| Title | Safer Communities |
| Abbreviation | Safer Communities |
| Publication Type | Journal |
| Subject Area, Categories, Scope | Community and Home Care (Q3); Law (Q3); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q3); Safety Research (Q3) |
| h-index | 18 |
| Overall Rank/Ranking | 19697 |
| SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) | 0.227 |
| Impact Score | 1.27 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| ISSN | 17578043 |
| Best Quartile | Q3 |
| Coverage History | 2002-2025 |
Safer Communities is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Community and Home Care (Q3); Law (Q3); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q3); Safety Research (Q3). It is published by Emerald Publishing. The overall rank of Safer Communities is 19697. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.227. 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 18. The best quartile for this journal is Q3.
The ISSN of Safer Communities journal is 17578043. 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. Safer Communities is cited by a total of 84 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).
The Impact IF 2024 of Safer Communities is 1.27, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Safer Communities IF is increased by a factor of 0.45 and approximate percentage change is 54.88% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a rising 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.
Impact IF 2024 of Safer Communities is 1.27. If the same upward trend persists, Impact IF may rise in 2025 as well.
| Year | Impact IF |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 1.27 |
| 2023 | 0.82 |
| 2022 | 0.81 |
| 2021 | 0.85 |
| 2020 | 1.03 |
| 2019 | 0.53 |
| 2018 | 0.42 |
| 2017 | 0.41 |
| 2016 | 0.58 |
| 2015 | 0.81 |
| 2014 | 0.34 |
Safer Communities has an h-index of 18. It means 18 articles of this journal have more than 18 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.
The ISSN of Safer Communities is 17578043. 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.
The overall rank of Safer Communities is 19697. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.227. 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.
| Year | SJR |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 0.227 |
| 2023 | 0.232 |
| 2022 | 0.204 |
| 2021 | 0.344 |
| 2020 | 0.329 |
| 2019 | 0.248 |
| 2018 | 0.194 |
| 2017 | 0.155 |
| 2016 | 0.230 |
| 2015 | 0.335 |
| 2014 | 0.224 |
| Year | Ranking |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 19697 |
| 2023 | 18400 |
| 2022 | 19006 |
| 2021 | 13487 |
| 2020 | 13939 |
| 2019 | 16263 |
| 2018 | 18282 |
| 2017 | 20615 |
| 2016 | 16180 |
| 2015 | 12454 |
| 2014 | 15972 |
Safer Communities is published by Emerald Publishing. It's publishing house is located in United Kingdom. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 2002-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.
Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.
The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Safer Communities is Safer Communities. This abbreviation ('Safer Communities') 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.
If your research field is/are related to Community and Home Care (Q3); Law (Q3); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q3); Safety Research (Q3), then please visit the official website of this journal.
The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.
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.
Safer Communities latest impact IF is 1.27. It's evaluated in the year 2024. The highest and the lowest impact IF or impact score of this journal are 1.27 (2024) and 0.34 (2014), respectively, in the last 11 years. Moreover, its average IS is 0.72 in the previous 11 years.
The Safer Communities has an SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) of 0.227, according to the latest data. It is computed in the year 2025. In the past 11 years, this journal has recorded a range of SJR, with the highest being 0.344 in 2021 and the lowest being 0.155 in 2017. Furthermore, the average SJR of the Safer Communities over the previous 11-year period stands at 0.72.
The latest h-index of the Safer Communities is 18.
The Safer Communities is published by the Emerald Publishing, with its country of publication being the United Kingdom.
The Safer Communities is currently ranked 19697 out of 27955 Journals, Conferences, and Book Series in the latest ranking. Over the course of the last 11 years, this journal has experienced varying rankings, reaching its highest position of 12454 in 2015 and its lowest position of 20615 in 2017.
The standard ISO4 abbreviation for the Safer Communities is Safer Communities.
Safer Communities is classified as a journal that the Emerald Publishing publishes.
The Safer Communities encompasses the following areas:
For a more comprehensive understanding of its scope, check the official website of this journal.
The Safer Communities is assigned the following International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN): 17578043.
The best quartile for the Safer Communities is Q3 (2024).
The Safer Communities coverage history can be summarized as follows: 2002-2025.
| Journal/Conference/Workshop/Book Title | Type | Ranking | Publisher | h-index | Impact Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Sociology | journal | 5151 | SAGE Publications Ltd | 86 | 3.02 |
| Journal of Business Finance and Accounting | journal | 3244 | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 96 | 3.34 |
| Libyan Studies | journal | 21508 | Cambridge University Press | 10 | 0.14 |
| Proceedings of the ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining | conference and proceedings | 4334 | 192 | 0.00 | |
| International Journal of Press/Politics | journal | 833 | SAGE Publications Inc. | 87 | 8.82 |
| Perspectives in health information management / AHIMA, American Health Information Management Association | journal | 11411 | American Health Information Management Association | 33 | 2.54 |
| International Journal of Advertising | journal | 755 | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 86 | 9.50 |
| International Journal of Data Mining and Bioinformatics | journal | 26355 | Inderscience Enterprises Ltd | 26 | 0.63 |
| IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN) | conference and proceedings | 18304 | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. | 39 | 1.16 |
| Ships and Shipping | trade journal | 27260 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Year | Impact Score (IS) |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 1.27 |
| 2023 | 0.82 |
| 2022 | 0.81 |
| 2021 | 0.85 |
| 2020 | 1.03 |
| 2019 | 0.53 |
| 2018 | 0.42 |
| 2017 | 0.41 |
| 2016 | 0.58 |
| 2015 | 0.81 |
| 2014 | 0.34 |
