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Journal of Critical Realism

Maney Publishing · United Kingdom · Est. 1999

ISSN1476-7430eISSN1572-5138

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

307

days submission → published

measured · last 11 articles · accept 290d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.914

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.45

Total Worksi

811

Total Citationsi

7,777

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Critical Realism publishes research that fosters the discussion, propagation and development of critical realist approaches to understanding and changing the world. It aims for an inter(trans)disciplinarity that captures reality in its full complexity.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

FrequencyTwice A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications811

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Maney Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1476-7430 / 1572-5138

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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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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

455

2019

781

2020

740

2021

480

2022

264

2023

2024

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.

PhilosophyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PhilosophySocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Philosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Critical Realism in SociologyContemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeEconomic Theory and InstitutionsPolitical Economy and MarxismSocial and Cultural DynamicsManagement and Organizational StudiesCritical Theory and PhilosophyPhilosophy and History of SciencePolitical Philosophy and EthicsPolitical and Economic history of UK and US

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Critical Realism

Is Journal of Critical Realism a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Critical Realism: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Critical Realism?

Journal of Critical Realism 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 1.06.

Is Journal of Critical Realism indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Critical Realism is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.