| Title | World Futures |
| Abbreviation | World Futures |
| Publication Type | Journal |
| Subject Area, Categories, Scope | Philosophy (Q2) |
| h-index | 21 |
| Overall Rank/Ranking | 17263 |
| SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) | 0.282 |
| Impact Score | 1.12 |
| Publisher | Gordon & Breach |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| ISSN | 2604027 |
| Best Quartile | Q2 |
| Coverage History | 1962-1977, 1979-1995, 2006-2007, 2009-2025 |
World Futures is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Philosophy (Q2). It is published by Gordon & Breach. The overall rank of World Futures is 17263. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.282. 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 21. The best quartile for this journal is Q2.
The ISSN of World Futures journal is 2604027. 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. World Futures is cited by a total of 116 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).
The Impact IF 2024 of World Futures is 1.12, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. World Futures IF is increased by a factor of 0.12 and approximate percentage change is 12% 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 World Futures is 1.12. If the same upward trend persists, Impact IF may rise in 2025 as well.
| Year | Impact IF |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 1.12 |
| 2023 | 1.00 |
| 2022 | 0.87 |
| 2021 | 0.55 |
| 2020 | 0.68 |
| 2019 | 0.93 |
| 2018 | 0.53 |
| 2017 | 0.49 |
| 2016 | 0.78 |
| 2015 | 0.53 |
| 2014 | 0.21 |
World Futures has an h-index of 21. It means 21 articles of this journal have more than 21 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 World Futures is 2604027. 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 World Futures is 17263. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.282. 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 | 0.282 |
| 2023 | 0.274 |
| 2022 | 0.221 |
| 2021 | 0.199 |
| 2020 | 0.211 |
| 2019 | 0.254 |
| 2018 | 0.235 |
| 2017 | 0.267 |
| 2016 | 0.234 |
| 2015 | 0.198 |
| 2014 | 0.219 |
| Year | Ranking |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 17263 |
| 2023 | 16615 |
| 2022 | 18159 |
| 2021 | 18597 |
| 2020 | 18677 |
| 2019 | 16031 |
| 2018 | 16124 |
| 2017 | 14447 |
| 2016 | 16009 |
| 2015 | 17680 |
| 2014 | 16231 |
World Futures is published by Gordon & Breach. It's publishing house is located in United Kingdom. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1962-1977, 1979-1995, 2006-2007, 2009-2025. 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 World Futures is World Futures. This abbreviation ('World Futures') 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 Philosophy (Q2), 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.
World Futures latest impact IF is 1.12. It's evaluated in the year 2024. The highest and the lowest impact IF or impact score of this journal are 1.12 (2024) and 0.21 (2014), respectively, in the last 11 years. Moreover, its average IS is 0.7 in the previous 11 years.
The World Futures has an SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) of 0.282, 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 0.282 in 2024 and the lowest being 0.198 in 2015. Furthermore, the average SJR of the World Futures over the previous 11-year period stands at 0.7.
The latest h-index of the World Futures is 21.
The World Futures is published by the Gordon & Breach, with its country of publication being the United Kingdom.
The World Futures is currently ranked 17263 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 14447 in 2017 and its lowest position of 18677 in 2020.
The standard ISO4 abbreviation for the World Futures is World Futures.
World Futures is classified as a journal that the Gordon & Breach publishes.
The World Futures encompasses the following areas:
For a more comprehensive understanding of its scope, check the official website of this journal.
The World Futures is assigned the following International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN): 2604027.
The best quartile for the World Futures is Q2 (2024).
The World Futures coverage history can be summarized as follows: 1962-1977, 1979-1995, 2006-2007, 2009-2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeitschrift fur Germanistische Linguistik | journal | 27452 | Walter de Gruyter GmbH | 17 | 0.29 |
| Howard Journal of Communications | journal | 14582 | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 42 | 1.27 |
| Tekstilec | trade journal | 17340 | University of Ljubljana Press | 16 | 1.29 |
| Sapporo Medical Journal | journal | 29756 | Sapporo Medical University | 3 | 0.00 |
| Population Review | journal | 19550 | Sociological Demography Press | 15 | 0.59 |
| International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems - ASPLOS | conference and proceedings | 1553 | Association for Computing Machinery | 111 | 7.47 |
| Built Environment | journal | 16252 | Alexandrine Press | 51 | 0.95 |
| Journal des Professionnels de l'Enfance | journal | 30098 | TPMA | 2 | 0.00 |
| SPE International Formation Damage Control Symposium Proceedings | conference and proceedings | 21934 | 16 | 0.00 | |
| Transboundary and Emerging Diseases | journal | 5531 | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | 92 | 3.26 |
| Year | Impact Score (IS) |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 1.12 |
| 2023 | 1.00 |
| 2022 | 0.87 |
| 2021 | 0.55 |
| 2020 | 0.68 |
| 2019 | 0.93 |
| 2018 | 0.53 |
| 2017 | 0.49 |
| 2016 | 0.78 |
| 2015 | 0.53 |
| 2014 | 0.21 |
