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Index on Censorship

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom · Est. 1972

ISSN1746-6067

SJR Q4✓ WOS A&HCI✓ 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

Total84

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⚡ 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

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (AHCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.101

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

9,054

Total Citationsi

6,783

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Index on Censorship publishes research related to Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

Annual Volume~ 149 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications9,054

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1746-6067

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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

134

127

2019

125

159

2020

132

2021

160

2022

150

2023

149

2024

149

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.

HistoryQ4

PhilosophyQ4

Political Science and International RelationsQ4

Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

PhilosophySociology and Political ScienceHistoryPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Leadership and PracticesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEastern European Communism and ReformsScience, Research, and MedicineEducational Robotics and EngineeringGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsMedia Studies and CommunicationBiotechnology and Related FieldsInterdisciplinary Cultural and Social Studies

Frequently asked questions about Index on Censorship

Is Index on Censorship a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Index on Censorship: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Index on Censorship?

Index on Censorship 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 0.04.

Is Index on Censorship indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Index on Censorship is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.