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Studies in Social Justice

Centre for Studies in Social Justice, University of Windsor · Canada · Est. 2006

ISSN1911-4788eISSN1911-4788
SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
78
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ Scopus Q266
✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total78
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
10
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Fast · vs ~15 wk median
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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
0.257
H-Indexi
34
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.737
Total Worksi
504
Total Citationsi
5,730
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.91
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Political Science; Gender Studies; Law; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2006
Annual Volume~ 46 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications504
Publisher OrgBrock University
OA Since2006
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~10 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
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?
Centre for Studies in Social Justice, University of Windsor
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
1911-4788 / 1911-4788
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, 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
Citations received
10
99
2019
30
199
2020
55
481
2021
49
353
2022
37
71
2023
62
79
2024
38
23
2025
9
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.

Gender StudiesQ2
LawQ2
Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

LawGender StudiesSociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationEmployment and Welfare StudiesIndigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Policy and Reform StudiesLabor Movements and UnionsDisability Rights and RepresentationMigration and Labor DynamicsPosthumanist Ethics and ActivismParticipatory Visual Research MethodsCanadian Identity and History

Frequently asked questions about Studies in Social Justice

Is Studies in Social Justice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Studies in Social Justice: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Studies in Social Justice?

Studies in Social Justice 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 0.91.

Is Studies in Social Justice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Studies in Social Justice is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Studies in Social Justice?

Subject areas: Political Science; Gender Studies; Law; Sociology and Political Science.

How much does it cost to publish in Studies in Social Justice?

Studies in Social Justice is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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