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Callaloo

Johns Hopkins University Press · United States

ISSN1080-6512

SJR -✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

No verified metrics

Total0

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 ↗

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

6,866

Total Citationsi

17,746

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.01

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Callaloo is a journal of African Diaspora arts and letters, publishing original work by and about writers and visual artists of African descent worldwide. It features essays, critical articles, fiction, poetry, interviews, drama, and visual art.

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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—

Annual Volume~ 139 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications6,866

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?

1080-6512

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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

216

266

2014

179

2015

194

209

2016

129

2017

2018

159

2024

163

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.

Cultural StudiesUnranked

Literature and Literary TheoryUnranked

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsUnranked

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature, African, Australian, Canadian

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Race, History, and American SocietyLatin American and Latino StudiesPoetry Analysis and CriticismCaribbean history, culture, and politicsPostcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies

Frequently asked questions about Callaloo

Is Callaloo a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for Callaloo. It is indexed in Scopus and has a PubScope Trust Score of 0/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Callaloo?

Callaloo is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.01.

Is Callaloo indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Callaloo is indexed in Scopus.