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NWIG New West Indian Guide

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands · Est. 1919

ISSN2213-4360

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total27

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.127

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.417

Total Works

3,614

Total Citations

5,036

2yr Mean Citedness

0.10

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Aims & Scope

The oldest scholarly journal on the Caribbean, featuring English-language articles in the fields of the humanities, social sciences, archaeology, economics, geography and geology.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1919

Annual Volume~ 110 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,614

Publisher OrgBrill

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Brill Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2213-4360

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q3

Cultural StudiesQ3

HistoryQ3

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

HistorySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Caribbean history, culture, and politicsColonialism, slavery, and tradeCuban History and SocietyDutch Social and Cultural StudiesHistorical Influence and DiplomacyCaribbean and African Literature and CultureFinancial Crisis of the 21st CenturyIsland Studies and Pacific AffairsGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesLatin American and Latino Studies