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Comparative Population Studies

Federal Institute for Population Research (Bundesinstitut fur Bevolkerungsforschung, BiB) · Germany · Est. 1970

ISSN1869-8980eISSN1869-8999
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total43
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
0.525
H-Index
28
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.807
Total Works
294
Total Citations
2,918
2yr Mean Citedness
1.33
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Aims & Scope

Comparative Population Studies (CPoS) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open-access journal of population studies and demography with a focus on comparative research. Topics published include, but are not limited to: family and fertility, ageing and mortality, health and wellbeing, migration and mobility, and population structure and development. We welcome submissions in two categories: research articles (traditional journal papers) and demographic trends around the globe (shorter papers presenting new descriptive findings). CPoS has a focus on comparative research but we also welcome submissions without a comparative focus that address a research question with high relevance for population studies. Nevertheless, we have a special interest in publishing comparative studies and comparative research methods. We believe the opportunity for comparative studies in the sense of cross-regional comparisons has never been greater, since harmonized data for comparisons become increasingly available (IPUMS, Gateway to Global Aging Data, DHS, GGS, Share, etc.). At the same time comparisons can mean a lot: comparisons across time, across countries, across the life course, across social and demographic groups, etc. We aim to promote all of these different kinds of comparisons and explicitly want to encourage authors to strengthen the comparative features of their work in their submission to CPoS.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
26
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1970
Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications294
Publisher OrgFederal Institute for Population Research
OA Since2009
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~26 weeks
Acceptance Rate29%
OA LicenseCC BY-SA
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Federal Institute for Population Research (Bundesinstitut fur Bevolkerungsforschung, BiB)
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1869-8980 / 1869-8999
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?
N/A
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.

DemographyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Demography

Scopus Categories

Demography

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Family Dynamics and RelationshipsIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingGlobal Health Care IssuesMigration and Labor DynamicsDemographic Trends and Gender PreferencesGender, Labor, and Family DynamicsInsurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementHealth disparities and outcomesMigration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesUrbanization and City Planning
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref