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Identity

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1995

ISSN1528-3488eISSN1532-706X

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.596

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.261

Total Worksi

716

Total Citationsi

17,269

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Identity aims to explore topics under Ego identity, Narrative, Association (psychology), and Personality. It publishes research in the area of Psychology and Social Sciences, including Developmental psychology research. The journal explores how differences in identity constructions can be explained from specific historical contexts.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications716

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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1528-3488 / 1532-706X

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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

378

2019

411

2020

516

2021

2022

156

2023

294

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.

AnthropologyQ1

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Social

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyPsychology (miscellaneous)Sociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Identity, Memory, and TherapyFamily Support in IllnessYouth Education and Societal DynamicsRacial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial and Intergroup PsychologyCultural Differences and ValuesJewish Identity and SocietyCritical Race Theory in EducationAging and Gerontology ResearchEarly Childhood Education and Development

Frequently asked questions about Identity

Is Identity a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Identity: 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 Identity?

Identity 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 2.52.

Is Identity indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Identity is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.