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Fat Studies

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2012

ISSN2160-4851eISSN2160-486X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.366

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.877

Total Worksi

548

Total Citationsi

3,457

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Fat Studies is a field of scholarship that critically examines societal attitudes about body weight and appearance, advocating for equality across all body sizes. The journal publishes research on body weight and appearance, and their connotations within society, culture, health, and medical science.

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications548

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?

2160-4851 / 2160-486X

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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

317

2019

231

2020

621

2021

104

139

2022

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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

AnthropologyQ2

Gender StudiesQ2

Health (social science)Q3

Nutrition and DieteticsQ3

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Health (social science)Gender StudiesAnthropologySocial PsychologyCultural StudiesNutrition and Dietetics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Obesity and Health PracticesDiversity and Impact of DanceEating Disorders and BehaviorsPosthumanist Ethics and ActivismCulinary Culture and TourismObesity, Physical Activity, DietGender, Feminism, and MediaBody Contouring and SurgeryEmpathy and Medical EducationMedia, Gender, and Advertising

Frequently asked questions about Fat Studies

Is Fat Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fat 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 Fat Studies?

Fat 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 1.24.

Is Fat Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fat Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.