize, aimed at celebrating the work of journal contributors with less than seven years of academic experience. The Prize is awarded each year to an author (or authors if multi-authored article) whose International Affairs article is deemed by a committee comprising members of the journal's editorial board to fulfil the following criteria:
The prize is awarded at the annual International Studies Association Convention. The previous winners are as follows:[29]
International Affairs Blog[edit]
In 2016 International Affairs launched a blog on the social publishing platform Medium. It was designed to bring insights from the journal to a wider audience, and raise the profile of the contributing academics. Since 2017 the blog has also featured a series of professional development posts, providing advice on publishing in academic journals.