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Journal of Population Research

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 2000

ISSN1835-9469

SJR Q2✓ 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.437

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.938

Total Worksi

535

Total Citationsi

8,089

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Population Research publishes peer-reviewed papers on demography and population-related issues. International in scope, the journal presents original research papers, perspectives, review articles and shorter technical research notes. The range of coverage extends to substantive empirical analyses, theoretical works, applied research and contributions to methodology. The journal also offers special issues arising from conferences and other meetings.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 39 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications535

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1835-9469

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

158

2019

176

2020

344

2021

140

2022

147

2023

103

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.

DemographyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Demography

Scopus Categories

Demography

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Demographic Trends and Gender PreferencesFamily Dynamics and RelationshipsGlobal Maternal and Child HealthMigration and Labor DynamicsInsurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementGlobal Health Care IssuesIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingHealth disparities and outcomesdemographic modeling and climate adaptationGender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Population Research

Is Journal of Population Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Population Research: 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 Population Research?

Journal of Population Research 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 1.07.

Is Journal of Population Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Population Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.