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European Journal of Futures Research

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 2013

ISSN2195-2248

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.709

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.359

Total Worksi

257

Total Citationsi

5,166

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous); Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Sociology and Political Science; Management of Technology and Innovation; Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageGerman

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 17 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications257

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2012

Visit Journal Website

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

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoNational Digital Preservation Program, ChinaCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2195-2248

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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?

Portico, National Digital Preservation Program, China, CLOCKSS

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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?

German

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

239

2019

238

2020

493

2021

644

2022

2023

133

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.

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Management of Technology and InnovationQ2

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSociology and Political ScienceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Management of Technology and InnovationSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceInnovative Approaches in Technology and Social DevelopmentClimate Change Communication and PerceptionComplex Systems and Decision MakingDelphi Technique in ResearchUniversity-Industry-Government Innovation ModelsInnovation and Knowledge ManagementEuropean Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Media and PoliticsSmart Cities and Technologies

Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Futures Research

Is European Journal of Futures Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Journal of Futures Research: 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 European Journal of Futures Research?

European Journal of Futures Research 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 2.77.

Is European Journal of Futures Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Journal of Futures Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.