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Journal of the West

ABC-CLIO · United States

ISSN0022-5169eISSN1930-0115

SJR Q4✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total5

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

0.1

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

Total Citations

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Aims & Scope

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 4 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications59

Publisher OrgABC-CLIO

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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?

ABC-CLIO

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-5169 / 1930-0115

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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

2010

2011

2012

2015

2017

2019

2025

2026

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 StudiesQ4

HistoryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

American Environmental and Regional HistoryArchaeology and Natural HistoryLatin American and Latino StudiesCanadian Identity and HistoryIndigenous Studies and Ecology