Global Society is an interdisciplinary journal of international studies that promotes the analysis of the internationalisation and globalisation of various levels of social, economic and political interaction from a multitude of disciplines, including international relations, political science, political philosophy, international political economy, international law, international conflict analysis and international sociology. An ever integrating global society raises a number of issues for the study of international relations, and the editors welcome submissions exploring themes related to global governance, human rights, poverty and development, conflict, trade, gender, nationalism, religion, ethnicity, migration, terrorism and criminal activities, genocides, health, and environmental degradation. The journal is open to different methodological and theoretical approaches and seeks to publish articles that appeal to a wide readership, including policy makers and practitioners.
Global Society is published by Routledge on behalf of the University of Kent.
Peer Review All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Journal metrics
Usage
141K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.7 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
1.7 (2023) 5 year IF
3.1 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.284 (2023) SNIP
0.587 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
77 days avg. from submission to first
decision
108 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
13 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
34% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editor-in-Chief: Rubrick Biegon -University of Kent, UK [email protected]
Associate Editors: Tom Casier - University of Groningen, Netherlands Hendrik Huelss - University of Southern Denmark, Denmark Melita Lazell - University of Portsmouth, UK
Editorial Manager: Alexandre Christoyannopoulos -Loughborough University, UK
Social Media Editor: Peter Marshall -University of Kent, UK
International Editorial Board: Bertrand Badie - IEP de Paris, France Tomas Baum - Flemish Peace Institute, Belgium Navnita Behera - Jamia Millia Islamia, India Florian Bieber - Centre for South East European Studies, Austria Roland Bleiker - University of Queensland, Australia Chris Brown - London School of Economics, UK Gerald Chan - University of Aukland, Australia Stephen Chan - School of Oriental and African Studies, UK Anne Deighton - University of Oxford, UK Hugo Dobson - University of Sheffield, UK Roberto Espindola - University of Bradford, UK Elise Feron - IEP de Lille, France Laura Ferreira-Pereira - University of Minho, Portugal Karin Fierke - University of St Andrews, UK David Forsythe - University of Nebraska, USA Maria Raquel-Freire - University of Coimbra, Portugal Gustaaf Geeraerts - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Alan Henrikson - The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, USA Richard Langhorne - Rutgers University, USA Josepha Laroche - Université de Paris 1, France Andrew Linklater† - University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK Peter Mandaville - George Mason University, USA Hugh Miall - University of Kent at Canterbury, UK Philip Nel - University of Otago, NZ Oliver Richmond - University of St Andrews, UK Helena Rytövuori-Apunen - University of Tampere, Finland Robert Schrire - University of Cape Town, South Africa Martin Shaw Xinning Song - Renmin University, China Ramesh Thakur - United Nations University, Japan Arlene Tickner - Universidad de los Andes, Colombia J. Ann Tickner - University of Southern California, USA Thomas Volgy - University of Arizona, USA Jaap de Wilde - University of Groningen, Netherlands
Updated 3 October 2022
Abstracting and indexing
Articles appearing in this journal are abstracted and indexed in Scopus, EBSCOhost including International Political Science Abstracts Database and Political Science Complete; International Political Science Abstracts Database, CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, PAIS International and Sociological Abstracts (Online) among others.
Open access
Global Society is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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