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Mediaeval Studies

Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies · Canada · Est. 1939

ISSN0076-5872

SJR Q4✓ 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

Bottom 25%

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SJR Scorei

0.102

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

1,340

Total Citationsi

13,769

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

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Aims & Scope

Mediaeval Studies serves as a valuable resource for medievalists and other scholars in many countries; and through the publication of extensive studies in a wide spectrum of disciplines, the journal makes current research on the Middle Ages available to scholars in all areas of study. The journal includes no book reviews, and therefore the entire space of each volume can be devoted to editions and original research which make contributions of lasting significance for scholarship in the Middle Ages.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish, French

1st Year Published1939

Annual Volume~ 6 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,340

Publisher OrgPontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies

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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?

Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0076-5872

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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

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.

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Publication & Citation Trend

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SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

HistoryQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

History

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medieval Literature and HistoryMedieval Philosophy and TheologyReformation and Early Modern ChristianityByzantine Studies and HistoryHistorical and Religious Studies of Rome

Frequently asked questions about Mediaeval Studies

Is Mediaeval Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Mediaeval Studies: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Mediaeval Studies?

Mediaeval Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.102.

Is Mediaeval Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Mediaeval Studies is indexed in Scopus.