Pacific Affairs

Impact, Factor and Metrics, Impact Score, Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and More

Aim and Scope

Pacific Affairs has, over the years, celebrated and fostered a community of scholars and people active in the life of Asia and the Pacific. It has published scholarly articles of contemporary significance on Asia and the Pacific since 1928. Its initial incarnation from 1926 to 1928 was as a newsletter for the Institute of Pacific Relations (IPR), but since May 1928, it has been published continuously as a quarterly under the same name.

The IPR was a collaborative organization established in 1925 by leaders from several YMCA branches in the Asia Pacific, to “study the conditions of the Pacific people with a view to the improvement of their mutual relations.”

About Pacific Affairs

Pacific Affairs is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Sociology and Political Science (Q2); Geography, Planning and Development (Q3). It is published by University of British Columbia. The overall rank of Pacific Affairs is 14636. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.316. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 42. The best quartile for this journal is Q2.

The ISSN of Pacific Affairs journal is 0030851X. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Pacific Affairs is cited by a total of 93 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2022).

Pacific Affairs Impact IF 2022-2023

The Impact IF 2022 of Pacific Affairs is 1.40, which is computed in 2023 as per its definition. Pacific Affairs IF is increased by a factor of 0.35 and approximate percentage change is 33.33% when compared to preceding year 2021, which shows a rising trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

Pacific Affairs Impact IF 2023 Prediction

Impact IF 2022 of Pacific Affairs is 1.40. If the same upward trend persists, Impact IF may rise in 2023 as well.

Pacific Affairs h-index

 

Pacific Affairs has an h-index of 42. It means 42 articles of this journal have more than 42 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

Pacific Affairs ISSN

The ISSN of Pacific Affairs is 0030851X. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

Pacific Affairs Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of Pacific Affairs is 14636. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.316. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

SJR of Pacific Affairs by Year

Ranking of Pacific Affairs by Year

Pacific Affairs Publisher

Pacific Affairs is published by University of British Columbia. It's publishing house is located in Canada. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1979, 1981-1982, 1984, 1991-2022. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Pacific Affairs is Pac. Aff.. This abbreviation ('Pac. Aff.') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in Pacific Affairs

If your research field is/are related to Sociology and Political Science (Q2); Geography, Planning and Development (Q3), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/