About Pacific Affairs

Pacific Affairs is a peer-reviewed, independent, and interdisciplinary scholarly journal focussing on important current political, economic, and social issues throughout Asia and the Pacific. Each issue contains approximately five new articles and 40-45 book reviews. Published continuously since 1928 under the same name, Pacific Affairs has been located on the beautiful campus of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, since 1961. The journal is committed to providing to the scholarly community and the world at large high quality research on Asia and the Pacific that takes readers beyond the headlines and across multiple disciplines.

Publication of Pacific Affairs is generously supported by the Institute of Asian Research and the School for Public Policy and Global Affairs located at The University of British Columbia.

2022 Journal Citation Report Impact Factor

Impact Factor Score: 1.6 (27 out of 84 Area Studies journals) - cites in 2022 to articles published in 2020 and 2021

5-Year Impact Factor Score: 1.8 (24 out of 84 Area Studies journals) - cites in 2022 to articles published between 2017 and 2021