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Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Routledge · United States

ISSN1053-8720

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total78

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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

0.632

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

970

Total Citationsi

17,265

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Gender Studies; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications970

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1053-8720

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

❌

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

446

2019

313

2020

340

2021

267

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.

Gender StudiesQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Gender StudiesSociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyReproductive Health and TechnologiesHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsSexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyHomelessness and Social Issues

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Is Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services?

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.632.

Is Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services?