Journal metric profile

International Theory

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 2.100 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 3.600 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 44/169 Recorded category rank

International Theory JCR impact factor overview

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Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

International Theory is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 2.100, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q2.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 44 out of 169 journals in its listed category. A Q2 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 1,003 total citations, 14 total articles, 14 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 3.600, which is 1.500 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 2.100. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 1.120.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 9 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 13 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

International Theory is identified in this record by print ISSN 1752-9719 and electronic ISSN 1752-9727. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameInternational Theory
Abbreviated journalINT THEOR
PublisherCAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Metric year2025
Overall rank7,872
ISSN1752-9719
eISSN1752-9727
Total cites1,003
Total articles14
Citable items14
Cited half-life9 years
Citing half-life13 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.100
5-Year Impact Factor3.600
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.100
Journal Citation Indicator1.120
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank44/169
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Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of International Theory?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for International Theory is 2.100 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is International Theory?

International Theory is listed in quartile Q2. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes International Theory?

International Theory is listed as being published by CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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