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Democratization

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1938

ISSN1351-0347eISSN1743-890X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.848

H-Indexi

105

SNIPi

2.451

Total Worksi

2,564

Total Citationsi

64,840

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.13

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Democratization is devoted to the study of the broad phenomenon of democratization, defined as the way democratic norms, institutions and practices evolve and are disseminated or retracted both within and across national and cultural boundaries. The journal focuses on political economy, democracy, politics, authoritarianism, autocracy, opposition (politics), and democracy promotion.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1938

FrequencyEight Issues A Year, 2018-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,564

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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?

1351-0347 / 1743-890X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

135

5.5k

2019

123

4.4k

2020

120

3.2k

2021

1.4k

2022

129

1.1k

2023

116

531

2024

144

399

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Political Conflict and GovernanceElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationInternational Development and AidPopulism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Policy and Reform StudiesReligion and Society InteractionsPolitics and Society in Latin AmericaPeacebuilding and International SecurityEuropean Union Policy and GovernanceTurkey's Politics and Society

Frequently asked questions about Democratization

Is Democratization a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Democratization: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Democratization?

Democratization is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.13.

Is Democratization indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Democratization is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.