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Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Elsevier Inc. · United States

ISSN0040-1625eISSN1873-5509

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

3.479

H-Indexi

279

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

3.255

Total Worksi

10,073

Total Citationsi

554,412

2yr Mean Citednessi

13.23

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

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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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly (Except Apr., Aug., And Dec.), <1994->

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

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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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

Citations received

312

32k

2019

542

50k

2020

819

66k

2021

714

46k

2022

765

34k

2023

709

18k

2024

453

3.1k

2025

239

139

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Is Technological Forecasting and Social Change a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Technological Forecasting and Social Change: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Technological Forecasting and Social Change?

Technological Forecasting and Social Change 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 13.23.

Is Technological Forecasting and Social Change indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Technological Forecasting and Social Change is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.