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European Journal of Population

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1985

ISSN1572-9885
SJR Q1WOS SSCIScopus / SJR
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.209
H-Indexi
92
SNIPi
1.572
Total Worksi
1,196
Total Citationsi
35,472
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.73
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The European Journal of Population aims to improve understanding of population phenomena by giving priority to work that contributes to the development of theory and method, and that spans the boundaries between demography and such disciplines as sociology, anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, epidemiology and other sciences contributing to public health. Contributors come from around the world, and the coverage includes both European and non-European countries. The journal addresses a broad public of researchers, policy makers and others concerned with population processes and their consequences.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary Language
1st Year Published1985
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,196
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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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

5/11 · 45%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Netherlands
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1572-9885
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
N/A

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
36
767
2019
27
1k
2020
26
370
2021
44
906
2022
40
400
2023
35
228
2024
40
116
2025
20
5
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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Demography

Scopus Categories

Demography

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Family Dynamics and RelationshipsIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingDemographic Trends and Gender PreferencesGender, Labor, and Family DynamicsGlobal Health Care IssuesInsurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementMigration and Labor DynamicsHealth disparities and outcomesWork-Family Balance ChallengesEmployment and Welfare Studies

Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Population

Is European Journal of Population a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Journal of Population: 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 European Journal of Population?

European Journal of Population 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 2.73.

Is European Journal of Population indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Journal of Population is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of European Journal of Population?

The European Journal of Population aims to improve understanding of population phenomena by giving priority to work that contributes to the development of theory and method, and that spans the boundaries between demography and such disciplines as sociology, anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, epidemiology and other sciences contributing to public health. Contributors come from around the world, and the coverage includes both European and non-European countries. The journal addresses a broad public of researchers, policy makers and others concerned with population pr

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref