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SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0539-0184eISSN1461-7412

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

0.575

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.391

Total Works

2,691

Total Citations

63,962

2yr Mean Citedness

1.31

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the intersection of social sciences and humanities with ecological and environmental concerns, exploring how societal structures, cultural imaginaries, and human actions are shaped by and respond to environmental crises. Articles examine topics such as urban sustainability, agri-food systems, the political and cultural dimensions of oceans, and the representation of ecological issues in literature.

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⚡ 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 Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications2,691

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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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

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0539-0184 / 1461-7412

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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.

Library and Information SciencesQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library ScienceSocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

French Urban and Social StudiesEducation, sociology, and vocational trainingContemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderSocial and Cultural Dynamics