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Shakespeare Bulletin

Johns Hopkins University Press · United States

ISSN0748-2558

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total60

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 75% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.115

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.815

Total Worksi

1,589

Total Citationsi

2,017

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Shakespeare Bulletin is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal that publishes articles on Shakespearean and early modern performance studies and theater history.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 70 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,589

Publisher OrgJohns Hopkins University Press

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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

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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?

0748-2558

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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

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 TheoryQ3

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismTheatre and Performance StudiesTheater, Performance, and Music HistoryIrish and British StudiesPhilippine History and Culture

Frequently asked questions about Shakespeare Bulletin

Is Shakespeare Bulletin a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Shakespeare Bulletin: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Shakespeare Bulletin?

Shakespeare Bulletin is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.115.

Is Shakespeare Bulletin indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Shakespeare Bulletin is indexed in Scopus.