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Terrae Incognitae

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1953

ISSN2040-8706

SJR Q4✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.101

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

1,170

Total Citationsi

1,710

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.20

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Terrae Incognitae is an interdisciplinary journal that examines the history and impact of geographic exploration and cross-cultural interaction around the globe prior to the modern era. It explores geographic discoveries, cultural exchanges, and the history of exploration and cartography, and publishes research related to Arts and Humanities.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1953

Annual Volume~ 32 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,170

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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 Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2040-8706

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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

236

2019

108

2020

2021

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.

HistoryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

History

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and Natural HistoryColonialism, slavery, and tradeMaritime and Coastal ArchaeologyLatin American history and cultureGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesHistorical Studies on SpainHistorical Geography and CartographyHistory of Science and Natural HistoryHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisTravel Writing and Literature

Frequently asked questions about Terrae Incognitae

Is Terrae Incognitae a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Terrae Incognitae: 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 Terrae Incognitae?

Terrae Incognitae 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 0.20.

Is Terrae Incognitae indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Terrae Incognitae is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.