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Settler Colonial Studies

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2011

ISSN1838-0743

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.341

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

520

Total Citationsi

8,329

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Settler Colonial Studies aims to establish settler colonial studies as a distinct field of scholarly research. It serves as a global forum for discussions on settler colonialism, recognizing the ongoing impact of settler colonial logics and the necessity for indigenous persistence and survival strategies. The journal welcomes historically-oriented research and analyses covering contemporary issues.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Frequency4 Issues A Year, 2013-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications520

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1838-0743

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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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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

2019

289

2020

167

2021

2022

2023

2024

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

AnthropologyQ2

DemographyQ2

LawQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

LawAnthropologySociology and Political ScienceHistoryCultural StudiesDemography

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsJewish and Middle Eastern StudiesCanadian Identity and HistoryIndigenous Studies and EcologyMiddle East Politics and SocietyAnthropological Studies and InsightsMiddle East and Rwanda ConflictsColonialism, slavery, and tradeHistorical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesAustralian History and Society

Frequently asked questions about Settler Colonial Studies

Is Settler Colonial Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Settler Colonial Studies: 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 Settler Colonial Studies?

Settler Colonial 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 0.47.

Is Settler Colonial Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Settler Colonial Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.