This case demonstrates the combined use of Multiple Correspondence Analysis and Hierarchical Clustering on metadata from articles of ́Perceptions: Journal of International Affairś published in English under the auspices of the Centre for Strategic Research, an organization connected to Turkeýs ministry of foreign affairs. A period of 3℗years (2010́2012) is covered, with 58 articles. In particular, the case links the quantitative analysis of scientific discourséthrough specific tools of multivariate data analysiświth research on the development of the Politics and International Relations scientific field