Foreign Affairs
foreignaffairs.com ↗Bimonthly international-relations magazine published by Council on Foreign Relations since 1922.
A — flagship international-affairs venue; named-author scholarship; relatively low volume.
Editor-supervised; named authors (typically academics or practitioners); fact-check process.
About this sub-score →Cited heavily in international-affairs discourse; lower volume than daily news.
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Citation Discipline
A·92- CFR editorialCouncil on Foreign Relations editorial-board oversight.
Modern Reference
B·78- Subscription gateMost articles paywalled but excerpts widely cited.
Citation Velocity
B·76- Niche authorityDefault citation for IR + foreign-policy debates.
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