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Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Elsevier Inc. · United States

ISSN0040-1625eISSN1873-5509

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

3.472

H-Index

279

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

3.255

Total Works

10,073

Total Citations

554,412

2yr Mean Citedness

13.23

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Technological Forecasting and Social Change is a forum for the methodology and practice of technological forecasting and future studies as planning tools. It examines how social, environmental, and technological factors interrelate. Manuscripts focusing on individual, organizational, or societal factors impacting technological development are outside the scope.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 642 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications10,073

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0040-1625 / 1873-5509

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Applied PsychologyQ1

Business and International ManagementQ1

Management of Technology and InnovationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BusinessRegional & Urban Planning

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologyManagement of Technology and InnovationBusiness and International Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovation and Knowledge ManagementInnovation Diffusion and ForecastingEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthInnovation Policy and R&DEconomic Growth and Productivity