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South Asian Diaspora

Routledge Β· United Kingdom Β· Est. 2009

ISSN1943-8184
SJR Q1βœ“ WOS ESCIβœ“ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.5
H-Indexi
20
SNIPi
1.15
Total Worksi
414
Total Citationsi
2,057
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.29
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

South Asian Diaspora explores issues presented by the South Asian diaspora for the contemporary world. It welcomes theoretical and empirical articles on historical contexts of South Asian emigration, socio-cultural, religious, economic and political issues, communication between diasporas and homelands, new cultural forms including media and popular culture, ethnographic studies, and comparative studies of creative writings. The journal also promotes the study of relationships between society, culture, and politics in South Asia.

AI-compiled from public web sources Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2009
Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications414
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 Β· 55%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Routledge
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
1943-8184
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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?
βœ“ 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 β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” 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
17
75
2019
20
146
2020
17
31
2021
27
76
2022
46
119
2023
47
100
2024
13
11
2025
9
1
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

AnthropologyQ1
Cultural StudiesQ1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

AnthropologySociology and Political ScienceCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diaspora, migration, transnational identityMigration and Labor DynamicsMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocioeconomic Development in AsiaMigration, Refugees, and IntegrationSouth Asian Cinema and CultureSouth Asian Studies and ConflictsSouth Asian Studies and DiasporaPostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesCaribbean history, culture, and politics

Frequently asked questions about South Asian Diaspora

Is South Asian Diaspora a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for South Asian Diaspora: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of South Asian Diaspora?

South Asian Diaspora 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 1.29.

Is South Asian Diaspora indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

South Asian Diaspora is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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