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Departures in Critical Qualitative Research

University of California Press · United States · Est. 2013

ISSN2333-9489

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Scorei

0.211

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.258

Total Worksi

455

Total Citationsi

1,172

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Linguistics and Language; Communication.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications455

Publisher OrgUniversity of California Press

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

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of California Press

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2333-9489

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

126

2019

224

2020

2021

2022

2023

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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

CommunicationQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and LanguageCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsPosthumanist Ethics and ActivismCritical Race Theory in EducationParticipatory Visual Research MethodsRace, History, and American SocietyRhetoric and Communication StudiesTheatre and Performance StudiesGeographies of human-animal interactionsArtistic and Creative ResearchGender, Feminism, and Media

Frequently asked questions about Departures in Critical Qualitative Research

Is Departures in Critical Qualitative Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Departures in Critical Qualitative Research: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Departures in Critical Qualitative Research?

Departures in Critical Qualitative Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.211.

Is Departures in Critical Qualitative Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Departures in Critical Qualitative Research is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Departures in Critical Qualitative Research?