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Black Scholar

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0006-4246eISSN2162-5387

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

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

0.18

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

3,491

Total Citations

14,045

2yr Mean Citedness

0.62

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Black Scholar aims to unite the academy and the street and participate in a global black intellectual and cultural world. It also seeks to ensure the revival, resurgence, and propagation of black and African culture, values, and civilization, and promote black and African artists, performers, and writers.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency3x/year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,491

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0006-4246 / 2162-5387

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2

Cultural StudiesQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ethnic Studies

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceCultural StudiesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Race, History, and American SocietyLegal Cases and CommentaryHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAfrican history and culture studies