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Journal of Genocide Research

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1999

ISSN1462-3528eISSN1469-9494

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.382

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

1,236

Total Citationsi

19,153

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Genocide Research aims to promote an interdisciplinary and comparative approach to the study of genocide. The journal publishes articles that provide empirically based and systematically calculated estimates related to genocides.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

FrequencyThree Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,236

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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1462-3528 / 1469-9494

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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

345

2019

734

2020

471

2021

434

2022

123

2023

362

2024

189

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.

HistoryQ1

LawQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political ScienceHistoryPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsInternational Law and Human RightsCambodian History and SocietyMiddle East and Rwanda ConflictsEuropean history and politicsItalian Fascism and Post-war SocietyJewish and Middle Eastern StudiesMemory, Trauma, and CommemorationTurkey's Politics and Society

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Genocide Research

Is Journal of Genocide Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Genocide 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 Journal of Genocide Research?

Journal of Genocide 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 2.37.

Is Journal of Genocide Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Genocide Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.