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Victorian Studies

Indiana University Press · United States · Est. 1969

ISSN1527-2052

SJR Q3✓ 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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.114

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.103

Total Worksi

5,398

Total Citationsi

8,355

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.01

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Victorian Studies is devoted to the study of British culture of the Victorian age. It publishes interdisciplinary articles on comparative literature, social and political history, and the histories of education, philosophy, fine arts, economics, law, and science. The journal also includes review essays and an extensive book review section.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

Annual Volume~ 163 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications5,398

Publisher OrgIndiana University Press

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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?

Indiana University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1527-2052

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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

189

150

2018

163

2019

132

204

2020

104

2021

197

2022

236

2023

150

2024

102

2025

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 StudiesQ3

HistoryQ3

Literature and Literary TheoryQ3

PhilosophyQ3

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

PhilosophySociology and Political ScienceHistoryCultural StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Literature: history, themes, analysisAustralian History and SocietyIrish and British StudiesHistory of Science and MedicineAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsGothic Literature and Media AnalysisHistorical Economic and Social StudiesPostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismHistorical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes

Frequently asked questions about Victorian Studies

Is Victorian Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Victorian 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 Victorian Studies?

Victorian 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 0.01.

Is Victorian Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Victorian Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.