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Journal of Research Administration

Society of Research Administrators International · United States · Est. 2000

ISSN2573-7104

SJR Q3✓ 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 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.323

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.479

Total Worksi

279

Total Citationsi

1,817

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Research Administration (JRA) is the official publication of SRA International. It is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles on all aspects of research administration. The journal is intended for research administrators, faculty, and others involved in the administration of research.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2023)

Total Publications279

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 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?

Society of Research Administrators International

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2573-7104

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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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

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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.

EducationQ3

Strategy and ManagementQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Strategy and ManagementEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Research, Science, and AcademiaHealth and Medical Research ImpactsEthics in Clinical ResearchDoctoral Education Challenges and SolutionsEthics in medical practiceHealth Sciences Research and EducationBiomedical Ethics and Regulationscientometrics and bibliometrics researchPharmaceutical industry and healthcareScience, Research, and Medicine

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Research Administration

Is Journal of Research Administration a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Research Administration: 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 Research Administration?

Journal of Research Administration is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.323.

Is Journal of Research Administration indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Research Administration is indexed in Scopus.