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Humanity: An International Journal of Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and Development

University of Pennsylvania Press · United States · Est. 2010

ISSN2151-4372

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

0.24

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.833

Total Works

428

Total Citations

5,151

2yr Mean Citedness

0.25

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Aims & Scope

Humanity is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to publishing original research and reflection on human rights, humanitarianism, and development in the modern and contemporary world. An interdisciplinary enterprise, Humanity encourages relevant contributions from anthropology, economics, law, literature, history, philosophy, politics, public health, and sociology, as well as those contributions which seek to foster intersections between and among these disciplines.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2024)

Total Publications428

Publisher OrgUniversity of Pennsylvania Press

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Pennsylvania Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2151-4372

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

LawQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Issues

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsInternational Law and Human RightsGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsHuman Rights and DevelopmentMigration, Refugees, and IntegrationInternational Development and AidPolitical Theology and SovereigntyTorture, Ethics, and LawJewish and Middle Eastern StudiesPolitical Economy and Marxism