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International Indigenous Policy Journal

Scholarship at Western · United Kingdom · Est. 2010

ISSN1916-5781eISSN1916-5781
SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
96
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ Scopus Q178
✓ 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?
16
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Average · vs ~15 wk median
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.271
H-Indexi
39
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.585
Total Worksi
385
Total Citationsi
6,598
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.26
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Anthropology; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Cultural Studies; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2010
FrequencyFour Issues A Year, 2011-
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications385
Publisher OrgUniversity of Western Ontario Libraries
OA Since2009
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~16 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
📦 Long-term Preservation
Scholars Portal

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Scholarship at Western
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
1916-5781 / 1916-5781
✅
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?
Scholars Portal
❌
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
26
311
2019
30
330
2020
19
202
2021
19
95
2022
12
38
2023
21
41
2024
10
5
2025
6
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.

Cultural StudiesQ1
AnthropologyQ2
Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnthropologySocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

AnthropologySociology and Political ScienceCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsIndigenous Studies and EcologyCommunity Health and DevelopmentMining and Resource ManagementCanadian Identity and HistoryChild Abuse and TraumaQualitative Research Methods and EthicsFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsGlobal Health Workforce IssuesHealth Policy Implementation Science

Frequently asked questions about International Indigenous Policy Journal

Is International Indigenous Policy Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Indigenous Policy Journal: 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 Indigenous Policy Journal?

International Indigenous Policy Journal 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 1.26.

Is International Indigenous Policy Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Indigenous Policy Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Indigenous Policy Journal?

Subject areas: Anthropology; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Cultural Studies; Sociology and Political Science.

How much does it cost to publish in International Indigenous Policy Journal?

International Indigenous Policy Journal is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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