The International Journal of Human Rights
ISSN 1364-2987 · Routledge · United Kingdom · active 1997–2026
Metrics
- Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q1
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 1.8
- SJR
- 0.626
- h-index
- 63
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 8 November 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, The International Journal of Human Rights is Q1 in all 2 of its subject categories.
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Law | Q1 | #194 of 1,141 |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q1 | #368 of 1,477 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 2.36
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 128
The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. The document count is what Scopus indexed that year, which can be lower than a journal's full output. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).
The International Journal of Human Rights is Q1 in all 2 of its Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Law: Q1, #194 of 1,141), with SJR 0.626 (Scimago) and an h-index of 63 (OpenAlex). Listed in Scopus, Web of Science.
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Responding time
- Submission to first decision
- 94 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to post-review decision
- 170 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to acceptance
- 365 days (median)Estimated from our library (20 papers)
- Acceptance to publication
- 8 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to publication
- 356 days (median)Estimated from our library (19 papers)
- Acceptance rate
- 28%Publisher-reported
Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.
Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- ScopusWeb of Science
- Access status:
- hybrid. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
Scope
Frequently asked
Is The International Journal of Human Rights a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag The International Journal of Human Rights. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in Scopus, Web of Science, which is a positive signal.
Is The International Journal of Human Rights indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, The International Journal of Human Rights appears in: Scopus, Web of Science. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of The International Journal of Human Rights?
Papers in The International Journal of Human Rights are cited about 1.8 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q1, with an h-index of 63. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is The International Journal of Human Rights (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, The International Journal of Human Rights is Q1 in all 2 of its subject categories. By category: Law: Q1, #194 of 1,141; Sociology and Political Science: Q1, #368 of 1,477. Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; The International Journal of Human Rights is cited about 1.8 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 63.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of The International Journal of Human Rights?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for The International Journal of Human Rights. The open equivalent is its Scimago quartile, Q1, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is The International Journal of Human Rights open access?
Our index records its access status as "hybrid". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.
How long does The International Journal of Human Rights take to publish a paper?
Submission to first decision for The International Journal of Human Rights takes about 94 days (median) — Publisher-reported. Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own.
What is the acceptance rate of The International Journal of Human Rights?
The International Journal of Human Rights reports an acceptance rate of about 28% — Publisher-reported. Acceptance rates vary by article type and change from year to year, and a publisher-stated figure is the journal's own, so treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee.
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