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Quantitative Science Studies

MIT PRESS · United States · Est. 2014

ISSN2641-3337eISSN2641-3337

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

1.207

H-Indexi

SNIPi

2.208

Total Worksi

441

Total Citationsi

10,915

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Information Science & Library Science; Analysis; Cultural Studies; Library and Information Sciences; Numerical Analysis.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications441

Publisher OrgThe MIT Press

OA Since2018

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

MIT PRESS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2641-3337 / 2641-3337

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

580

2019

6.4k

2020

2.5k

2021

1.1k

2022

779

2023

871

2024

222

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.

AnalysisQ1

Cultural StudiesQ1

Library and Information SciencesQ1

Numerical AnalysisQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesNumerical AnalysisCultural StudiesAnalysis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

scientometrics and bibliometrics researchAcademic Publishing and Open AccessResearch Data Management PracticesComplex Network Analysis TechniquesScientific Computing and Data ManagementMeta-analysis and systematic reviewsBiomedical Text Mining and OntologiesHealth and Medical Research ImpactsTopic ModelingData Quality and Management

Frequently asked questions about Quantitative Science Studies

Is Quantitative Science Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Quantitative Science Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Quantitative Science Studies?

Quantitative Science Studies 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 4.95.

Is Quantitative Science Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Quantitative Science Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Quantitative Science Studies?