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Journal of Human Rights Practice

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2009

ISSN1757-9619eISSN1757-9627

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 1.9. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.587

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

1.9

SNIPi

1.09

Total Worksi

671

Total Citationsi

7,519

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.57

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: International Relations; Law; Political Science; History; Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

FrequencyThree Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications671

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1757-9619 / 1757-9627

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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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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

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

459

2019

421

2020

262

2021

333

2022

460

2023

167

2024

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.

HistoryQ1

LawQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

International RelationsLawPolitical Science

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political ScienceHistoryPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Human Rights and DevelopmentInternational Law and Human RightsHistorical and Contemporary Political DynamicsGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsPeacebuilding and International SecurityOmbudsman and Human RightsGender, Security, and ConflictMigration, Health and TraumaMigration, Refugees, and IntegrationGlobal Security and Public Health

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Human Rights Practice

Is Journal of Human Rights Practice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Human Rights Practice: 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 Journal of Human Rights Practice?

Journal of Human Rights Practice 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 1.9.

Is Journal of Human Rights Practice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Human Rights Practice is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Human Rights Practice?