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International Journal of the Commons

Ubiquity Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2007

ISSN1875-0281eISSN1875-0281

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.596

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.324

Total Worksi

850

Total Citationsi

16,746

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Studies; Political Science; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications850

Publisher OrgUtrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services)

OA Since2006

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~30 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

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Ubiquity Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1875-0281 / 1875-0281

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

CLOCKSS

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1.5k

2019

754

2020

365

2021

224

2022

226

2023

281

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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental StudiesPolitical Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementAgriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentForest Management and PolicyLand Rights and ReformsWater Governance and InfrastructureWater resources management and optimizationRangeland Management and Livestock EcologySustainability and Climate Change GovernanceGlobal trade, sustainability, and social impactExperimental Behavioral Economics Studies

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of the Commons

Is International Journal of the Commons a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of the Commons: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of the Commons?

International Journal of the Commons 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 3.19.

Is International Journal of the Commons indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of the Commons is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of the Commons?