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American Quarterly

Johns Hopkins University Press · United States

ISSN0003-0678eISSN1080-6490

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.341

H-Index

104

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.938

Total Works

4,877

Total Citations

91,568

2yr Mean Citedness

0.30

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

American Quarterly is a journal that publishes interdisciplinary scholarship examining the sociopolitical, economic, and cultural formations of the United States and the Americas. It emphasizes a broad, humanistic exploration of American culture through interdisciplinary scholarship and publishes reviews of books, exhibitions, and diverse media.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly, <Spring 1987->

StatusActive

Total Publications4,877

Publisher OrgJohns Hopkins University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Johns Hopkins University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0003-0678 / 1080-6490

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cultural StudiesQ1

HistoryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Race, History, and American SocietyAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsLatin American and Latino StudiesAsian American and Pacific HistoriesAmerican History and Culture