Third World Quarterly

Impact, Factor and Metrics, Impact Score, Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and More

Aim and Scope

Third World Quarterly (TWQ) is the leading journal of scholarship and policy in the field of international studies. For three decades it has set the agenda on development discourses of the global debate. As the most influential academic journal covering the emerging worlds, TWQ is at the forefront of analysis and commentary on fundamental issues of global concern.

TWQ examines all the issues that affect the many Third Worlds and is not averse to publishing provocative and exploratory articles, especially if they have the merit of opening up emerging areas of research that have not been given sufficient attention.

About Third World Quarterly

Third World Quarterly is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Development (Q1). It is published by Routledge. The overall rank of Third World Quarterly is 7287. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.758. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 115. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.

The ISSN of Third World Quarterly journal is 01436597, 13602241. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Third World Quarterly is cited by a total of 1266 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).

Third World Quarterly Impact IF 2024-2025

The Impact IF 2024 of Third World Quarterly is 2.38, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Third World Quarterly IF is decreased by a factor of 0.21 and approximate percentage change is -8.11% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a falling trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

Third World Quarterly Impact IF 2025 Prediction

Impact IF 2024 of Third World Quarterly is 2.38. If the same downward trend persists, Impact IF may fall in 2025 as well.

Third World Quarterly h-index

 

Third World Quarterly has an h-index of 115. It means 115 articles of this journal have more than 115 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

Third World Quarterly ISSN

The ISSN of Third World Quarterly is 01436597, 13602241. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

Third World Quarterly Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of Third World Quarterly is 7287. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.758. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

SJR of Third World Quarterly by Year

Ranking of Third World Quarterly by Year

Third World Quarterly Publisher

Third World Quarterly is published by Routledge. It's publishing house is located in United Kingdom. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1979-1990, 1992-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Third World Quarterly is Third World Q.. This abbreviation ('Third World Q.') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in Third World Quarterly

If your research field is/are related to Development (Q1), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/