Third World Quarterly

pISSN: 0143-6597eISSN: 1360-2241• JCR: THIRD WORLD QTaylor & FrancisUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

2.4

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.6 (+33.3%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    2.4
  2. Metric year 2024

    1.8

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
DEVELOPMENT STUDIESSSCIQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

Third World Quarterly current release and JCR quartile

Third World Quarterly's newest impact factor is 2.4, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q2 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #1,332 in Social Sciences by impact factor and #285 among Q2 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Third World Quarterly against journals publishing in the same field.

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Third World Quarterly publication trend

Published 755 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.4.

2026 vs 2025: -146
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Journal Details

Total Articles
4,501
H-Index
146
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
DevelopmentSociology and Political ScienceSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations

Article Volume

2022
174
2023
164
2024
87
2025
238
2026
92
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