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International Journal of Cuban Studies

Pluto Journals · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN1756-3461eISSN1756-347X
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
84
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q266
✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total84
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?
30
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Slow · vs ~15 wk median
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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
0.19
H-Indexi
10
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
Total Worksi
406
Total Citationsi
488
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.57
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Please donate generously to directly fund the ongoing production of the International Journal of Cuban Studies (IJCS) and the continued expansion of the Institute’s (IISC) activities many of which are free of charge. By donating you will be helping us to… Make available the contents of each International Journal of Cuban Studies edition which means access to the table of contents for download articles for use in teaching if needed. Provide an academic travel service to Cuba Deliver University courses on Cuban history and politics Organise an ongoing seminar series on topics about Cuba Produce a regular newsletter Plans for the Future depend on our ability to raise money. We need a flow of cash in order to develop these activities so please Support the Institute by donating today to help development of an on line Module on Cuban Studies, Cuba conferences and facilitating scholarly exchange and knowledge transfer between Cuba and the rest of the world. . Your Donation helps us develop – to guarantee the continuation and development of the journal and the Institute’s activities we rely on donations from our international base of individual and institutional readers and supporters. Please support us in this way if you can. We have no rich donors, so do help us to make a real impact. Donations can be in US dollars, £s sterling or Euro. Please support us with a monthly payment or with an Annual Payment If you would rather first read more please visit our website here and if you cannot afford to support us financially you can still sign up here to receive regular news updates .

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageSpanish, English
1st Year Published2008
Frequencybi-annual
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications406
Publisher OrgPluto Journals
OA Since2020
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~30 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No
📦 Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Pluto Journals
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1756-3461 / 1756-347X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
Spanish, 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
33
23
2019
26
44
2020
25
28
2021
15
22
2022
43
54
2023
24
28
2024
12
0
2025
26
0
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 StudiesQ2
Political Science and International RelationsQ3
Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceCultural StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cuban History and SocietyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLatin American and Latino StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationCaribbean history, culture, and politicsPolitical and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaPolitics and Society in Latin AmericaMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomyDiverse Specialized Academic ResearchAnimal testing and alternatives

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Cuban Studies

Is International Journal of Cuban Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Cuban Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Cuban Studies?

International Journal of Cuban 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 0.57.

Is International Journal of Cuban Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Cuban Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Cuban Studies?

Please donate generously to directly fund the ongoing production of the International Journal of Cuban Studies (IJCS) and the continued expansion of the Institute’s (IISC) activities many of which are free of charge. By donating you will be helping us to… Make available the contents of each International Journal of Cuban Studies edition which means access to the table of contents for download articles for use in teaching if needed. Provide an academic travel service to Cuba Deliver University courses on Cuban history and politics Organise an ongoing seminar series on topics about Cuba Produce

How much does it cost to publish in International Journal of Cuban Studies?

International Journal of Cuban Studies is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref