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Population, Space and Place

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1544-8444eISSN1544-8452

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 (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?

242

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 236d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.924

H-Indexi

110

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.51

Total Worksi

1,995

Total Citationsi

49,986

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Demography; Geography; Geography, Planning and Development.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,995

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1544-8444 / 1544-8452

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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

1.7k

2019

126

2.4k

2020

139

1.9k

2021

100

1.3k

2022

117

792

2023

140

466

2024

200

285

2025

148

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.

DemographyQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

DemographyGeography

Scopus Categories

DemographyGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Migration and Labor DynamicsUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesMigration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesMigration, Refugees, and IntegrationMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomyDiaspora, migration, transnational identityIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingRural development and sustainabilityHealth disparities and outcomesUrban Transport and Accessibility

Frequently asked questions about Population, Space and Place

Is Population, Space and Place a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Population, Space and Place: 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 Population, Space and Place?

Population, Space and Place 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 1.40.

Is Population, Space and Place indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Population, Space and Place is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Population, Space and Place?