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Journal of Chinese Sociology

SpringerOpen · United Kingdom · Est. 2014

ISSN2198-2635eISSN2198-2635

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.421

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.131

Total Works

254

Total Citations

3,048

2yr Mean Citedness

2.55

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on social stratification, including class identification and its temporal dimensions, and the impact of social and economic transformations on individual attitudes and behaviors in China. It also explores the evolving nature of labor, family dynamics, and gender roles within contemporary Chinese society, alongside analyses of policy interventions and their effects.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications254

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SpringerOpen

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2198-2635 / 2198-2635

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, 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?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sociology

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingSocial and Cultural DynamicsEmployment and Welfare StudiesIntergenerational and Educational Inequality StudiesMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomyDemographic Trends and Gender PreferencesDigital Economy and Work TransformationHealth disparities and outcomesSocial Capital and Networks