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Social Movement Studies

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2001

ISSN1474-2837eISSN1474-2829

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

1.381

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

2.338

Total Works

1,127

Total Citations

28,260

2yr Mean Citedness

1.60

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Social Movement Studies publishes soundly researched analyses and contributions dealing with social movements and popular protests. The journal aims to re-establish writing as intervention and welcomes inter-disciplinary work that extends across disciplinary boundaries.

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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 Published2001

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,127

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?

1474-2837 / 1474-2829

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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

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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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political ScienceSociology

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Media and PoliticsPolitical Conflict and GovernanceLabor Movements and UnionsSocial and Cultural DynamicsSocial Policy and Reform StudiesPopulism, Right-Wing MovementsElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationGender Politics and RepresentationGender, Feminism, and MediaMigration, Refugees, and Integration