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Childhood in the Past

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

ISSN2040-8528

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

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

0.334

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.763

Total Works

284

Total Citations

2,406

2yr Mean Citedness

0.45

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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.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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?

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

Times cited

2019

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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.

AnthropologyQ2

Life-span and Life-course StudiesQ3

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