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Gateways

UTS ePRESS · Australia · Est. 2008

ISSN1836-3393eISSN1836-3393
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.218
H-Indexi
19
SNIPi
0.636
Total Worksi
250
Total Citationsi
1,785
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.57
Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2008
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications250
Publisher OrgUTS ePRESS
OA Since2007
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
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

9/11 · 82%
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?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
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

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
15
103
2019
12
114
2020
18
74
2021
14
61
2022
21
39
2023
8
10
2024
14
21
2025
11
0
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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Gateways

Is Gateways a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Gateways: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Gateways?

Gateways 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 0.57.

Is Gateways indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Gateways is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Gateways?

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 refle

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref