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Socialism and Democracy

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0885-4300

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

Total54

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⚡ 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 75% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.169

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

1,573

Total Citationsi

11,295

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Socialism and Democracy publishes research on socialist politics and vision, addressing issues of race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and nationality with a focus on class. The journal integrates scholarship with activism, and theory with practice, to examine core issues and popular movements. Its perspective is broadly Marxist.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 43 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,573

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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0885-4300

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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

Citations received

508

2019

525

2020

168

2021

2022

2023

2024

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 ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Political Economy and MarxismRace, History, and American SocietyHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesPolitical and Economic history of UK and US

Frequently asked questions about Socialism and Democracy

Is Socialism and Democracy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Socialism and Democracy: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 54/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Socialism and Democracy?

Socialism and Democracy is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.169.

Is Socialism and Democracy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Socialism and Democracy is indexed in Scopus.