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Journal of African American History

University of Chicago Press · United States · Est. 1917

ISSN2153-5086

SJR Q3✓ 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 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.109

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

2,402

Total Citationsi

4,260

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: History.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1917

Annual Volume~ 119 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,402

Publisher OrgUniversity of Chicago Press

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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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Chicago Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2153-5086

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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

135

2019

139

2020

125

153

2021

118

2022

118

2023

133

2024

105

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.

HistoryQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

History

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Race, History, and American SocietyAmerican History and CultureColonialism, slavery, and tradeCaribbean history, culture, and politicsAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsHistory of Science and MedicineAustralian History and SocietyAfrican history and culture studiesHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisMusic History and Culture

Frequently asked questions about Journal of African American History

Is Journal of African American History a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of African American History: 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 African American History?

Journal of African American History is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.109.

Is Journal of African American History indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of African American History is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of African American History?