Journal of Futures Studies
{{Infobox journal
| title = Journal of Futures Studies
| cover =
| discipline = futures studies
| editor = Sohail Inayatullah, Jian-Bang Deng
| abbreviation = J. Futures Stud.
| publisher = Tamkang University Press on behalf of Graduate Institute of Futures Studies, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taipei
| country = Taiwan
| frequency = Quarterly
| history = November 1996-present
| impact =
| impact-year =
| website = http://jfsdigital.org
| link1 = http://jfsdigital.org/articles-and-essays/
| link1-name = Online archive
| ISSN = 1027-6084
| OCLC = 190845334
| LCCN =
| CODEN =
}}
The Journal of Futures Studies (JFS) is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal in the discipline of futures studies. It is published by Tamkang University Press on behalf of the Graduate Institute of Futures Studies at Tamkang University in Tamsui, Taipei, in Taiwan.{{cite web|url=http://www.jfs.tku.edu.tw/whoweare.html|title = Who We Are|accessdate = June 28, 2014|publisher = Journal of Futures Studies}}{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/journal-of-futures-studies|title = Journal of Futures Studies|publisher = LinkedIn|accessdate = June 28, 2014}} The journal is published quarterly, in the months of February, May, August, and November.{{cite web|url=http://www.jfs.tku.edu.tw/infosubscribers.html|title = Information for Subscribers|publisher = Journal of Futures Studies|accessdate = June 28, 2014}}
History
JFS was first published in November 1996.{{cite web|url = http://www.jfs.tku.edu.tw/oldsarticles.html|title = Selected Articles (Old Articles)|publisher = Journal of Futures Studies|accessdate = June 28, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180211153339/http://www.jfs.tku.edu.tw/oldsarticles.html|archive-date = February 11, 2018|url-status = dead}} 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:{{cite web|url=http://www.jfs.tku.edu.tw/sarticles.html|title = Articles and Essays|publisher = Journal of Futures Studies}} 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 of the journal (restricted to years of coverage 2005–2012) is 7 and the impact factor is about 0.25.{{cite web|url=http://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=300147003&tip=sid&clean=0&src=universia|title = Journal of Futures Studies|publisher = SCImago Journal Rank|accessdate = June 28, 2014}}
See also
References
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External links
{{official website|http://jfsdigital.org}}