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INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF SCOTTISH STUDIES

UNIV GUELPH, DEPT HISTORY · CA · Est. 1969

ISSN0703-1580eISSN1923-5763

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H-Indexi

Total Worksi

586

Total Citationsi

185

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Humanities, Multidisciplinary.

General Information

Country / RegionCA

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

Annual Volume~ 1 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications586

Publisher OrgScottish Studies Foundation

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Submission Info

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?

UNIV GUELPH, DEPT HISTORY

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0703-1580 / 1923-5763

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS

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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

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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Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical Economic and Social StudiesLaw in Society and CultureScottish History and National Identity

Frequently asked questions about INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF SCOTTISH STUDIES

Is INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF SCOTTISH STUDIES a predatory journal?

INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF SCOTTISH STUDIES was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal is not open access" (2023-10-11). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF SCOTTISH STUDIES?

INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF SCOTTISH 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.

Is INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF SCOTTISH STUDIES indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF SCOTTISH STUDIES is indexed in Web of Science.

What is the aims and scope of INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF SCOTTISH STUDIES?