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International Journal of Heritage Studies

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1994

ISSN1470-3610

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

137

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 129d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · AHCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

1.034

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.846

Total Worksi

1,928

Total Citationsi

36,427

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Humanities, Multidisciplinary; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Conservation; Cultural Studies; Geography, Planning and Development; History; Museology; Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

FrequencyMonthly, 2019-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,928

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1470-3610

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

Citations received

1.6k

2019

1.4k

2020

1.1k

2021

516

2022

123

2023

118

362

2024

119

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.

ConservationQ1

Cultural StudiesQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

HistoryQ1

MuseologyQ1

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, MultidisciplinarySocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementMuseologyHistoryCultural StudiesGeography, Planning and DevelopmentConservation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationMuseums and Cultural HeritageArchaeological Research and ProtectionMemory, Trauma, and CommemorationConservation Techniques and StudiesCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentReligious Tourism and SpacesDiverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesAnthropological Studies and Insights

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Heritage Studies

Is International Journal of Heritage Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Heritage Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Heritage Studies?

International Journal of Heritage Studies 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 1.50.

Is International Journal of Heritage Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Heritage Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.