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Continuity and Change

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0268-4160eISSN1469-218X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.392

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.501

Total Works

1,506

Total Citations

10,242

2yr Mean Citedness

0.08

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Aims & Scope

Continuity and Change is a leading international journal that publishes original research on the social, economic, political and cultural aspects of social change. It is committed to providing a forum for the discussion of theoretical and empirical work on the processes of continuity and change in all societies, past and present. The journal welcomes contributions from a wide range of disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, history, political science, economics, and geography. It is particularly interested in work that addresses the interplay between local and global processes of change, and in research that explores the diverse experiences of continuity and change across different social groups and regions.

⚡ 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—

FrequencyThree Issues Yearly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,506

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewdouble-blind 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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0268-4160 / 1469-218X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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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

Times cited

2018

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2022

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2025

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.

HistoryQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

HistorySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical Economic and Social StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHistorical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesLegal case studies and regulationsReformation and Early Modern Christianity