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Journal of Somali Studies

Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2014

ISSN2056-5682

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

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 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.243

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.628

Total Worksi

133

Total Citationsi

177

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.57

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Somali Studies is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary scholarly journal dedicated to advancing critical scholarship on the history, culture, politics, linguistics, and economics of Somali society. It also covers the experiences of the Somali Diaspora globally.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications133

Visit Journal Website

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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2056-5682

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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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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?

N/A

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

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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.

HistoryQ1

Cultural StudiesQ2

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceHistoryCultural StudiesLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

African history and culture analysisGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesJewish and Middle Eastern StudiesPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastIslamic Studies and HistoryRace, History, and American SocietyPolitical Conflict and GovernanceDiaspora, migration, transnational identityPeacebuilding and International Security

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Somali Studies

Is Journal of Somali Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Somali Studies: it is indexed in 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 Journal of Somali Studies?

Journal of Somali Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.243.

Is Journal of Somali Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Somali Studies is indexed in Scopus.