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Seminar - A Journal of Germanic Studies

University of Toronto Press · Canada

ISSN0037-1939eISSN1911-026X

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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SJR Scorei

0.117

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.403

Total Worksi

1,950

Total Citationsi

1,755

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Literature, German, Dutch, Scandinavian; Literature and Literary Theory; Cultural Studies.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 44 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,950

Publisher OrgUniversity of Toronto Press

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Toronto Press

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0037-1939 / 1911-026X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ2

Cultural StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature, German, Dutch, Scandinavian

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

German Literature and Culture StudiesGerman History and SocietyLiterature and Cultural MemoryGerman Colonialism and Identity StudiesHistorical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesEuropean history and politicsNietzsche, Schopenhauer, and HegelPhilosophy and Historical ThoughtLinguistic research and analysisFranz Kafka Literary Studies

Frequently asked questions about Seminar - A Journal of Germanic Studies

Is Seminar - A Journal of Germanic Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Seminar - A Journal of Germanic Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Seminar - A Journal of Germanic Studies?

Seminar - A Journal of Germanic Studies is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.02.

Is Seminar - A Journal of Germanic Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Seminar - A Journal of Germanic Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Seminar - A Journal of Germanic Studies?