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Global South

Indiana University Press · United States · Est. 2004

ISSN1932-8656

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

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

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Scorei

0.122

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.02

Total Worksi

445

Total Citationsi

2,731

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Literature and Literary Theory; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Cultural Studies; History; Political Science and International Relations.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 15 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications445

Publisher OrgIndiana University Press

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

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Indiana University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1932-8656

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

296

2017

2018

2019

2020

116

2022

2023

2024

2025

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

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q3

Cultural StudiesQ3

HistoryQ3

Political Science and International RelationsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural StudiesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Literature and Literary TheoryPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Caribbean history, culture, and politicsPostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesCuban History and SocietyLatin American and Latino StudiesAfrican history and culture studiesSouth Asian Cinema and CultureAsian American and Pacific HistoriesCaribbean and African Literature and CultureDiaspora, migration, transnational identityAnthropological Studies and Insights

Frequently asked questions about Global South

Is Global South a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Global South: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Global South?

Global South is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.122.

Is Global South indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Global South is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Global South?