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International Review of Social Research

Sciendo · Germany · Est. 2011

ISSN2069-8267

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

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 ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.111

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

202

Total Citationsi

1,559

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The International Review of Social Research (IRSR) is a peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal that has served the social sciences community since 2011. Originally published by the University of Bucharest, IRSR provides a platform for high-quality research across sociology, anthropology, political science, and related disciplines.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Annual Volume~ 9 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2021)

Total Publications202

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-Blind Peer Review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Sciendo

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2069-8267

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-Blind Peer Review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2014

167

2015

333

2016

2017

102

2018

2019

2020

2021

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.

AnthropologyQ4

Cultural StudiesQ4

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

AnthropologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Cultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Culinary Culture and TourismSocial and Cultural DynamicsHigher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Capital and NetworksCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentAnthropological Studies and InsightsMigration and Labor DynamicsComplex Network Analysis TechniquesSouth Asian Studies and ConflictsClimate Change Communication and Perception

Frequently asked questions about International Review of Social Research

Is International Review of Social Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Review of Social Research: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Review of Social Research?

International Review of Social Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.111.

Is International Review of Social Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Review of Social Research is indexed in Scopus.