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Staps

Boeck Universite · Belgium · Est. 1980

ISSN1782-1568

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

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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 75% in field

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.123

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

1,879

Total Citationsi

3,534

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Cultural Studies; History; Anthropology; Education; Multidisciplinary; Psychology (miscellaneous); Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionBelgium

Primary LanguageFrench

1st Year Published1980

Annual Volume~ 64 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,879

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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?

Boeck Universite

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1782-1568

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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?

French

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

2020

122

2021

2022

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.

HistoryQ3

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q4

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q4

Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyPsychology (miscellaneous)Sociology and Political ScienceHistorySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Cultural StudiesMultidisciplinaryEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Education, sociology, and vocational trainingSports, Gender, and SocietySport and Mega-Event ImpactsPhysical education and sports games researchSport Psychology and PerformanceFrench Urban and Social StudiesMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsSports and Physical Education StudiesPhysical Education and PedagogyHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Staps

Is Staps a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Staps: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Staps?

Staps 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 0.31.

Is Staps indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Staps is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.