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Children and Society

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0951-0605

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

263

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 230d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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

0.598

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.299

Total Worksi

2,958

Total Citationsi

45,248

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education; Health (social science); Social Work; Life-span and Life-course Studies.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFive Issues Per Year, 1998

StatusActive

Total Publications2,958

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0951-0605

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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

744

2019

998

2020

110

972

2021

154

1.1k

2022

151

706

2023

111

300

2024

107

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.

EducationQ2

Health (social science)Q2

Social WorkQ2

Life-span and Life-course StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Social WorkLife-span and Life-course StudiesHealth (social science)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Children's Rights and ParticipationEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentChild Welfare and AdoptionChild Abuse and TraumaHomelessness and Social IssuesYouth Education and Societal DynamicsFamily and Disability Support ResearchChild and Adolescent HealthFamily Support in IllnessPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare

Frequently asked questions about Children and Society

Is Children and Society a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Children and Society: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Children and Society?

Children and Society is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.598.

Is Children and Society indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Children and Society is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Children and Society?