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Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1988

ISSN1351-1610eISSN1469-8412

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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.665

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.038

Total Worksi

1,604

Total Citationsi

20,218

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research aims to develop societal innovations, contribute to methodological innovations in the social sciences, and create solutions for Europe. Key subjects of interest include knowledge management, economic growth, public relations, politics, and the economic system.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,604

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1351-1610 / 1469-8412

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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

625

2019

653

2020

999

2021

451

2022

243

2023

208

2024

145

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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Management of Technology and InnovationQ2

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ2

Strategy and ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sociology

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceManagement of Technology and InnovationSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Cultural StudiesStrategy and ManagementOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European Union Policy and GovernanceHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesRegional Development and PolicyEducational Robotics and EngineeringSocial Policy and Reform StudiesUniversity-Industry-Government Innovation ModelsInnovative Approaches in Technology and Social DevelopmentSustainability and Climate Change GovernanceInnovation, Technology, and Society

Frequently asked questions about Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

Is Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research: 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 Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research?

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research 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 1.31.

Is Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.