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Nationalities Papers

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1972

ISSN1465-3923

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.716

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.555

Total Worksi

4,306

Total Citationsi

18,819

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Nationalities Papers is a leading international journal dedicated to the study of ethnicity, nationalism, and related issues. It publishes original research articles, review essays, and book reviews that explore the complexities of national identity, ethnic conflict, and state formation across diverse historical and geographical contexts. The journal aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and contribute to a deeper understanding of the forces that shape nations and ethnic groups worldwide.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,306

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1465-3923

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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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.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

139

732

2019

150

1.8k

2020

499

2021

148

671

2022

278

2023

154

2024

114

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

HistoryQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area StudiesEthnic StudiesHistoryPolitical Science

Scopus Categories

HistoryGeography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Eastern European Communism and ReformsSoviet and Russian HistoryHistorical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesBalkans: History, Politics, SocietyPost-Soviet Geopolitical DynamicsPolish Historical and Cultural StudiesLegal case studies and regulationsEuropean Politics and SecurityHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Nationalities Papers

Is Nationalities Papers a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nationalities Papers: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Nationalities Papers?

Nationalities Papers 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.86.

Is Nationalities Papers indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nationalities Papers is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.