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Journal of Contemporary China

United KingdomDevelopment (Q1); Geography, Planning and Development (Q1); Political Science and International Relations (Q1)ISSN-matched source record
Q1Ranking
3.1Impact Factor (2025)
73H-index (SCImago 2025)
1.114SJR (2025)
1992-2026Coverage

About Journal of Contemporary China

Journal of Contemporary China is a scholarly journal published by Routledge. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.114 and H-index of 73.

Coverage: 1992-2026. Research categories: Development (Q1); Geography, Planning and Development (Q1); Political Science and International Relations (Q1).

Verified field sources

  • Journal Impact Factor: 3.1 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Publisher-reported Journal Impact Factor and year from Taylor & Francis About this journal information.
  • Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Publisher-reported Journal Impact Factor and year from Taylor & Francis About this journal information.

Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)1067-0564, 1469-9400
ISSN-L1067-0564
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationRoutledge
Publisher country codeUS
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Not marked as fully open access; hybrid options may exist
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Not listed in OpenAlex metadata; this is not a direct DOAJ check
Works recorded in OpenAlex1,691
Citations recorded in OpenAlex37,716
OpenAlex H-index81
Years represented in OpenAlex1992–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance; Chinese history and philosophy; Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics; International Relations and Foreign Policy; China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations; International Development and Aid.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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