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International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies

Queensland University of Technology · Australia · Est. 2008

ISSN1837-0144
SJR Q2Scopus / SJR
Removed from DOAJ (2023-09-05). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal is inactive. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.177
H-Indexi
16
Total Worksi
154
Total Citationsi
4,171
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Cultural Studies; History.

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia
Primary Language
1st Year Published2008
Annual Volume~ 6 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2023)
Total Publications154
Publisher OrgQueensland University of Technology
OA Since2007
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Submission Info

Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

5/11 · 45%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Queensland University of Technology
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1837-0144
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
N/A

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
11
67
2016
6
11
2017
6
12
2018
7
36
2019
10
63
2020
8
19
2021
6
10
2022
3
22
2023

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2
Cultural StudiesQ2
HistoryQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural StudiesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsIndigenous Studies and EcologyAnthropological Studies and InsightsQualitative Research Methods and EthicsService-Learning and Community EngagementEducator Training and Historical PedagogyCommunity Health and DevelopmentMining and Resource ManagementCritical Race Theory in EducationCanadian Identity and History

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies

Is International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies a predatory journal?

International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal is inactive" (2023-09-05). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies?

International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.177.

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

International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies?

Subject areas: Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Cultural Studies; History.

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