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Surveillance and Society

Surveillance Studies Network · United Kingdom · Est. 1969

ISSN1477-7487eISSN1477-7487
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
50
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
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
0.579
H-Index
69
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.071
Total Works
1,153
Total Citations
22,343
2yr Mean Citedness
0.98
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines the multifaceted nature of surveillance, with a particular emphasis on its representation and impact within literature and society. Articles explore how surveillance technologies and practices shape individual experiences, social norms, and political power, often through literary analysis, theoretical frameworks, and historical comparisons. The scope includes the intersection of surveillance with themes such as privacy, autonomy, resistance, and social control across various cultural and historical contexts.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
26
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1969
Annual Volume~ 54 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications1,153
Publisher OrgSurveillance Studies Network
OA Since2001
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~26 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No
📦 Long-term Preservation
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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Surveillance Studies Network
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1477-7487 / 1477-7487
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Scholars Portal
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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.

Safety ResearchQ1
Urban StudiesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesSafety Research

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionGlobal Security and Public HealthGeographies of human-animal interactionsCrime, Deviance, and Social ControlIntelligence, Security, War StrategyPolicing Practices and PerceptionsMedia Studies and CommunicationSocial Media and PoliticsEthics and Social Impacts of AIMigration, Refugees, and Integration
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref