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American Studies in Scandinavia

University Press of Southern Denmark · Denmark

ISSN0044-8060eISSN0044-8060

SJR Q3✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total27

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

0.113

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.423

Total Works

1,048

Total Citations

822

2yr Mean Citedness

0.32

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

American Studies in Scandinavia focuses on the analysis of American literature, culture, and media, often through transnational and interdisciplinary lenses. The journal examines themes of identity, memory, and belonging, particularly as they relate to race, gender, sexuality, and class. It also explores the reception and influence of American cultural phenomena in Nordic contexts and the pedagogical approaches to teaching American studies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionDenmark

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 17 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,048

Publisher OrgUniversity Press of Southern Denmark

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~40 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University Press of Southern Denmark

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0044-8060 / 0044-8060

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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2021

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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.

HistoryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

History

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Race, History, and American SocietyAmerican and British Literature AnalysisAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsPoetry Analysis and CriticismAmerican History and Culture