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Critique

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1973

ISSN1748-8605

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

Total78

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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

Top 25% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.16

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

1,220

Total Citationsi

2,702

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Critique: Journal of Socialist Theory is a scholarly journal that analyzes contemporary society from a critical Marxist perspective. It aims to encourage discussion around the political economy of contemporary capitalist and non-capitalist societies, regarding debate around methodology and philosophy as essential.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1973

Annual Volume~ 29 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,220

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1748-8605

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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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Political Economy and MarxismDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationCritical Theory and PhilosophyEastern European Communism and ReformsEconomic Theory and PolicySoviet and Russian HistoryLegal Cases and CommentaryPolitical theory and GramsciHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism

Frequently asked questions about Critique

Is Critique a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Critique: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Critique?

Critique is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.16.

Is Critique indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Critique is indexed in Scopus.