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Journal of Cold War Studies

MIT PRESS · United States · Est. 1999

ISSN1531-3298

SJR Q2✓ 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

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⚡ 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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.17

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

2,433

Total Citationsi

7,017

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: History; International Relations; Political Science; Political Science and International Relations.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 66 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,433

Publisher OrgThe MIT 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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

MIT PRESS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1531-3298

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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

155

2019

160

2020

124

2021

122

2022

2023

2024

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.

HistoryQ2

Political Science and International RelationsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

HistoryInternational RelationsPolitical Science

Scopus Categories

HistoryPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsVietnamese History and Culture StudiesCommunism, Protests, Social MovementsEuropean history and politicsEastern European Communism and ReformsIntelligence, Security, War StrategyHistorical and Contemporary Political DynamicsInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyGerman History and SocietyNuclear Issues and Defense

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cold War Studies

Is Journal of Cold War Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Cold War 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 Journal of Cold War Studies?

Journal of Cold War 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 0.08.

Is Journal of Cold War Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Cold War Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Cold War Studies?