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Journal of Homosexuality

Routledge · United States · Est. 1957

ISSN1540-3602

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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 (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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.857

H-Indexi

132

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.47

Total Worksi

3,842

Total Citationsi

103,363

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Education; Gender Studies; Medicine (miscellaneous); Psychology (miscellaneous); Social Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1957

FrequencyTen Issues A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,842

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?

1540-3602

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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

137

2019

1.3k

2020

149

2.8k

2021

161

1.5k

2022

111

719

2023

137

451

2024

185

150

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.

EducationQ1

Gender StudiesQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Social PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, MultidisciplinarySocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Gender StudiesPsychology (miscellaneous)Social PsychologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicySexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ IssuesReproductive Health and TechnologiesGender Roles and Identity StudiesGender, Feminism, and MediaMarriage and Sexual RelationshipsHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsSocial and Intergroup PsychologySex work and related issues

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Homosexuality

Is Journal of Homosexuality a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Homosexuality: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Homosexuality?

Journal of Homosexuality 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 1.30.

Is Journal of Homosexuality indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Homosexuality is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Homosexuality?