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Journal of Human Rights and Social Work

Springer Science + Business Media · Switzerland · Est. 2008

ISSN2365-1792eISSN2365-1792

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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?

354

days submission → published

measured · last 8 articles · accept 301d

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.339

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.188

Total Worksi

439

Total Citationsi

3,325

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Social Work; Law; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 59 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications439

Publisher OrgSpringer International Publishing

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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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science + Business Media

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2365-1792 / 2365-1792

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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

350

2019

348

2020

892

2021

174

2022

173

2023

161

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.

LawQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Work

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Work Education and PracticeMigration, Health and TraumaHomelessness and Social IssuesPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareMigration, Refugees, and IntegrationHuman Rights and DevelopmentCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisEmployment and Welfare StudiesSex work and related issuesSocial Policy and Reform Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Human Rights and Social Work

Is Journal of Human Rights and Social Work a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Human Rights and Social Work: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Human Rights and Social Work?

Journal of Human Rights and Social Work 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 0.99.

Is Journal of Human Rights and Social Work indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Human Rights and Social Work is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Human Rights and Social Work?