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South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal

OpenEditions Journals · France · Est. 1971

ISSN1960-6060

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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 ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.251

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.322

Total Worksi

450

Total Citationsi

2,794

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal (SAMAJ) is a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal devoted to research in the social sciences and humanities on South Asia. It specializes in the publication of comparative thematic issues as well as individual research articles, review essays, and book reviews. Committed to disseminating rigorous scientific research to the widest possible audience, SAMAJ is fully and freely accessible on line.

General Information

Country / RegionFrance

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1971

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications450

Publisher OrgCenter for South Asian Studies

OA Since2006

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

OpenEditions Journals

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1960-6060

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

442

2019

246

2020

165

2021

106

132

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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

South Asian Studies and ConflictsAnthropological Studies and InsightsSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSouth Asian Studies and DiasporaSouth Asian Cinema and CultureIslamic Studies and HistorySocial and Economic Development in IndiaUrban and Rural Development ChallengesIndian History and Philosophy

Frequently asked questions about South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal

Is South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal?

South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.251.

Is South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.