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eTropic

James Cook University Β· Australia Β· Est. 2002

ISSN1448-2940
SJR Q1βœ“ Scopus / SJRβœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
90
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† Scopus Q178
βœ“ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total90
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. Β· Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
12
weeks to publish Β· journal-reported
Average Β· vs ~15 wk median
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% 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 β†—
SJR Scorei
0.383
H-Indexi
15
CiteScore
ViewΒ β†—
Scopus metric Β· on the journal’s page
SNIPi
1.697
Total Worksi
465
Total Citationsi
1,215
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.71
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

eTropic disseminates new research from Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and allied fields on the variety and interrelatedness of nature, culture, and society in the tropics. Tropical regions of the world include: Equatorial Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Northern Australia, the Caribbean, Indian Ocean Islands, Latin America, the Pacific, the southern states of America and Hawai'i, USA. Special Issues draw scholars together under important themes pertaining to the Tropics. Each eTropic Special Issue theme is detailed under the Announcement tab. Tropics and tropicality is inherent to each theme.

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia
Primary LanguageFrench, English
1st Year Published2002
Frequency2 issues per year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications465
Publisher OrgJames Cook University
OA Since2015
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Submission Info

APC CostπŸ’Ž Diamond OA β€” Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~12 weeks
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 Β· 83%
βœ…
Do you know the journal / publisher?
James Cook University
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
βœ…
Is the ISSN verified?
1448-2940
βœ…
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
βœ…
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
βœ…
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
βœ…
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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Primary language documented?
French, English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
26
48
2019
26
173
2020
30
271
2021
31
210
2022
25
74
2023
28
40
2024
29
22
2025
25
3
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1
Cultural StudiesQ1
HistoryQ1
Literature and Literary TheoryQ1
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2
Urban StudiesQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesHistorySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Literature and Literary Theory

Frequently asked questions about eTropic

Is eTropic a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for eTropic: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of eTropic?

eTropic is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.383.

Is eTropic indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

eTropic is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of eTropic?

eTropic disseminates new research from Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and allied fields on the variety and interrelatedness of nature, culture, and society in the tropics. Tropical regions of the world include: Equatorial Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Northern Australia, the Caribbean, Indian Ocean Islands, Latin America, the Pacific, the southern states of America and Hawai'i, USA. Special Issues draw scholars together under important themes pertaining to the Tropics. Each eTropic Special Issue theme is detailed under the Announcement tab. Tropics and tropicality is inherent to each th

How much does it cost to publish in eTropic?

eTropic is a Diamond open-access journal β€” there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref