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Journal of Risk Research

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1998

ISSN1466-4461

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.634

H-Index

102

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.997

Total Works

2,061

Total Citations

57,867

2yr Mean Citedness

1.93

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Risk Research publishes theoretical and empirical research and commentaries on the communication, regulation, and management of risk. It also covers research related to business, management and accounting, engineering, and social sciences, with a focus on areas such as risk perception, public relations, and the COVID-19 outbreak.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 92 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,061

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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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?

1466-4461

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ2

Strategy and ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Strategy and ManagementEngineering (miscellaneous)Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Risk Perception and ManagementDisaster Management and ResilienceClimate Change Communication and PerceptionRisk and Safety AnalysisOccupational Health and Safety ResearchPublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationDecision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsMisinformation and Its ImpactsBehavioral Health and InterventionsFlood Risk Assessment and Management