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Journal of Poverty and Social Justice

The Policy Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2002

ISSN1759-8273eISSN1759-8281

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.357

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.822

Total Worksi

742

Total Citationsi

4,767

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Social Issues; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Public Administration; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

FrequencyThree Issues Per Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications742

Publisher OrgPolicy Press

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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?

The Policy Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1759-8273 / 1759-8281

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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

252

2019

203

2020

2021

119

2022

142

2023

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.

Public AdministrationQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social IssuesSocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Policy and Reform StudiesHousing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEmployment and Welfare StudiesHealthcare innovation and challengesIncome, Poverty, and InequalityRetirement, Disability, and EmploymentPolitical and Economic history of UK and USHomelessness and Social IssuesSocial Issues and PoliciesGender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Poverty and Social Justice

Is Journal of Poverty and Social Justice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Poverty and Social Justice: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Poverty and Social Justice?

Journal of Poverty and Social Justice 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 0.79.

Is Journal of Poverty and Social Justice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Poverty and Social Justice is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Poverty and Social Justice?