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Journal of Trust Research

Routledge · United States · Est. 2011

ISSN2151-5581eISSN2151-559X

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

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 Scorei

0.84

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.641

Total Worksi

206

Total Citationsi

4,251

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.35

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Management; Psychology, Social; Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous); Sociology and Political Science; Applied Psychology; Social Psychology.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

FrequencyTwo Issues Per Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications206

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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2151-5581 / 2151-559X

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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

Citations received

400

2019

2020

147

2021

2022

137

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.

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Applied PsychologyQ2

Social PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ManagementPsychology, Social

Scopus Categories

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Applied PsychologySociology and Political ScienceSocial Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Capital and NetworksJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorExperimental Behavioral Economics StudiesPublic Policy and Administration ResearchSocial and Intergroup PsychologyManagement and Organizational StudiesConflict Management and NegotiationCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltySocial Media and PoliticsCultural Differences and Values

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Trust Research

Is Journal of Trust Research a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for Journal of Trust Research. It is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus and has a PubScope Trust Score of 35/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Trust Research?

Journal of Trust Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.84.

Is Journal of Trust Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Trust Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Trust Research?