Americas

Cambridge University Press · United States · Est. 1944

ISSN1533-6247

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.381

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.35

Total Worksi

11,755

Total Citationsi

17,049

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Americas is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Academy of American Franciscan History. It is dedicated to the study of the history of the Americas, from the earliest times to the present day. The journal publishes articles, book reviews, and notes on all aspects of the history of the Americas, including its peoples, cultures, and institutions. The Americas is a leading journal in its field and is widely read by scholars and students of American history.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1944

Annual Volume~ 112 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,755

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1533-6247

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

147

111

2019

132

2020

165

2021

2022

121

2023

105

2024

110

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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

HistoryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Latin American history and cultureHistorical Studies in Latin AmericaLatin American and Latino StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesCuban History and SocietyColonialism, slavery, and tradePolitics and Society in Latin AmericaLegal case studies and regulationsMexican Socioeconomic and Environmental DynamicsAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics

Frequently asked questions about Americas

Is Americas a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Americas: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Americas?

Americas 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 0.07.

Is Americas indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Americas is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.