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International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0147-1767eISSN1873-7552

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 (2 more)+12

Total90

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.879

H-Indexi

169

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.51

Total Worksi

3,294

Total Citationsi

180,786

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Social; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Sociology; Sociology and Political Science; Business and International Management; Social Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, 2000-

StatusActive

Total Publications3,294

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 Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0147-1767 / 1873-7552

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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

2.2k

2019

2020

145

2.6k

2021

115

1.5k

2022

135

1.2k

2023

160

766

2024

181

347

2025

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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Business and International ManagementQ2

Social PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, SocialSocial Sciences, InterdisciplinarySociology

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyBusiness and International Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Student and Expatriate ChallengesCultural Differences and ValuesSocial and Intergroup PsychologyRacial and Ethnic Identity ResearchGlobal Education and Multiculturalism

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Is International Journal of Intercultural Relations a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Intercultural Relations: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Intercultural Relations?

International Journal of Intercultural Relations 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 2.11.

Is International Journal of Intercultural Relations indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Intercultural Relations is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Intercultural Relations?