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WoS SCIE N/AScopus Q3SCImago #28,986CAS 3区Hybrid

JOURNAL OF AMERICAN STUDIES

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: N/A•Scopus SJR: 0.113•SCImago Rank: #28,986•Identifier (ISSN):0021-8758(Print)/1469-5154(Online)•Articles / Year: 66•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,329 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate IF (2026)N/A
0.3
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
23

23 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRN/A
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
66articles/year
56.67% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 0.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.3)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.3)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.2)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.3)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Journal of American Studies seeks to critique and interrogate the notion of "America", pursuing this through international perspectives on the history, literature, politics and culture of the United States. The Journal publishes original peer-reviewed research and analysis by established and emerging scholars throughout the world, considering US history, politics, literature, institutions, economics, film, popular culture, geography, sociology and related subjects in domestic, continental, hemispheric, and global contexts. Its expanded book review section offers in-depth analysis of recent American Studies scholarship to promote further discussion and debate.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
History64.5%Art61.7%Sociology59.7%Political science58.2%Philosophy47.9%Law44.5%Economics37%Media studies30.7%Art history29.8%Geography23.6%Politics23.5%Theology22.1%Computer science21.9%Economic history21.8%Archaeology20.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #28,986Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1967-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.113

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
23

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.14

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,329 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations24
3-Year Documents90
Citable Documents87

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate36.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q3
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)History
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
AHCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRAHCI
N/AN/A
HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCIAHCI
159/403Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—130
20250.3304
20240.27020
20230.36810
2022—2930
2021—14565
2020—187120
2019—182142
2018—186149
2017—200237
2016—199329
2015—257285
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for JOURNAL OF AMERICAN STUDIES

WoS N/A
00112023202420250.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: cde78a9a-bc48-40ab-a9c0-f387bffbfd93
Database Updated: 2026-10-01