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Gateways

UTS ePRESS · Australia · Est. 2008

ISSN1836-3393eISSN1836-3393
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
37
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q3+12
DOAJ Verified+15
Total37
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.214
H-Index
19
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.636
Total Works
250
Total Citations
1,785
2yr Mean Citedness
0.57
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Aims & Scope

Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement is a refereed journal that responds to an emerging global movement of collaborative, critical and change-oriented community-university research initiatives. It provides a forum for academics, practitioners and community representatives to explore issues and reflect on methodological practices relating to the full range of engaged activity. The journal publishes empirical and evaluative case studies of community-based research and pedagogy; detailed analyses of partnership models, processes and practices; and theoretical reflections that contribute to the scholarship of engagement.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
34
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2008
Annual Volume~ 14 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications250
Publisher OrgUTS ePRESS
OA Since2007
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~34 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No
📦 Long-term Preservation
CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
UTS ePRESS
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1836-3393 / 1836-3393
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

MultidisciplinaryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Service-Learning and Community EngagementCommunity Health and DevelopmentHealth Policy Implementation ScienceHigher Education Practises and EngagementEvaluation and Performance AssessmentCommunity Development and Social ImpactMental Health and Patient InvolvementParticipatory Visual Research MethodsYouth Development and Social SupportInnovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref