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Translation Studies

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1988

ISSN1478-1700eISSN1751-2921

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.874

H-Indexi

SNIPi

2.219

Total Worksi

671

Total Citationsi

7,155

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Translation Studies aims to promote research on all types of translation, whether written or oral, including literary, legal, and political translation, as well as oral interpreting, subtitling, sign language interpreting, and court interpreting. The journal also explores connections with neighboring disciplines and the creation of new links, extending methodologies, areas of interest, and conceptual frameworks within the discipline.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

Annual Volume~ 32 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications671

Publisher OrgRoutledge

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1478-1700 / 1751-2921

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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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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

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

449

2019

259

2020

177

2021

106

2022

224

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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Translation Studies and PracticesInterpreting and Communication in HealthcarePhilippine History and CultureSubtitles and Audiovisual MediaLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and Engineeringlinguistics and terminology studiesShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismEuropean Cultural and National Identity

Frequently asked questions about Translation Studies

Is Translation Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Translation Studies: 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 Translation Studies?

Translation Studies 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 0.77.

Is Translation Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Translation Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.