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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1917

ISSN1474-0699
SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR
90
/ 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?
Publication speed: not measurable
publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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
0.239
H-Indexi
64
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
1.75
Total Worksi
18,023
Total Citationsi
28,073
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.10
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (now SOAS) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of SOAS University of London. It covers a wide range of subjects related to Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, including history, politics, anthropology, linguistics, religion, and art history. The journal aims to publish original research that contributes to the understanding of these regions.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1917
Annual Volume~ 73 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications18,023
Publisher OrgCambridge University Press
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind 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

7/12 · 58%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cambridge University Press
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
1474-0699
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
✅
Peer review process documented?
double-blind peer review
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
✅
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
114
84
2019
138
75
2020
104
41
2021
73
105
2022
80
23
2023
69
14
2024
71
8
2025
25
0
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.

HistoryQ1
Cultural StudiesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Asian Studies

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chinese history and philosophyEurasian Exchange NetworksIslamic Studies and HistoryArchaeology and Historical StudiesAfrican history and culture analysisHistorical and Linguistic StudiesIndian and Buddhist StudiesLinguistics and language evolutionGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesAncient Near East History

Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Is Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African 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 Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies?

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African 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 0.10.

Is Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies?

The Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (now SOAS) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of SOAS University of London. It covers a wide range of subjects related to Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, including history, politics, anthropology, linguistics, religion, and art history. The journal aims to publish original research that contributes to the understanding of these regions.

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