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Third World Quarterly

Routledge · United Kingdom

ISSN0143-6597eISSN1360-2241

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?

269

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 242d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.806

H-Indexi

146

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.524

Total Worksi

4,504

Total Citationsi

130,044

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Third World Quarterly is a leading journal of scholarship and policy studies on the Third World and the developing countries. It is committed to encouraging and developing an understanding of the Third World and its peoples. The journal publishes rigorous and original research on all aspects of the Third World, including politics, economics, international relations, development studies, and cultural studies. It also features book reviews, commentary, and special issues on timely topics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency6 No. A Year, 1998-

StatusActive

Total Publications4,504

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

0143-6597 / 1360-2241

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

❌

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

145

3.6k

2019

124

2.8k

2020

167

2.8k

2021

174

1.9k

2022

164

1.2k

2023

361

2024

238

370

2025

167

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.

DevelopmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development Studies

Scopus Categories

Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Development and AidPolitical Conflict and GovernancePeacebuilding and International SecurityGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Third World Quarterly

Is Third World Quarterly a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Third World Quarterly: 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 Third World Quarterly?

Third World Quarterly 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 1.29.

Is Third World Quarterly indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Third World Quarterly is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.