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International Gambling Studies

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2001

ISSN1479-4276

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ 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?

205

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 179d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.729

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.12

Total Worksi

694

Total Citationsi

16,307

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Substance Abuse; Applied Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyTwo Issues A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications694

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

1479-4276

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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

394

2019

800

2020

571

2021

363

2022

218

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.

Applied PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Substance Abuse

Scopus Categories

Applied Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gambling Behavior and TreatmentsSexuality, Behavior, and TechnologySports Analytics and PerformanceSchizophrenia research and treatmentConsumer Market Behavior and PricingWine Industry and TourismSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesPersonality Disorders and PsychopathologyHomelessness and Social IssuesDigital Games and Media

Frequently asked questions about International Gambling Studies

Is International Gambling Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Gambling Studies: 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 International Gambling Studies?

International Gambling 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 1.62.

Is International Gambling Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Gambling Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Gambling Studies?