Perceptions is a biannual English language and peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Center for Strategic Research (SAM) which works under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye. Regularly published since 1996, the journal accepts commentaries, original research articles and book reviews that focus on a wide range of issues related with Turkish foreign policy and international affairs. Perceptions is currently included in the following databases: ULAKBIM TR Dizin, Asos Index, Index Copernicus, Columbia International Affairs Online, CSA Index, Gale-Cengage, EBSCO, European Sources Online, Index Islamicus, International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA), PAIS Index, ProQuest, Ulrich's.