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International Journal of Maritime History

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0843-8714eISSN2052-7756

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

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

0.128

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

5,062

Total Citations

4,518

2yr Mean Citedness

0.06

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores historical maritime activities, including fishing vessel design, naval fraud prosecution, medieval sea raiding, island maritime interactions, merchant life in colonial ports, and the role of trade in early modern European expansion.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency3x/year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,062

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0843-8714 / 2052-7756

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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?

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

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.

HistoryQ3

TransportationQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

HistoryTransportation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Colonialism, slavery, and tradeGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisMaritime and Coastal ArchaeologyHistory of Science and Medicine