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Journal of the British Academy

British Academy · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN2052-7217

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.246

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.758

Total Worksi

448

Total Citationsi

3,248

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of the British Academy is an online, open access journal, showcasing the very best research in the humanities and social sciences. It aims to deepen and connect scholarship – not only within the humanities and social sciences, but across and between them – creating a platform for innovative interdisciplinary methods, perspectives and approaches. The Journal has expanded its scope, spotlighting interdisciplinary research from across the British Academy, including from British Academy Fellows, its funded research programmes, and academic events and activities.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 52 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications448

Publisher OrgBritish Academy

OA Since2017

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-ND, CC 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

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

British Academy

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2052-7217

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

473

2019

272

2020

105

761

2021

277

2022

303

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareChildren's Rights and ParticipationMemory, Trauma, and CommemorationMultilingual Education and PolicyPolitical and Economic history of UK and USHistorical and Contemporary Political DynamicsEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentPeacebuilding and International SecurityClimate Change, Adaptation, MigrationSustainability and Climate Change Governance

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the British Academy

Is Journal of the British Academy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the British Academy: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of the British Academy?

Journal of the British Academy is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.246.

Is Journal of the British Academy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the British Academy is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of the British Academy?

How much does it cost to publish in Journal of the British Academy?

Journal of the British Academy is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.