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Local Population Studies

Local Population Studies Society · United Kingdom

ISSN0143-2974

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.101

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

208

Total Citationsi

486

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Demography; Geography, Planning and Development.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 9 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications208

Publisher OrgUniversity of Hertfordshire

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

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Local Population Studies Society

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0143-2974

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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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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?

N/A

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

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

187

2021

2022

2024

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q4

DemographyQ4

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)DemographyGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical Economic and Social StudiesHistorical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesMigration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesHistory and advancements in chemistryScottish History and National IdentityMusicology and Musical AnalysisUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesAmerican and British Literature AnalysisMigration and Labor DynamicsIrish and British Studies

Frequently asked questions about Local Population Studies

Is Local Population Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Local Population Studies: it is indexed in 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 Local Population Studies?

Local Population Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.101.

Is Local Population Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Local Population Studies is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Local Population Studies?