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Biography

University of Hawaii Press · United States · Est. 1905

ISSN1529-1456

SJR Q3✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.128

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

2,821

Total Citations

7,350

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Aims & Scope

Biography: An Interdisciplinary Quarterly – UH Press For over forty years, Biography has been an important forum for well-considered biographical scholarship. It features stimulating articles that explore the theoretical, generic, historical, and cultural dimensions of life writing; and the integration of literature, history, the arts, and the social sciences as they relate to biography. Each issue also offers insightful reviews, concise excerpts of reviews published elsewhere, an annual bibliography of works about biography, and listings of upcoming events, calls for papers, and news from the field.

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How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1905

Frequency3x/year

StatusActive (last: 2024)

Total Publications2,821

Publisher OrgUniversity of Hawaii Press

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-anonymous

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Hawaii Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1529-1456

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-anonymous

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

HistoryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature

Scopus Categories

History

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Autobiographical and Biographical WritingOral History, Memory, Narrative AnalysisHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAmerican Sports and LiteratureAmerican and British Literature AnalysisHistorical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesLatin American and Latino StudiesMemory, Trauma, and CommemorationLegal Cases and Commentary