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Childhood in the Past

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN2040-8528

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.16

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.763

Total Worksi

284

Total Citationsi

2,406

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Childhood in the Past is an international journal that publishes research furthering the knowledge and understanding of the experience of children and childhood in the past. It publishes research related to Social Sciences.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 17 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications284

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2040-8528

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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

203

2019

194

2020

112

2021

2022

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.

AnthropologyQ3

Life-span and Life-course StudiesQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnthropologyArchaeologyHistory

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyLife-span and Life-course Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesHistorical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesIndigenous Studies and EcologyIndigenous Health, Education, and RightsHistorical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesChildren's Rights and ParticipationPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyPaleopathology and ancient diseasesAncient Egypt and Archaeology

Frequently asked questions about Childhood in the Past

Is Childhood in the Past a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Childhood in the Past: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Childhood in the Past?

Childhood in the Past 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 0.45.

Is Childhood in the Past indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Childhood in the Past is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.