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Speculum

University of Chicago Press · United States · Est. 1926

ISSN2040-8072

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.312

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

28,525

Total Citations

51,908

2yr Mean Citedness

0.04

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1926

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications28,525

Publisher OrgUniversity of Chicago Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Chicago Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2040-8072

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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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cultural StudiesQ1

HistoryQ1

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

PhilosophyQ1

Religious StudiesQ1

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medieval & Renaissance Studies

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyHistoryCultural StudiesReligious StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medieval Literature and HistoryHistorical and Religious Studies of RomeReformation and Early Modern ChristianityByzantine Studies and HistoryHistorical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesHistorical and Archaeological StudiesMedieval European Literature and HistoryHistorical Studies of British IslesHistorical and Linguistic StudiesLinguistics and language evolution