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Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences

Kasetsart University · Thailand · Est. 2016

ISSN2452-3151

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2023-02-17). DOAJ's stated reason: Changed publisher. 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 ↗

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 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.2

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.317

Total Worksi

1,197

Total Citationsi

9,061

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences is a double blind peer-review journal funded by Kasetsart University, Thailand. Authors considering submission should ensure their paper aligns with the journal's aims and scope.

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

General Information

Country / RegionThailand

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 138 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,197

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Region🌍 Global South

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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?

Kasetsart University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2452-3151

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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

314

2019

123

2020

140

407

2021

141

381

2022

175

330

2023

105

116

2024

133

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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesTechnology-Enhanced Education StudiesDiverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchGeochemistry and Geologic MappingGeological Modeling and AnalysisSecond Language Learning and TeachingEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningEducation and Character DevelopmentEducation and Islamic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences

Is Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences a predatory journal?

Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Changed publisher" (2023-02-17). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences?

Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.2.

Is Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences is indexed in Scopus.