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Local Population Studies

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.101•SCImago Rank: #31,137•Identifier (ISSN):0143-2974(Print)•Articles / Year: 2•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,197 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (Hirsch Index)
11

11 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
2articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The journal Local Population Studies was first published as a newsletter and magazine in 1968. Since then it has become a more formal journal. It is published bi-annually and is the world"s only journal on matters relating to population within a local or community context. Its emphasis is on Great Britain, but occasional articles about other local communities are published. Subscription to Local Population Studies is included within membership of the LPSS.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
SociologyGeographyDemographyMedicineHistoryEnvironmental HealthPopulation StudiesEconomicsPolitical ScienceLawBiologyPhilosophy
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #31,137Scopus Q4SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1969, 1972, 1974, 1976-2024
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.101

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q4
Scopus H-Index (2025)
11

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.00

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,197 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations0
3-Year Documents35
Citable Documents23

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate50.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q4
DemographyQ4
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
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Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
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Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
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Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

13 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20250——
2024—20
2022—70
2021—17187
2020—186
2019—1526
2018—1844
2017—1950
2016—1513
2015—1666
2014—1449
2013—1515
2012—1931
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Local Population Studies

WoS Q1
000020250.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28