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World Futures

Gordon & Breach · United Kingdom

ISSN0260-4027

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.282

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.687

Total Works

1,996

Total Citations

9,094

2yr Mean Citedness

0.70

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

World Futures researches, develops, and articulates a new paradigm of cosmos, life, consciousness, and society emerging at the cutting edge of contemporary research. The journal provides a venue for leading-edge, creative, transdisciplinary contributions in Arts and Humanities.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 45 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,996

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Gordon & Breach

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0260-4027

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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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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?

N/A

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.

PhilosophyQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Philosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Complex Systems and Decision MakingEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationSpace Science and Extraterrestrial LifeHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies