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Journal of Scientometric Research

Phcog.Net · India · Est. 2012

ISSN2320-0057

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total57

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Removed from DOAJ (2016-10-14). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ 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 50% in field

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.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.27

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.409

Total Worksi

664

Total Citationsi

3,367

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.13

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Scientometric Research publishes research articles, reviews, and scholarly works that advance the field of scientometrics and its applications. The journal publishes research related to Computer Science and Social Sciences.

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

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 80 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications664

Region🌍 Global South

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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Phcog.Net

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2320-0057

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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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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

198

2019

935

2020

258

2021

218

2022

353

2023

300

2024

111

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.

Library and Information SciencesQ2

Computer Science ApplicationsQ3

Information SystemsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesInformation SystemsComputer Science Applications

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

scientometrics and bibliometrics researchOnline Learning and AnalyticsAdvanced Text Analysis TechniquesBig Data and Business IntelligenceGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical ResearchEconomic and Technological InnovationInnovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentAcademic Publishing and Open AccessComplex Network Analysis TechniquesBiomedical Text Mining and Ontologies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Scientometric Research

Is Journal of Scientometric Research a predatory journal?

Journal of Scientometric Research was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2016-10-14). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Scientometric Research?

Journal of Scientometric 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 2.13.

Is Journal of Scientometric Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Scientometric Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.