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Canadian Journal of Sociology

University of Alberta Library · Canada

ISSN0318-6431
SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access
Removed from DOAJ (2016-12-04). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.122
H-Indexi
166
Total Worksi
3,223
Total Citationsi
155,740
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Canadian Journal of Sociology publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research articles and innovative theoretical essays by social scientists from around the world, providing insight into the issues facing Canadian society as well as social and cultural systems in other countries. The journal also features a lively debate/commentary section encouraging the intensive exchange of ideas, along with regular sections such as "Notes on Society" that address topical issues of the day from a social science point of view and "Notes on the Discipline" designed to discuss a variety of issues encountered in the course of the sociological analysis of modern society. Each issue of the journal also has a comprehensive book review section.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada
Primary LanguageEnglish, French
1st Year Published—
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive
Total Publications3,223
Publisher OrgUniversity of Alberta
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed
OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Alberta Library
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
0318-6431
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
✅
Peer review process documented?
Peer-reviewed
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
✅
Primary language documented?
English, French

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
56
265
2016
49
175
2017
42
153
2018
35
236
2019
28
83
2020
28
71
2021
13
28
2022
1
0
2023

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 ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Canadian Identity and HistoryContemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeLabor Movements and UnionsSocial and Cultural DynamicsSocial Policy and Reform Studies

Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Sociology

Is Canadian Journal of Sociology a predatory journal?

Canadian Journal of Sociology was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2016-12-04). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Canadian Journal of Sociology?

Canadian Journal of Sociology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.122.

Is Canadian Journal of Sociology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Canadian Journal of Sociology is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Canadian Journal of Sociology?

The Canadian Journal of Sociology publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research articles and innovative theoretical essays by social scientists from around the world, providing insight into the issues facing Canadian society as well as social and cultural systems in other countries. The journal also features a lively debate/commentary section encouraging the intensive exchange of ideas, along with regular sections such as "Notes on Society" that address topical issues of the day from a social science point of view and "Notes on the Discipline" designed to discuss a variety of issues encountered

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref