What is international strategy research and what is not?

This issue of Global Strategy Journal marks the end of the fifth year of publication for the journal. The first five years have entailed a number of innovations and significant contributions to the conversations on international strategy issues. We are committed to continue along this path in the years to come. The best indication that we are on the right track came with the listing in the SSCI this year. Global Strategy Journal (GSJ) was ranked No. 16 of 185 in Management (impact factor (IF) of 3.694). This is supported by a five-year IF of 4.396 (No. 21) and an Article Influence Score of 1.647 (No. 27). These measures provide a strong indication that published GSJ articles are impacting scholarly research. This is particularly encouraging, as the ultimate goal of any journal is to influence the research conversations in its field. On all measures, GSJ ranks well ahead ofmany more established and well-respected journals. Although these rankings are notoriously volatile, this debut success suggests that GSJ is already the place for scholarly work on international strategy issues.As such, the past five years provide an excellent basis for outlining what international strategy research really is.