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Third World Quarterly

Routledge · United Kingdom

ISSN0143-6597eISSN1360-2241

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

0.758

H-Index

146

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.524

Total Works

4,504

Total Citations

130,044

2yr Mean Citedness

1.29

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 163 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,504

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

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Is the ISSN verified?

0143-6597 / 1360-2241

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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.

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