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Race and Social Problems

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 2009

ISSN1867-1748eISSN1867-1756

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

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?

233

days submission → published

measured · last 13 articles · accept 222d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.64

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.188

Total Worksi

516

Total Citationsi

10,929

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Race and Social Problems is a multidisciplinary forum focusing on race and its connection to various social problems. Presents empirical studies, reviews, and theoretical studies. Welcomes submissions from diverse fields including anthropology, communications, criminology, economics, history, law, political science, psychology, public health, and sociology. An official journal of the Center for Race and Social Problems at the University of Pittsburgh.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications516

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1867-1748 / 1867-1756

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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

164

2019

922

2020

716

2021

213

2022

166

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.

AnthropologyQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ethnic StudiesSocial Sciences, InterdisciplinarySociology

Scopus Categories

AnthropologySociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial and Intergroup PsychologyUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesMigration, Health and TraumaMigration and Labor DynamicsHealth disparities and outcomesCritical Race Theory in EducationCrime Patterns and InterventionsEmployment and Welfare StudiesHomelessness and Social Issues

Frequently asked questions about Race and Social Problems

Is Race and Social Problems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Race and Social Problems: 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 Race and Social Problems?

Race and Social Problems 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 0.72.

Is Race and Social Problems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Race and Social Problems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.