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Journal of Human Trafficking

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United States · Est. 2015

ISSN2332-2705

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

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 ↗

📊 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

0.519

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.109

Total Worksi

532

Total Citationsi

4,696

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.18

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Human Trafficking publishes diverse scholarship on all forms of contemporary slavery and modern-day slavery. It serves as a repository for innovative and applied knowledge on all aspects of human trafficking.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2015

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications532

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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2332-2705

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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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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?

N/A

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

521

2019

732

2020

357

2021

473

2022

185

2023

193

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

LawQ1

DemographyQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

TransportationQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawAnthropologySociology and Political ScienceTransportationDemography

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sex work and related issuesHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskSexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyGender, Feminism, and MediaAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ IssuesHomelessness and Social IssuesAsian Geopolitics and EthnographyMigration and Labor DynamicsSexual Assault and Victimization StudiesPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Human Trafficking

Is Journal of Human Trafficking a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Human Trafficking: it is indexed in 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 Journal of Human Trafficking?

Journal of Human Trafficking is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.519.

Is Journal of Human Trafficking indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Human Trafficking is indexed in Scopus.