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Journal of Children's Services

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1993

ISSN1746-6660eISSN2042-8677

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.474

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.94

Total Works

532

Total Citations

6,374

2yr Mean Citedness

0.52

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Aims & Scope

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How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

Annual Volume~ 15 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications532

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1746-6660 / 2042-8677

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ1

EducationQ2

Health (social science)Q2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Work

Scopus Categories

LawDevelopmental and Educational PsychologySociology and Political ScienceHealth (social science)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child Abuse and TraumaChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentChild Welfare and AdoptionEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Work Education and PracticeHomelessness and Social IssuesFamily and Disability Support ResearchChild and Adolescent HealthChildren's Rights and ParticipationHealthcare innovation and challenges