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German Studies Review

Johns Hopkins University Press · United States

ISSN0149-7952eISSN2164-8646

SJR Q4✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total30

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

0.101

H-Index

108

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.277

Total Works

6,605

Total Citations

70,450

2yr Mean Citedness

0.11

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

German Studies Review publishes scholarship on German-speaking regions, focusing on literature, history, and cultural production. Recent articles examine the influence of theoretical concepts like path dependence, representations of national identity and self-fashioning in autobiographical fiction, literary and film adaptations, the impact of new media on art and communication, and the analysis of political and social themes in journalism and visual media. The journal also explores the intersection of philosophy, aesthetics, and politics in historical and contemporary German contexts, including critiques of artistic autonomy and the demythologization of historical events.

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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 Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications6,605

Publisher OrgGerman Studies Association

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Johns Hopkins University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0149-7952 / 2164-8646

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q4

Cultural StudiesQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area StudiesHumanities, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European history and politicsGerman Literature and Culture StudiesGerman History and SocietyLiterature and Cultural MemoryItalian Fascism and Post-war Society