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Journal of the Indian Ocean Region

Taylor and Francis Inc. · United States · Est. 2010

ISSN1948-0881eISSN1948-108X

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.436

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.72

Total Worksi

409

Total Citationsi

4,011

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of the Indian Ocean Region publishes social science and policy research about human, environmental, economic, and security issues relevant to the Indian Ocean Region. It focuses on a multidisciplinary exploration of the Indian Ocean and its surrounding regions, addressing geopolitical, environmental, and socio-economic dynamics, maritime issues, regional cooperation, and sustainable development.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications409

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 Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1948-0881 / 1948-108X

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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

452

2019

169

2020

147

2021

204

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.

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ3

OceanographyQ3

Water Science and TechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

OceanographyWater Science and TechnologySociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Maritime Security and HistoryInternational Maritime Law IssuesInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesCoastal and Marine ManagementIsland Studies and Pacific AffairsInternational Development and AidGlobal trade and economicsCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Indian Ocean Region

Is Journal of the Indian Ocean Region a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the Indian Ocean Region: 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 Journal of the Indian Ocean Region?

Journal of the Indian Ocean Region 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 0.37.

Is Journal of the Indian Ocean Region indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the Indian Ocean Region is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.