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Journal of Transnational American Studies

University of California, Santa Barbara · United States · Est. 2009

ISSN1940-0764

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total66

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.139

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.229

Total Worksi

768

Total Citationsi

1,662

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Transnational American Studies is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research in American studies. Its scope includes cultural studies, literature, ethnicity, and gender, with a focus on broadening the interdisciplinary study of American cultures in a transnational context.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 48 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications768

Publisher OrgeScholarship Publishing, University of California

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

Merritt Preservation Repository

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of California, Santa Barbara

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1940-0764

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Merritt Preservation Repository

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

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

2018

2019

153

2020

2021

102

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q3

Cultural StudiesQ3

CommunicationQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Communication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Asian American and Pacific HistoriesRace, History, and American SocietyLatin American and Latino StudiesAmerican and British Literature AnalysisAmerican Literature and Humor StudiesLegal case studies and regulationsMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLegal Cases and CommentaryCuban History and Society

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Transnational American Studies

Is Journal of Transnational American Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Transnational American Studies: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 66/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Transnational American Studies?

Journal of Transnational American Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.139.

Is Journal of Transnational American Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Transnational American Studies is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

How much does it cost to publish in Journal of Transnational American Studies?

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