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SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0907-5682eISSN1461-7013

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

0.416

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.149

Total Works

1,238

Total Citations

40,914

2yr Mean Citedness

1.07

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores the multifaceted experiences of children across various social, cultural, and institutional contexts. It examines children's agency, their engagement with digital technologies and media, and their navigation of family structures and societal expectations. The journal also addresses ethical considerations in research with children and the impact of migration and displacement on childhood.

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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 LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,238

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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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?

0907-5682 / 1461-7013

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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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

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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.

AnthropologyQ1

Cultural StudiesQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ3

Life-span and Life-course StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologySociology and Political ScienceCultural StudiesLife-span and Life-course Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Children's Rights and ParticipationEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareYouth Education and Societal DynamicsChild Welfare and Adoption