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Journal of Sex Research

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0022-4499eISSN1559-8519

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.098

H-Indexi

177

SNIPi

1.571

Total Worksi

3,764

Total Citationsi

148,039

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Clinical; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Gender Studies; History and Philosophy of Science; Psychology (miscellaneous); Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySix No. A Year, 2009-

StatusActive

Total Publications3,764

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-4499 / 1559-8519

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

104

4.2k

2019

2.5k

2020

114

2.2k

2021

134

1.6k

2022

127

1.3k

2023

131

741

2024

112

251

2025

102

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Gender StudiesQ1

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ1

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, ClinicalSocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Gender StudiesPsychology (miscellaneous)Sociology and Political ScienceHistory and Philosophy of Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthLGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicySexual function and dysfunction studiesSex work and related issues

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sex Research

Is Journal of Sex Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Sex Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Sex Research?

Journal of Sex Research is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.39.

Is Journal of Sex Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Sex Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Sex Research?