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South Asian Studies

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1985

ISSN2153-2699

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.111

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

Total Worksi

677

Total Citationsi

2,171

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.13

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

South Asian Studies is a humanities journal that publishes original research in the arts and humanities of South Asia. It is the journal of the British Association of South Asian Studies (BASAS).

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications677

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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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?

2153-2699

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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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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

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.

HistoryQ3

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q4

Cultural StudiesQ4

Linguistics and LanguageQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Asian Studies

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural StudiesArcheology (arts and humanities)Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Indian and Buddhist StudiesSouth Asian Studies and ConflictsEurasian Exchange NetworksGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesAnthropological Studies and InsightsAsian Geopolitics and EthnographyPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesIndian History and PhilosophyIslamic Studies and History

Frequently asked questions about South Asian Studies

Is South Asian Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for South Asian Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of South Asian Studies?

South Asian Studies 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 0.13.

Is South Asian Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

South Asian Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.