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Translation Matters

University of Porto Faculty of Arts and Humanities · Portugal · Est. 2017

ISSN2184-4585

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

Total78

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.232

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.303

Total Worksi

192

Total Citationsi

137

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

This journal explores all kinds of translation matters, but with a particular focus on understandings that go beyond the interlingual to explore some of the translational processes at work in other domains.

General Information

Country / RegionPortugal

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2017

Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications192

Publisher OrgUniversity of Porto

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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?

University of Porto Faculty of Arts and Humanities

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2184-4585

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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2025

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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Translation Studies and PracticesInterpreting and Communication in HealthcareSubtitles and Audiovisual MediaEuropean Cultural and National IdentityDiverse Musicological StudiesMusicology and Musical AnalysisLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionItalian Fascism and Post-war SocietyComics and Graphic NarrativesCultural, Media, and Literary Studies

Frequently asked questions about Translation Matters

Is Translation Matters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Translation Matters: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Translation Matters?

Translation Matters is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.232.

Is Translation Matters indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Translation Matters is indexed in Scopus.