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Chinese Sociological Review

M.E. Sharpe Inc. · United States · Est. 2011

ISSN2162-0555eISSN2162-0563

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.874

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.644

Total Worksi

295

Total Citationsi

6,472

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Chinese Sociological Review aims to advance the understanding of contemporary Chinese society and contribute to the broader field of sociology. It features high-quality original contributions from sociologists and social scientists.

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

FrequencyFour Issues Per Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications295

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?

M.E. Sharpe Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2162-0555 / 2162-0563

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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

622

2019

932

2020

392

2021

146

2022

2023

103

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.

AnthropologyQ1

DemographyQ1

Gender StudiesQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sociology

Scopus Categories

Gender StudiesAnthropologySociology and Political ScienceDemography

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingMigration and Labor DynamicsDemographic Trends and Gender PreferencesGlobal Educational Reforms and InequalitiesFamily Dynamics and RelationshipsWork-Family Balance ChallengesIntergenerational and Educational Inequality StudiesUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesHealth disparities and outcomes

Frequently asked questions about Chinese Sociological Review

Is Chinese Sociological Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Chinese Sociological Review: 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 Chinese Sociological Review?

Chinese Sociological Review 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 1.86.

Is Chinese Sociological Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Chinese Sociological Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.