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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #558CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Abbreviation (ISO):TECHNOL. FORECASTING SOCIAL CHANGE
Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 3.479•SCImago Rank: #558•Identifier (ISSN):0040-1625(Print)/1873-5509(Online)•Articles / Year: 855•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,079 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
13.5
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
241

241 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate10.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
855articles/year
35.43% Gold OA•96.46% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.5)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.3)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 12.9)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 12)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.884)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

A major forum for those wishing to deal directly with the methodology and practice of technological forecasting and future studies as planning tools as they interrelate social, environmental and technological factors.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science76.6%Economics68.6%Business64.1%Political science47.3%Law42.4%Mathematics41.9%Engineering38.9%Biology36.6%Geography31.5%Physics29.8%Philosophy28.1%Sociology27.7%Artificial intelligence25.9%Statistics25.2%Marketing23.8%Ecology22.8%History21.6%Quantum mechanics21.3%Programming language21.2%Operating system20.9%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #558Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1970-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingPsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
3.479

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
241

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
16.79

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,079 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations42,204
3-Year Documents2,267
Citable Documents2,250

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)15

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate37.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Applied PsychologyQ1
Business and International ManagementQ1
Management of Technology and InnovationQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区BUSINESS
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
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BUSINESS
JCRSSCI
5/323Q1
REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING
JCRSSCI
2/58Q1
BUSINESS
JCISSCI
9/324Q1
REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING
JCISSCI
3/58Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—309428
202513.34534,381
202412.971220,435
20231276537,327
202210.88471449,128
2021—81969,678
2020—54252,140
2019—31232,507
2018—39742,496
2017—37338,303
2016—41938,116
2015—28919,463
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Technological Forecasting and Social Change

WoS Q1
7101316202220232024202513.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:13.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 10.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: e6ca558c-71d2-4781-b1c7-1ab49f5b17b9
Database Updated: 2026-10-01