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SAGE Open

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 2011

ISSN2158-2440eISSN2158-2440

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.541

H-Indexi

116

SNIPi

0.977

Total Worksi

9,895

Total Citationsi

131,330

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.18

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

SAGE Open publishes peer-reviewed research in social and behavioral sciences and the humanities. The published papers aim to foster the development of research in Social psychology, Pedagogy, Developmental psychology, Public relations, and Social science.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,895

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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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?

2158-2440 / 2158-2440

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

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

396

12k

2019

571

19k

2020

921

18k

2021

808

13k

2022

1.1k

11k

2023

1.5k

9.1k

2024

4.3k

2025

860

288

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Digital Marketing and Social MediaJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessEntrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltySecond Language Learning and TeachingCorporate Finance and Governance

Frequently asked questions about SAGE Open

Is SAGE Open a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for SAGE Open: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 SAGE Open?

SAGE Open is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.18.

Is SAGE Open indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

SAGE Open is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.