Journal metric profile

Journal of World-Systems Research

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.000 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.300 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 140/219 Recorded category rank

Journal of World-Systems Research JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

Journal of World-Systems Research is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by UNIV PITTSBURGH, UNIV LIBRARY SYSTEM. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.000, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q3.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 140 out of 219 journals in its listed category. A Q3 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 516 total citations, 27 total articles, 27 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 1.300, which is 0.300 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 0.900. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.480.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 9 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 12.4 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Journal of World-Systems Research is identified in this record by electronic ISSN 1076-156X. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameJournal of World-Systems Research
Abbreviated journalJ WORLD SYST RES
PublisherUNIV PITTSBURGH, UNIV LIBRARY SYSTEM
Metric year2025
Overall rank13,445
ISSNNot available
eISSN1076-156X
Total cites516
Total articles27
Citable items27
Cited half-life9 years
Citing half-life12.4 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.000
5-Year Impact Factor1.300
Impact Factor without journal self-cites0.900
Journal Citation Indicator0.480
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank140/219
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Journal of World-Systems Research?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Journal of World-Systems Research is 1.000 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Journal of World-Systems Research?

Journal of World-Systems Research is listed in quartile Q3. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Journal of World-Systems Research?

Journal of World-Systems Research is listed as being published by UNIV PITTSBURGH, UNIV LIBRARY SYSTEM.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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