India Quarterly (IQ) is a scholarly journal dedicated to publishing research in the field of Social Sciences, and Published by SAGE. The Print-ISSN of India Quarterly is 0974-9284 and its abbreviation is India Q.
The latest Impact Factor of the India Quarterly for 2026-2027 is 0.6.
India Quarterly is a peer reviewed journal of international affairs. When launched in 1945, its focus was primarily on India and Asia. However, as India’s interests have expanded so too has the mandate of the journal to include submissions on varied themes that are likely to impact India’s regional and global interests.
As the flagship publication of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), the India Quarterly encourages scholars, analysts and policy makers to contribute original articles on matters concerning international relations, national foreign policies and diplomatic history. It promotes objective analysis on themes of critical importance for an understanding of international affairs. Conceptually sound, empirically grounded and policy-oriented articles are particularly encouraged. Its purview includes regional and global concerns such as environmental issues, energy security, the international ramifications of identity-centric conflicts, cross-border movements of people and related concerns of human trafficking, illegal weapons transfers, terrorism human security global and regional political economy and diplomatic history.
The opinions expressed in the India Quarterly are those of the authors and may need not necessarily be in conformity with the outlook of the ICWA.
| Journal title | India Quarterly (IQ) |
| Abbreviation | India Q |
| Print ISSN | 0974-9284 |
| Online ISSN | 0975-2684 |
| Publisher Name | SAGE |
| Editor-in-chief | Vijay Thakur Singh, Director-General, Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), New Delhi |
| Subject Category | Social Sciences |
| Access type | 🔒 Subscription |
| Status | 🟢 Active |
In the context of academic journals, "Metrics and Rankings" refer to various measures and evaluations used to assess the quality, influence, and impact of a journal.
Below are the metrics and rankings for the journal India Quarterly
| Impact Factor | 0.6 |
| SJR | 0.235 |
| SNIP | 0.552 |
| Ranking | 17464 |
| CiteScore | 1.0 |
| H-Index | 10 |
| Quartile | Q3 |
Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) refers to the processes that help organize and categorize academic journals, making them easier to find and access for researchers and scholars
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| Journal Submission | 🔗 Journal Website |
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