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Journal of the British Academy

British Academy · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN2052-7217
SJR Q2✓ 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.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.246
H-Indexi
29
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~ 53 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications448
Publisher OrgBritish Academy
OA Since2017
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review
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

8/11 · 73%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
British Academy
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2052-7217
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
✅
Peer review process documented?
Peer review
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
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
24
477
2019
36
278
2020
105
788
2021
60
290
2022
57
315
2023
55
75
2024
46
53
2025
18
0
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. 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?

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.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref