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International Journal of Bullying Prevention

Springer International Publishing · Switzerland · Est. 2018

ISSN2523-3653

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

0.966

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.072

Total Worksi

327

Total Citationsi

3,745

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Bullying Prevention is an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing current research on the causes, forms, and various contexts of bullying and cyberbullying. Covers various social environments including schools, communities, the workplace, or online. Includes evolving best practices in identification, prevention, and intervention. Requires authors to include relevant discussion on policy and actionable practice in offline and/or online environments Welcomes contributions from a wide range of disciplines including psychology, public health, social work, education, criminology, and more.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

FrequencyContinually Updated

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications327

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2523-3653

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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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?

English

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

1.8k

2019

538

2020

474

2021

639

2022

341

2023

219

2024

124

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 PsychologyQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologySocial PsychologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bullying, Victimization, and AggressionChild Development and Digital TechnologyChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentYouth Development and Social SupportBehavioral and Psychological StudiesHate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionWorkplace Violence and BullyingStalking, Cyberstalking, and HarassmentIntimate Partner and Family ViolencePlant Virus Research Studies

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Bullying Prevention

Is International Journal of Bullying Prevention a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Bullying Prevention: 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 International Journal of Bullying Prevention?

International Journal of Bullying Prevention is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.966.

Is International Journal of Bullying Prevention indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Bullying Prevention is indexed in Scopus.