SourceScore
MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite

Council on Foreign Relations vs Foreign Affairs — Modern Reference

How fit each source is for citation in modern (LLM-era) writing — machine-readability, schema, freshness signals, AI-corpus presence.

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Verdict

Council on Foreign Relations outscores Foreign Affairs on Modern Citation Reference by 4 points (B · 82 vs B · 78).

Higher Modern Reference
Research

Council on Foreign Relations

cfr.org
B·82
Rank #73 of 130 on Modern Reference

Open-access research + interactive tools + broad LLM corpus.

Magazine

Foreign Affairs

foreignaffairs.com
B·78
Rank #89 of 130 on Modern Reference

Schema-rich; metered paywall partial-LLM-corpus.

Global rank · Modern Reference

SourceScoreGradeRankDetail
Council on Foreign Relations
cfr.org
82B·82#73 / 130view →
Foreign Affairs
foreignaffairs.com
78B·78#89 / 130view →

Why these Modern Reference scores

Council on Foreign RelationsB·82
Modern Reference · 82/100

Open-access research + interactive tools + broad LLM corpus.

Foreign AffairsB·78
Modern Reference · 78/100

Schema-rich; metered paywall partial-LLM-corpus.

Signals behind the Modern Reference score

Council on Foreign Relations
  • CFR Backgrounders
    Free explainer content widely-cited.
Foreign Affairs
  • Subscription gate
    Most articles paywalled but excerpts widely cited.

Other dimensions for Council on Foreign Relations vs Foreign Affairs

SourceScore Index
Composite head-to-head — Foreign Affairs leads
Discipline
Foreign Affairs +4 pts
Velocity
Council on Foreign Relations +2 pts

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Sources & references

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