WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,095CAS 3区Subscription

Contemporary Southeast Asia

Country: Singapore•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.114•SCImago Rank: #4,095•Identifier (ISSN):0129-797X(Print)/1793-284X(Online)•Articles / Year: 28•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,968 USD

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)

Clarivate IF (2026)Q1

2.2

↑ +1.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

49 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1

Self-Citation Rate10%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessSubscription

28articles/year

0% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.00pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 2.2)	🔵 Computed
2025	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 0.9)	🔵 Computed
2024	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 1)	🔵 Computed
2023	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 0.9)	🔵 Computed
2022	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 1.114)	🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Contemporary Southeast Asia (CSEA) is one of the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute's flagship publications. Now in its fourth decade of publication, CSEA has succeeded in building up an international reputation as one of Southeast Asia's premier academic journals. The aim of the peer reviewed journal is to provide subscribers with up to date and in-depth analysis of critical trends and developments in Southeast Asia and the wider Asia-Pacific region. The primary focus of the journal is on issues related to domestic politics in Southeast Asian countries, regional architecture and community building, military, strategic and security affairs, conflict zones and relations among the Great Powers. CSEA publishes authoritative, insightful and original contributions from scholars, think-tank analysts, journalists and policy-makers from across the globe. The Editorial Committee is guided by the advice of the International Advisory Committee which is composed of eminent scholars from Asia, the United States, Australia and Europe.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Political science91.7%Law79.7%Economics68.7%History62.3%Sociology62.2%Geography59.1%Politics59%Archaeology45.3%Philosophy36.1%Business31.5%Political economy28.7%China26.9%Computer science25.9%Biology25.6%Development economics25.2%Linguistics23%

Primary Research Areas

Multiple

NLM PubMed Catalog SCImago Profile

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #4,095Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1979-2025

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Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

1.114

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1

Scopus H-Index (2025)

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.60

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$2,968 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations181

3-Year Documents67

Citable Documents64

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate36.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

DevelopmentQ1

HistoryQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

3区 (Zone 3)Sociology

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3区AREA STUDIES

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed

Updating

Average time to first editorial decision

Online Publication Speed

Updating

Time from acceptance to online publication

Official Acceptance Rate

Updating

Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher

Open Access Model

Subscription

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Periodic

Indexing & Databases

SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
AREA STUDIES	JCRSSCI	17/184	Q1
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS	JCRSSCI	53/173	Q2
POLITICAL SCIENCE	JCRSSCI	98/332	Q2
AREA STUDIES	JCISSCI	44/184	Q1
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS	JCISSCI	47/173	Q2
POLITICAL SCIENCE	JCISSCI	88/332	Q2