The ''Journal of Futures Studies'' (JFS) is a
quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal in the discipline of
futures studies
Futures studies, futures research or futurology is the systematic, interdisciplinary and holistic study of social and technological advancement, and other environmental trends, often for the purpose of exploring how people will live and wor ...
. It is published by
Tamkang University Press on behalf of the Graduate Institute of Futures Studies at
Tamkang University in
Tamsui,
Taipei
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, in
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
. The journal is published
quarterly, in the months of February, May, August, and November.
History
JFS was first published in November 1996.
Its publication history can be divided into the following periods:
* November 1996-May 2000 (first four volumes): The journal was published twice a year, in November and May respectively, and each volume of the journal contained one year's November issue and the next year's May issue.
* August 2000 – present:
The journal has been published quarterly, with a given volume featuring the issues from August and November of one year and February and May of the next year.
Reception and popularity
The
SCImago Journal Rank database says that the
h-index
The ''h''-index is an author-level metric that measures both the productivity and citation impact of the publications, initially used for an individual scientist or scholar. The ''h''-index correlates with success indicators such as winning t ...
of the journal (restricted to years of coverage 2005–2012) is 7 and the
impact factor
The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a type of journal ranking. Journals with higher impact factor values are considered more prestigious or important within their field.
The Impact Factor of a journa ...
is about 0.25.
See also
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Technological Forecasting and Social Change
''Technological Forecasting and Social Change'' (formerly ''Technological Forecasting'') is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Elsevier covering futures studies, technology assessment, and technology forecasting. Articles focus on method ...
*
Futures
*
Futures & Foresight Science
''Futures & Foresight Science'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley. It covers research on advancing methods that aid anticipating the future. The journal was established in 2019 by founding editor-in-chief George Wrig ...
*
Foresight
*
European Journal of Futures Research
References
External links
{{official website, http://jfsdigital.org
Futurology journals
1996 establishments in Taiwan
Academic journals established in 1996