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T'oung Pao

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands · Est. 1894

ISSN1568-5322

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

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

0.143

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.801

Total Works

2,918

Total Citations

8,854

2yr Mean Citedness

0.08

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the history, culture, and literature of China and its surrounding regions. Articles examine topics such as dynastic institutions, frontier dynamics, religious practices, linguistic and textual analysis, and social identities across various historical periods. The journal also explores the evolution of literary forms, philosophical commentary, and artistic traditions.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1894

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,918

Publisher OrgBrill

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Submission Info

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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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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Brill Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1568-5322

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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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.

HistoryQ2

Literature and Literary TheoryQ2

Cultural StudiesQ3

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ3

Linguistics and LanguageQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Asian Studies

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryHistory and Philosophy of ScienceLinguistics and Language