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Journal of Borderlands Studies

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1986

ISSN2159-1229

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.747

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.515

Total Worksi

1,570

Total Citationsi

12,775

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Borderlands Studies publishes empirical and theoretical research focusing on border issues, bordering dynamics, and borderlands from an interdisciplinary perspective. It covers subject areas including Social Sciences, Geography, Planning and Development, and Law.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

FrequencyThree Issues Yearly, 2008-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,570

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2159-1229

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

639

2019

769

2020

578

2021

466

2022

259

2023

159

2024

2025

113

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

LawQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political ScienceGeography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cross-Border Cooperation and IntegrationMigration, Refugees, and IntegrationMigration and Labor DynamicsLatin American and Latino StudiesDiaspora, migration, transnational identityEuropean Union Policy and GovernanceHuman auditory perception and evaluationPolitical Systems and GovernanceDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Borderlands Studies

Is Journal of Borderlands Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Borderlands Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Journal of Borderlands Studies?

Journal of Borderlands Studies 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 0.72.

Is Journal of Borderlands Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Borderlands Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.