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Global Social Challenges Journal

Bristol University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2022

eISSN2752-3349

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.949

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

536

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.94

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Global Social Challenges Journal is a peer-reviewed, open access journal in social sciences, climate change, sustainable development, and social justice. It addresses complex and interconnected challenges of humanity, such as social unrests, economic and ecological crises, political turmoil, and global human health emergencies.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications93

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Bristol University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2752-3349

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous 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)?

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

DevelopmentQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental StudiesSocial IssuesSocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceInterdisciplinary Research and CollaborationGlobal Health and SurgeryParticipatory Visual Research MethodsWater Governance and InfrastructureTourism, Volunteerism, and DevelopmentConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Education and SustainabilityGlobal Educational Policies and ReformsClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration

Frequently asked questions about Global Social Challenges Journal

Is Global Social Challenges Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Global Social Challenges Journal: 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 Global Social Challenges Journal?

Global Social Challenges Journal 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 1.94.

Is Global Social Challenges Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Global Social Challenges Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.