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Foresight

Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom · Est. 1985

ISSN1465-9832

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.625

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.134

Total Worksi

1,381

Total Citationsi

23,173

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Foresight is an international bi-monthly journal concerned with the study of the future. It focuses on the journal of future studies, strategic thinking and policy.

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

Annual Volume~ 40 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,381

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1465-9832

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind

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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?

Yes

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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

740

2019

1.2k

2020

1.2k

2021

1.1k

2022

439

2023

235

2024

288

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.

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1

Business and International ManagementQ2

Management of Technology and InnovationQ2

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Regional & Urban Planning

Scopus Categories

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Management of Technology and InnovationManagement Science and Operations ResearchBusiness and International Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Complex Systems and Decision MakingSustainability and Climate Change GovernanceLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesInnovation and Knowledge ManagementRegional Development and PolicyGlobal Energy and Sustainability ResearchSustainable Development and Environmental PolicyInnovation Policy and R&D

Frequently asked questions about Foresight

Is Foresight a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Foresight: 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 Foresight?

Foresight 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 4.03.

Is Foresight indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Foresight is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.