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Journal of Cuneiform Studies

University of Chicago Press · United States · Est. 1947

ISSN0022-0256

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.208

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.194

Total Worksi

1,381

Total Citationsi

12,318

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.13

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Cuneiform Studies (JCS) presents technical and general articles on the history and languages of the ancient Mesopotamian and Anatolian literate cultures.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish, French, German

1st Year Published1947

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications1,381

Publisher OrgUniversity of Chicago

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

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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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Chicago Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-0256

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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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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, French, German

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

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Citations received

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Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

HistoryQ1

AnthropologyQ2

ArcheologyQ2

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q2

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyHistoryArcheology (arts and humanities)Linguistics and LanguageArcheology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ancient Near East HistoryAncient Egypt and ArchaeologyLinguistics and language evolutionEurasian Exchange NetworksArchaeology and Historical Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cuneiform Studies

Is Journal of Cuneiform Studies a predatory journal?

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What is the impact factor of Journal of Cuneiform Studies?

Journal of Cuneiform Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.208.

Is Journal of Cuneiform Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Cuneiform Studies is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Cuneiform Studies?