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Methodological Innovations

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 2016

ISSN2059-7991

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.712

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.064

Total Worksi

287

Total Citationsi

4,469

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications287

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~15 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2059-7991

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

727

2019

662

2020

541

2021

268

2022

310

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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsParticipatory Visual Research MethodsFocus Groups and Qualitative MethodsHealth Policy Implementation ScienceSurvey Methodology and NonresponseQualitative Comparative Analysis ResearchCrime Patterns and InterventionsMental Health and Patient InvolvementMental Health Research TopicsCommunity Health and Development

Frequently asked questions about Methodological Innovations

Is Methodological Innovations a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Methodological Innovations: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Methodological Innovations?

Methodological Innovations is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.712.

Is Methodological Innovations indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Methodological Innovations is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Methodological Innovations?