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Romance Studies

Maney Publishing · United Kingdom · Est. 1982

ISSN1745-8153

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.128

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

1,215

Total Citationsi

1,325

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Romance Studies is an international journal devoted to the study of Romance literatures and cultures. It publishes research related to Arts and Humanities.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1982

Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,215

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Maney Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1745-8153

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature, Romance

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

French Literature and CriticismFrench Literature and Critical TheoryHistorical and Literary StudiesSpanish Literature and Culture StudiesFrench Literature and PoetryHistorical and Literary AnalysesRenaissance Literature and CultureItalian Fascism and Post-war SocietyComparative Literary Analysis and CriticismHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Romance Studies

Is Romance Studies a predatory journal?

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

Romance 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.

Is Romance Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Romance Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.